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Item # 34
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
August 20, 2024
TOPIC: Adoption of an Extension and First Amendment to the Memorandum of
Understanding ("MOU") by the Service Employees International Union Local 721 Part -
Time Civil Service Employees Unit ("SEIU-PTCS")
TITLE
Adoption of an Extension and First Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding
("MOU") by the Service Employees International Union Local 721 Part -Time Civil
Service Employees Unit ("SEIU-PTCS")
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Authorize the City Manager to execute an extension and first amendment to the existing
Memorandum of Understanding with SEIU-PTCS regarding wages, hours, and other
terms and conditions of employment effective through June 30, 2025, and authorize
non -substantive changes, which may be necessary to implement the agreement
(Agreement No. A-2024-XXX).
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
The City and SEIU-PTCS agreed upon an extension of the existing MOU along with
certain amendments regarding salary increases and city holidays. The extension and
amendment provide the following:
1. Term: The original term of the contract was from July 1, 2019 through June 30,
2022. The extension would lengthen the term through June 30, 2025.
2. Salary:
a. A base salary increase of six (6) salary rate ranges, which is
approximately three percent (3%) effective July 1, 2022.
b. Three percent (3%) wage increase effective the first full pay period
after July 1, 2023.
c. Three percent (3%) wage increase effective the first full pay period
after July 1, 2024.
Adoption of an Extension and First Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding
("MOU") by the Service Employees International Union Local 721 Part -Time Civil Service
Employees Unit ("SEIU-PTCS")
August 20, 2024
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3. City Holidays: Beginning in 2024, the addition of Cesar Chavez Holiday (March
31).
The provisions of this MOU are consistent with the wage increases and benefits
provided to the SEIU full-time unit.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
There is no environmental impact associated with these actions.
FISCAL IMPACT
The estimated cost of the agreement during the additional three (3)-year period is
$6,586 to the General Fund.
EXHIBIT
First Amendment and Extension to the Memorandum of Understanding between
the City of Santa Ana and Part -Time Civil Service Employees Unit Service
Employees International Union Local 721
Submitted By: Lori Schnaider, Executive Director of Human Resources
Approved By: Alvaro Nunez, City Manager
FIRST AMENDMENT AND EXTENSION TO
THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN
THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AND
PART-TIME CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES UNIT
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION
LOCAL 721
This Extension and First Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding
("MOU") is entered into on August 20, 2024, by and between the City of Santa Ana, a
charter City and municipal corporation organized and existing under the Constitution and
the laws of the State of California ("City") and the part-time civil service employees unit
Service Employees International Union Local 721 ("SEIU" or "Union") a recognized
employee bargaining unit (collectively "Parties" or singularly a "Party.)
RF('ITAI
WHEREAS, the Parties entered into an MOU with a term of July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2022;
and
WHEREAS, the Parties have met and agreed to extend the term of the MOU through June
2025; and
WHEREAS, the Parties have met and agreed to certain amendments to the MOU
regarding salary increases and city holidays.
THE PARTIES THEREFORE AGREE as follows (additions are in bold and deletions are
stricken):
1. Exhibit "A" to the MOU will be amended to substitute the attached Exhibit A for the
previous Exhibit A to reflect the current list of represented part-time civil service
classifications.
2. Section 4.3, Salaries, is amended to add the following-
D. A base salary increase of six (6) salary rate ranges, which is
approximately three percent (3%) effective July 1, 2022,
E. Three percent (3%) wage increase effective the first full pay period after
July 1, 2023.
F. Three percent (3%) wage increase effective the first full pay
period after July 1, 2024.
3. Section 7.1,City Holidays, is amended to read as follows:
A. City paid holidays observed by the City are as follows:
o January 1 - New Year's Day.
o Third (3rd) Monday in January - In observance of Martin Luther King,
Jr.'s Birthday.
o Third (3rd) Monday in February - In observance of President's Day.
o March 31 - In commemoration of Cesar Chavez Day (effective the
first holiday after January 1, 2024).
o Last Monday in May - In commemoration of Memorial Day.
o July 4 - In observance of Independence Day.
o First (1st) Monday in September - In observance of Labor Day.
o November 11 - In observance of Veteran's Day.
o Fourth (4th) Thursday in November - In observance of Thanksgiving
Day.
o The Friday immediately following Thanksgiving Day.
o Last working day before Christmas Day, unless Christmas Day falls on
Thursday, in which instance, the day following Christmas Day shall be
observed in lieu thereof.
o December 25 - In observance of Christmas Day.
o One (1) Floating Holiday - Any workday selected by the employee with
prior permission of the employee's supervisor.
o Every day proclaimed by the Mayor of the City as a holiday for City
employees.
o Any holiday which falls on a Sunday will be observed on the following
Monday.
o Any holiday which falls on a Saturday will be observed on the Friday
preceding the holiday.
