TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Monica Espinoza, Human Resources Director
1. SUBJECT
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Side Letter Agreement between the City of Orange and the Orange City Firefighters, Inc. Local 2384 of the International Association of Fire Fighters, AFL-CIO. Resolution No. 11627.
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2. SUMMARY
Resolution No. 11627. A Side Letter Agreement between the City of Orange and the Orange City Firefighters, Inc. Local 2384 of the International Association of Fire Fighters, AFL-CIO to update administrative language from Crime Scene Investigator premium to Fire Investigator premium.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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1. Adopt Resolution No. 11627. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange establishing a side letter agreement between the City of Orange and the Orange City Firefighters, Inc. Local 2384 of the International Association of Fire Fighters, AFL-CIO, effective July 1, 2020, through and including June 30, 2026.
2. Authorize staff to implement terms and incorporate the Side Letter Agreement into a future Memorandum of Understanding.
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4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 1: Maintain Strong Emergency and Safety Services
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
The City recently became aware that the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) reviewed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Orange City Firefighters, Inc. Local 2384 of the International Association of Fire Fighters, AFL-CIO as part of a compensation review for an employee who filed for retirement.
As part of this analysis, CalPERS determined that compensation for employees routinely and consistently assigned to investigate causes of destructive burning had been reported as Crime Scene Investigator premium based on the current MOU rather than Fire Investigator premium, pursuant to California Code of Regulations (CCR) 571(a)(4) and 571.1(a)(3).
In order to rectify this matter, a Side ...
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