Resolution 13231CITY OF AL
EDA RESOLUTION NO. 13231
ACCEPTING THE TRANSFER OF HOUSING AUTHORITY EMPLOYEES
TO THE CITY OF ALAMEDA AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN
AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY
TO PROVIDE HOUSING AUTHORITY STAFFING FUNCTIONS
WHEREAS, the Housing Authority currently has 36 authorized employee positions, 28 of which are
represented by Operating Engineers Local 3, and eight of which are unrepresented management positions; and
WHEREAS, in addition to this in -house staffing, the Housing Authority contracts with the City of Alameda
for the provision of police, community development, and legal services as well as the services of the Housing
Authority Executive Director - -who is actually an employee of the City of Alameda, pursuant to various contracts
for services between the Housing Authority from the City of Alameda; and
WHEREAS, the City of Alameda Human Resources Department manages human resources functions for
both the Housing Authority and the City of Alameda; and
WHEREAS, these functions would be simplified and streamlined by transferring all Housing Authority
employees to the City of Alameda and contracting back the staffing functions to the Housing Authority, similar to
other services contracts between the Housing Authority and the City of Alameda; and
WHEREAS, management for the Housing Authority and the City of Alameda have met and conferred with
the representatives of Operating Engineers Local 3 regarding the conditions under which represented members
would become City of Alameda employees, and such "meet and confer" requirements have been completed; and
WHEREAS, conditions of the transfer of employees from Housing Authority to the City of Alameda would
include that 1) all employees retain their original date of hire with the Housing Authority as their City of Alameda
date of hire and 2) those employees who are currently represented by Operating Engineers Local 3 continue to be
so represented under the existing Memorandum of Understanding approved by the Board of Commissioners on
November 18, 1998 until its September 30, 2002 expiration, but as City of Alameda employees, be exempt from
the Social Security system; and
WHEREAS, Housing Authority management and confidential employees would be recognized as members
of the Alameda Management and Confidential Employees Association with all the rights and responsibilities
outlined in the existing agreement; and
WHEREAS, Housing Authority employees as City of Alameda employees would have the benefit of the
Public Employees Retirement System plan afforded other City employees and be exempt from the Social Security
system; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Authority and the City of Alameda would enter into an agreement for services
to provide City employees for Housing Authority staffing functions.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Alameda, that the Council
hereby approves the transfer by the Housing Authority of Housing Authority employees to the City of Alameda,
under the provisions outlined herein, effective July 1, 2000:
1) Said employees shall retain the initial Housing Authority date of hire and all accrued vacation and
sick leave;
1) Said employees shall retain the initial Housing Authority date of hire and all accrued
vacation and sick leave;
2) formerly unrepresented Housing Authority management and confidential employees will
be recognized as members of the Alameda Management and Confidential Employees Association;
3) members of existing Operating Engineers Local 3 shall retain their membership until the
September 30, 2002 expiration of the existing Memorandum of Understanding approved by the Housing
Authority Board of Commissioners on November 18, 1998; thereafter, said employees will be recognized
as members of the Alameda City Employees Association;
4) all employees shall be enrolled in the Public Employees Retirement System plan as
administered by the City of Alameda and shall be exempt from contribution to the federal Social Security
system, consistent with all City of Alameda employees.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Manager is authorized to execute an agreement with
the Housing Authority to provide City employees for Housing Authority staffing functions.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly
adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in regular meeting assembled on
the 20th day of June , 2000, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Daysog, DeWitt, Johnson, Kerr and
Mayor Appezzato - 5.
NOES:
ABSENT:
None.
None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City
this 21st day of _June , 2000.
i.'e Felsch, City Clerk
City of Alameda