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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 721 (SEIU)A-2024-173 FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN CITY OF SANTA ANA AND FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES UNIT OCT 2 9 2024 SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 721 FOR THE TERM JULY 1, 2022 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025 0: Halo) Nniel NrO` 6') This First Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU) is entered into on October 15, 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 Service Employees International Union Local 721 ("SEIU") a recognized employee bargaining unit (collectively "Parties"). RECITALS WHEREAS, the Parties have entered into an MOU with a term of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025; and WHEREAS, the Parties wish to modify Article 9.0 of their MOU as set forth below. THE PARTIES THEREFORE AGREE as follows (additions are underlined and deletions are stricken): Article 9.0. Section 9.6 (A) to amend the language as follows: 9.6 Vacation Cash -Out A. Annual Buy Back If an employee wants to cash -out unused vacation leave they accrued during the calendar year, they must make an irrevocable election by December 15th of the prior calendar year (i,e, by December 15, 2022 for a cash -out in calendar year 2023). 2. The irrevocable election must indicate the amount of vacation hours the employee intends to cash -out during that next calendar year. The number of howl to be cashed -out cannot exceed the total number of hours the employee will accrue during that same calendar year, or a maximum of one hundred (100) hours. whichever is the lesser amount, 3, Once the election form is submitted to Human Resources, the amount of hours to be cashed -out cannot be chained for that calendar year. d. Employees may submit a request for cash -out up to two times (2X) per year - for payment in the first paycheck peFiedot �1-bic-I-r- dudes July-4 and/or December -la. 5. In the event an employee's vacation leave balance (on either pay period when they can elect to cash -out) is less than the amount of hours the employee had previously elected to cash -out (in the prior calendar year), the employee will only receive payment for the amount of accumulated vacation leave remaining at the time of the cash -out in either July or December. 6. If an employee makes an irrevocable election to cash -out vacation in the following calendar year and uses vacation leave during that subsequent calendar year, the vacation leave used will first come from vacation leave the employee had earned (if any) prior to January I" of the calendar year the employee had elected to cash -out. The use of such earned, but unused. vacation leave accumulated from previous calendar years shall not result in a reduction in the amount of vacation hours the employee is eligible to cash - out. 2, Except as modified by this First Amendment, the terms and conditions of the MOU shall remain in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this First Amendment to the MOU, on the date and year written above, CITY OF SANTA ANA 41varo Nunez City Manager z _, Date ATTEST: er- all Date City Cier APPROVED AS TO FORM: Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney By:Ut,. F41� Laura A. Rossini Chief Assistant City Attorney RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL: Ahnaidorer Executive Director of Human Resources 9/26/2094 Date Date SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 721 Ryan urillo, Worksite Organizer a:r 1 R-en Hernandez, 9EIU Chapter President [Signature Page- First Amendment to MOU] 9/26/24 Date Dat6