HomeMy WebLinkAboutHR Side Letter Agreement Western Council of EngineersSIDE LETTER AGREEMENT
BETWEEN WESTERN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERS (WCE)
AND
THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
The City of San Rafael (hereinafter referred to as "City") and Western Council of Engineers
(hereinafter referred to as the "WCE") entered into a Memorandum of Understanding
("MOU") with a term beginning on July 1, 2018 and terminating on June 30, 2020. The City
and the WCE are collectively referred to herein as the "Parties." The Parties have extended
their MOU for one year to end on June 30, 2021, effective June 8, 2020.
The specific provisions contained in this Agreement are intended to supersede any previous
agreements, whether oral or written, regarding the matters contained in this Agreement.
Except as provided here, all wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment
presently Association in the MOU remain in full force and effect.
The Parties have satisfied their obligations to meet and confer in good faith in accordance
with the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act ("MMBA") concerning the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and its implementation.
Thus, the Parties mutually agree to make the following changes to the MOU to read as
follows:
4.2.2 Retirees Health Insurance
Employees represented by WCE who retire from the Marin County Employees' Retirement
Association (MCERA) within 120 days of leaving their City of San Rafael position (and who
comply with the appropriate retirement provisions under the MCERA laws and regulations) are
eligible to continue in the City's retiree group health insurance program offered through
PEMHCA. The City's contribution towards retiree coverage shall be the PEMHCA minimum
contribution as determined by CalPERS on an annual basis.
a. Employees hired on or before January 1, 2010 - The City shall make a retiree health
insurance payment on behalf of employees hired before January 1, 2010 and who retire
from the City of San Rafael as described in this Section. The City's total payment, which
includes the PEMHCA minimum contribution, shall not exceed $752 per month. The City's
retiree health contribution shall continue for the lifetime of the retiree and retiree's spouse, in
accordance with PEMHCA eligibility provisions for coverage.
b. Employees hired on or after January 1, 2010 and who meet the eligibility requirements
for retiree health insurance are eligible to continue in the City's group health insurance
program. The City's maximum contribution towards retiree coverage under this subsection,
4.2.2b3 -R, shall be the PEMHCA minimum contribution as determined by Ca1PERS on an
annual basis. The City shall not be responsible for making any contributions towards the
cost of coverage of the retiree's spouse, registered domestic partner, or dependents upon
the employee's retirement from the City in excess of the PEMHCA minimum contribution as
required by Ca1PERS.
The City shall additionally make available a retiree health care trust to enable these
employees (hired after January 1, 2010) to prefund retiree health care premiums while
employed by the City. The retiree health care trust shall be funded by annual conversion of
50 hours of sick time in service on July 1 of each year, provided an employee has a
remaining balance of 75125 hours of sick leave after the conversion.
CITY OF SAN RAFAEL:
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Date: 06/08/2020
COWIL OF ENGINEERS (WCE)
CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT
BETWEEN WESTERN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERS (WCE)
AND
THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
The City of San Rafael (hereinafter referred to as "City") and Western Council of Engineers
(hereinafter referred to as the "WCE") entered into a Memorandum of Understanding
("MOU") with a term beginning on July 1, 2018 and terminating on June 30, 2020. The City
and the WCE are collectively referred to herein as the "Parties." The Parties now wish to
extend this MOU one year.
Effective June 8, 2020, the Parties mutually agree to extend the MOU one year to end on June
30, 2021 and to provide bargaining members with a zero percent (0%) salary increase.
From July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, the City will implement a three percent (3%)
furlough for all members in accordance with MOU section 7.6.
The specific provisions contained in this Agreement are intended to supersede any previous
agreements, whether oral or written, regarding the matters contained in this Agreement.
Except as provided here, all wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment
presently Association in the MOU remain in full force and effect.
The Parties have satisfied their obligations to meet and confer in good faith in accordance
with the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act ("MMBA") concerning the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and its implementation.
Thus, the Parties mutually agree to make the following changes to the MOU to read as
follows:
Paragraph 3 of the MOU
This Memorandum of Understanding shall be presented to the City Council of the City of San
Rafael as the joint recommendation of the undersigned parties for salary and employee benefit
adjustments for the period commencing July 1, 2018 and ending June 30, 20291. When ratified
by the WCE Bargaining Unit membership and approved by the City Council. this
Memorandum of Understanding shall be binding upon the WCE, the employees it
represents, and the City of San Rafael.
1.1.2 Term ofMOU
This agreement shall be in effect from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 20291.
3.1.2 General Wage Increase
Effective the first full pay period including in July 2018 or upon approval by the City Council,
whichever is latest, salary ranges for classifications in this unit shall be increased by 2.0%.
Effective the first full pay period in July 2019, salary ranges for classifications in this unit shall
be increased by 2.0%.
Effective the first nay period after July 1, 2020, salary ranges for classifications in this unit
shall be increased by 0.0%.
Effective the first nay period after January 1, 2021, salary ranges for classifications in this
unit shall be increased by 0.0%.
CITY OF SAN RAFAEL:
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CITY OF SAN RAFAEL