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CITY OF LODI
COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
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AGENDA TITLE: Adopt Resolution Amending Memorandum of Understanding between the City of
Lodi and the Lodi Professional Firefighters for the Period July 1, 2007 through
December 31, 2009
MEETING DATE: January 16,2008
PREPARED B Y Deputy City Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution amending Memorandum of Understanding
between the City of Lodi and the Lodi Professional Firefighters
(LPF) for the period July 1, 2007 through December 31, 2009. As
directed by City Council through the City Manager, representatives from the LPF, City staff and an
outside negotiator (Bill Avery from Avery and Associates) began negotiations for the purpose of
amending the MOU. The recommended elements of the MOU (as included in the attached tentative
agreement, Exhibit A) are as follows
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of
Lodi and the Lodi Professional Firefighters (LPF) expired on June
30, 2007. The recommended elements of the MOU (as included in
the attached tentative agreement, ExhibitA) areas follows:
• Effective July 1, 2007 employees shall receive a salary increase of 8%.
• Effective on January 1, 2008 salaries will be adjusted by 4.5%.
o The weighted average of these first two increases is 10.25%.
• Effective January 1, 2009 salaries will be adjusted by a minimum of 3.5% and a
maximum of 5.0% based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI -M for San Francisco
wager earners.
• Members of LPF will have the option to cash out vacation time in excess of two tours
of duty on November of each year.
• LPF and the City of Lodi will meet and confer on entry level minimum qualifications for
firefighters.
• The survey cities to be used in future MOU negotiations will be the same nine cities as
used by the Lodi Police Officers Association and Lodi Police Mid -management.
o Currently the MOU indicates that 15 cities are used for surveys.
• LPF and the City of Lodi will meet and confer for the purpose of eliminating from the
MOU any obsolete language.
• All other elements of the MOU remain unchanged.
These terms do not include a survey of comparable cites. However, the increases in the first year do
correlate closely to the comparable amounts paid (including salaries, health insurance, retirement
APPROVED:
B ing, City Manager
contributions and other relevant compensation items) in the 15 other cities currently included the MOS as
comparison cities.
FISCAL IMPACT: The current year salary modifications as recommended, would impact the General
Fund by approximately $350,000 per year. Future years will be impacted in the range of $500,000-
$600,000 to year depending upon the Consumer Price Index adjustment as proposed.
FUNDING AVAILABLE: The increase of $350,000 to salary and benefits is included in the current year
budget. Pending the action taken by the City Council, the Fire Department budget will be adjusted to
reflect the salary and benefit adjustments incorporated within the MOU amendments.
m s R. Krueger, Deputy City Manager
Attachments
Lodi Professional Firefighters Proposal 6
Article VIII -Salary
Article U
Increase all salaries for all positions by 8% retroactive to July 1,2007. Retroactivity
includes base salaries and all other items that are calculated using base pay.
Increase all salaries for all positions by 4.5% January 1,2008.
Article 8.2
As of January 1,2009 increase salaries based on the CPI -W index for San Francisco. The
CPI increase shall be no less than 3.5% and no greater than 5%.
Article 83
The terms and conditions of this MOU shall continue in effect during the term of this
MOU. The City of Lodi and LPF agree that the term is July I ", 2007 through December
31.2009
Cash out Vacation time
Members of LPF will have the option of cashing out any vacation time in excess of two
tours of duty. Members must utilize at least two tours of their vacation time each year.
Members shall request a cash out of vacation time by November 15th of each year and
will receive the payout of vacation time at straight time pay and by December 31" of
each year.
Miscellaneous
LPF and the City of Lodi will meet and confer on entry level minimum qualifications.
LPF and the City of Lodi agree to meet and confer on eliminating or clarifying obsolete
language in the MOU.
LPF and the City of Lodi agree to meet and confer on determining nine cities to be used
for future surveys in place of the fifteen that are currently included in Article 8.4.
Article XXXX
40.1 This MOU cover the period form July 1,2007 through December 31,2009
LPF City of Lodi
RESOLUTION NO. 2008-07
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
AMENDING THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
WITH THE LODI PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS
ASSOCIATION
WHEREAS, representatives from the City of Lodi and Lodi Professional
Firefighters (LPF) have bargained in good faith for the purpose of amending certain
articles of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Lodi City Council that it does
hereby amend the MOU as follows:
Article VIII -Salary is replaced and amended to read as follows:
8.1 Removed and replaced with the following,:
Increase all salaries for all LPF positions by 8% retroactive to July 1, 2007.
Retroactivity includes base salaries and all other pay items that are calculated
using base pay.
Increase all salaries for all positions by 4.5% January 1, 2008.
8.2 Removed and replaced with the following:
As of January 1, 2009, increase salaries based on the CPI -W (Consumer Price
Index) for San Francisco. The CPI increase shall be no less than 3.5% and no
greater than 5%.
8.3 Removed and replaced with the following:
The terms and conditions of this MOU shall continue in effect during the term of
this MOU. The City of Lodi and LPF agree that the term is July 1, 2007 through
December 31,2009.
Article XIX- Vacation
19.6 Added as follows:
Members of LPF will have the option of cashing out any vacation time in excess of
two tours of duty. Members must utilize at least two tours of their vacation time
each year. Members shall request a cash out of vacation time by November 15t�` of
each year and will receive the payout of vacation time at straight time pay and by
December 31St of each year.
Article XXXX Term
40.1 Removed and replaced as follows:
This MOU covers the period from July 1,2007 through December 31,2009.
Date: January 16, 2008
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2008-07 was passed and adopted by the Lodi
City Council in a regular meeting held January 16, 2008, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hansen, Johnson, Katzakian, and
Mayor Mounce
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hitchcock
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS— None
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RAND] J
City Clerk
2008-07