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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT WITH THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES <br />INTERNATIONAL UNION (SEIU) <br />PART-TIME CIVIL SERVICE (PTCS) <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 1st Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to <br />execute an agreement with the Service Employees International Union Local 721 regarding wages <br />and other terms and conditions of employment for Part-Time Civil Service employees (PTCS). <br />DISCUSSION <br />The City and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) recently completed contract <br />negotiations resulting in a three-year Letter of Agreement. This agreement period covers July 1, <br />2010 through June 30, 2013. <br />The primary provisions of this agreement are as follows: <br />1) Salary Increase: No salary increases throughout the term of this Agreement. <br />2) Holiday Pay: Increase holiday pay from four hours to six hours per holiday. <br />3) Bereavement Leave: Provide up to three days bereavement leave, for a death in the <br />immediate family. <br />4) LTD & Life Insurance: Allow enrollment in LTD and Life insurance plans at employee's <br />expense. <br />5) Military Leave: Allow employees the ability to purchase four years' military service credit, at <br />employee's expense. <br />6) CalPERS Retirement: Employees to contribute an additional 1.7% to CalPERS for the cost <br />of the 2.7% at 55 service retirement benefit, for a total contribution of 8%. <br />7) Computation of Workweek for Overtime: Amend overtime language to more closely mirror <br />FLSA guidelines. <br />25A-1