SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 721 (SEIU) - PART-TIME (2008-2009)

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OCT 2 1, 2008 t~~~,y~~,~~ l A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION TO THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR PART-TIME EMPLOYEES BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AND SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCAL 721 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008-2009 A-2008-281 The City of Santa Ana (City) and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) have met and agreed to amend the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City and the part-time non-civil service employees represented by SEIU for Fiscal Years 2004-2008 by extending this MOU for an additional one year. The existing MOU provisions will remain unchanged unless addressed by this addendum. The expiration date of this contract extension will be June 30, 2009. The following constitute the agreed upon changes to the MOU: Amend Article IV Compensation and Overtime to include the following provisions under Section 4.1. 4.1 Wage Rate Schedule. G. Effective October 11, 2008, the base salaries of employees covered by this Agreement shall be increased by approximately four percent (4%). H. Effective January 11, 2009, the base salaries of employees covered by this Agreement shall be increased by approximately two and one-half percent (2.5%). Amend Article VI Uniform Maintenance & Safety Shoes to include the following changes under Section 6.2. 6.2 Safety Shoes. A. The City Agrees to pay up to two hundred dollars ($200) per fiscal year per affected employee, for the purchase and/or repair of approved safety shoes/boots. The option of purchase and/or repair shall be at the sole discretion of the employee. B. All safety shoes/boots purchased under this program must meet the requirements under the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) F 2412-05 and F 2413-05. C. /f a particular class of employment is designated as requiring its incumbents to wear safety shoes, then if will be mandatory for all incumbents of that class to wear the type of safety shoe (boot or low-quarter) deemed to be appropriate by the Department Head (some exemptions may be allowed, on a case-by-case basis, depending on the type and amount of exposure to hazard in particular positions and subject to the approval or disapproval of the City's Safety Officer).