Each employee shall receive no less than a total of seventy-two (72) hours of
paid holidays per calendar year. Effective January 1, 2024 each employee
shall receive no less than a total of seventy-eight (78) hours of paid
holidays per calendar year.
4. Section 22.1, TERM OF MOU, will be amended to read as follows:
The term of this MOU shall be from July 1, 2019 through June -39,z92-2 June 30, 2025
5. Section 20.4 entitled No New Membership is added to Article XX as follows:
20.4 No New Membershi
Upon approval of this First Amendment and Extension, the City and the
Union agree that no new employees will be added to this unit.
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EXECUTION OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND EXTENSION OF AGREEMENT
This First Amendment and Extension was ratified by a simple majority vote of unit
employees who are in part-time civil service classifications represented by the
Union.
This MOU was approved by a vote of the City Council of the City of Santa Ana.
Following its execution by the parties hereto, the City Council shall implement its
terms and conditions by appropriate lawful action.
In witness thereof, the parties have caused this agreement to be executed this
ATTEST:
day of , 2024.
PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT
SEW Local 721
Robert Feria, Chief
Negotiator SEIU Local 721
Jennifer Hall, City Clerk
City of Santa Ana
Valerie Amezcua
Mayor
Alvaro Nunez
Acting City Manager
Lori �Schn�aider
Executive Director of Human
Resources
APPROVED AS TO FORM: iaw�o. 4.
Laura Rossini
Chief Assistant City Attorney
EXHIBIT A
SEIU PART-TIME CIVIL SERVICE
REVISED AUGUST 20, 2024
HOURLY WAGE RATE SCHEDULE
EFFECTIVE DULY 1, 2022 TO DULY 1, 2023
JOB TITLE
JOB
CODE
AA
A
B
C
D
E
Assistant Buyer
09030
29.86
31.35
32.92
34.57
36.29
38.11
Office Assistant
09761
21.40
22.48
23.60
24.79
26.03
27.35
Park Maintenance Aide
July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
09299
13.08
13.74
14.42
15.15
15.91
16.71
Park Maintenance Aide
January 1, 2023 to July 1, 2023
09299
16.77
17.61
18.49
19.41
20.38
21.40
Secretary
09762
26.68
28.03
29.43
30.90
32.44
34.07
Senior Community Development
Analyst
09920
44.78
47.01
49.37
51.84
54.43
57.15
HOURLY WAGE RATE SCHEDULE
EFFECTIVE JULY 2, 2023 TO JULY 13, 2024
JOB TITLE
JOB
CODE
AA
A
B
C
D
E
Assistant Buyer
09030
30.76
32.29
33.91
35.61
37.39
39.25
Office Assistant
09761
22.04
23.15
24.31
25.53
26.80
28.17
Park Maintenance Aide
09299
17.27
18.14
19.04
20.00
20.99
22.04
Secretary
09762
27.48
28.87
30.31
31.83
33.42
35.09
Senior Community Development
Analyst
09920
46.12
48.42
50.85
53.40
56.06
58.86
HOURLY WAGE RATE SCHEDULE
EFFECTIVE DULY 14, 2024
JOB TITLE
JOB
CODE
AA
A
B
C
D
E
Assistant Buyer
09030
31.68
33.26
34.92
36.68
38.50
40.43
Office Assistant
09761
22.71
23.84
25.04
26.30
27.61
29.01
Park Maintenance Aide
09299
17.79
18.68
19.62
20.60
21.62
22.71
Secretary
09762
28.30
29.74
31.22
32.79
34.42
36.14
Senior Community Development
Analyst
09920
47.50
49.88
52.37
55.00
57.75
60.63