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COUNCIL ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
SEPTEMBER 21, 2009
TITLE:
AGREEMENT WITH THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES
INTERNATIONAL UNION (SEIU)
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Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and
Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with the Service Employees
International Union Local 721 regarding wages and other terms and
conditions of employment for the Part-Time Civil Service employees.
DISCUSSION
The City and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) recently
completed contract negotiations resulting in a one-year modification to
the 2008-09 and 2009-10 amended Letter of Agreement. This modification
period covers July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.
The provisions of this amended agreement are as follows:
1) Salary: July 1, 2009 = 4% (already provided)
October 1, 2009 = 4o pay decrease
January 1, 2010 = Oo
July 1, 2010 = 4% (deferred from October 1, 2009)
July 1, 2011 = 2.5a (deferred from January 1, 2010)
2) Furlough days: Part-time Civil Service employees who work 30 hours
per week shall serve six (6), six-hour unpaid furlough days by June
30, 2010.
3) There shall be no layoff of members of this bargaining unit (PTCS)
during Fiscal Year 2009-10.
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Agreement with SEIU
September 21, 2009
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FISCAL IMPACT
There is a $7,972 savings to the City for the deferral of salary
increases, as well as unpaid furlough days.
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Kathie S. Gonzalez
Acting Executive Director
Personnel Services
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ONE-YEAR CONTRACT MODIFICATION TO
THE LETTER OF AGREEMENT
FOR PART-TIME CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
AND
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCAL 721
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009-10
The City of Santa Ana (City) and the Service Employees International Union
(SEIU) have met and agreed to amend the Letter of Agreement (LOA) between
the CITY and SEIU for Fiscal Year 2009-10. The existing LOA provisions will
remain unchanged unless addressed by this addendum. The expiration date of the
LOA will remain as June 30, 2010, and the LOA will be amended as follows:
AMENDED ARTICLE III (new language in bold)
3.5 Furlough DaYS.
During FY 2009-10, each employee shall use 36 hours (equivalent to six, six-
hour days) of unpaid furlough time as follows:
• Each employee must use one workday's worth of hours per month (one
shift per month) until the unpaid furlough hours are exhausted;
• Number of hours per day matches employee's schedule
/ 6 hour per day work schedule = 6 furlough hours per month;
• Employees working less than 25 hours per week shall be exempt from
furloughing
• For all schedules, overtime will be calculated after 40 hours in the
workweek;
• A furlough day cannot be used on a working Friday;
• Mnnnger/Supervisor approval is needed for selected furlough shift off,
based on business need.
AMENDED ARTICLE IV (new language in bold)
4.3 Salaries.
H. Effective July 1, 2009, the base salary of employees covered by this
Agreement shall be increased by eight (8) salary rate ranges (approximately 4%).
Effective October 1, 2009, the base salary of employees covered by this
Agreement shall be decreased by eight (8) salary rate ranges (approximately
49'0).
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K. Effective July 1, 2010, the base salary of employees covered by this
Agreement shall be increased by eight (S) salary rate ranges (approximately
49'0).
L. Effective January 1, 2011, the base salary of employees covered by
this Agreement shall be increased by five (5) salary rate ranges
(approximately 2.59'0).
AMENDED ARTICLE XXII (new language in bold)
22.5 The City agrees there shall be no layoffs of members of this bargaining
unit (PTCS) during the fiscal year 2009-10.
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ARTICLE XXIX
29.0 RATIFICATION & EXECUTION
29.1 The City and the Union have reached an understanding as to certain
recommendations to be made to the City Council for the City of Santa Ana and
have agreed that the parties hereto will jointly urge said Council to adopt a new
wage and salary resolution which will provide for the changes contained in said joint
recommendations. The City and the Union acknowledge that this Agreement shall
not be in full force and effect until ratified by the membership of the Union and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana. Subject to the foregoing,
this Letter of Agreement is hereby executed by the authorized representatives of
the City and the Union and entered into this 21St day of September, 2009.
CITY OF SANTA ANA, a Municipal
Corporation of the State of California
Dated • By:
Mayor
Dated• By:
City Manager
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Executive Director -Personnel Services
ATTEST:
Clerk of the Council
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Assistant City Attorney
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This Agreement has been ratified by the membership of the Santa Ana City
Employees, Chapter 1939/Service Employees International Union Local 721.
Dated: ~~ M UPI
SEIU:
Joaquin Avalon, President
Robert Penney, Gene Manager
Angelo Giron, Representative
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