HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2009-20RESOLUTION NO. 2009-20
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
APPROVING COST-SAVING MODIFICATIONS TO
EMPLOYEE MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING
WHEREAS, due to the status of current fiscal affairs, cost-saving measures are
required to be implemented; and
WHEREAS, staff has negotiated tentative modifications to all employee's salary
and benefits, and because each bargaining unit is unique the techniques used to
achieve salary and benefit savings are unique to each group; and
WHEREAS, modifications include various combinations of furloughs, salary
reductions, minimum staffing reductions, overtime restrictions, limits on cash out of
benefits, and elimination of deferred compensation matching programs; and
WHEREAS, with adjustments to salary and benefits as outlined below, the City
will see a savings of approximately $779,990 by implementing the following:
1) Police Officers Association of Lodi
Lodi Police Dispatchers Association
Lodi Police Mid -Management Organization
a) Waiver of 6 months of uniform allowances.
b) Waiver of ability to cash out holiday leave from January 1, 2009
through December 31, 2009 (impending retirees excepted).
C) Waiver of deferred compensation from March 1, 2009 through
June 30,2010.
d) Waiver of compensatory time off cash out in April of 2009 and a
consequent short term increase in compensatory time off bank of
480 hours.
e) Dispatch also agrees to defer their 3% increase from April 2009 to
July 2009.
2) Lodi Professional Firefighters
a)
2.5 percent salary reduction from March 1, 2009 through June 30,
2010.
b)
Short-term increase in compensatory time off bank from 144 to
480 hours.
C)
City agrees to explore, without obligation, financial feasibility of
swapping pay raise for employee's share of PERS contribution
and agrees it endeavors to pay at median.
d)
Extend MOU 1 -year to December 31,2010.
e)
Reduction of minimum staffing from 15 to 12 with all stations
remaining open from March 1, 2009 — June 30, 2010
(emergencies excepted).
f)
Add median salary goal statement.
3) Lodi Fire Mid -Management
a) Furlough hours which achieve 3% salary savings.
b) Short-term increase in compensatory time off bank from 144 to
480 hours.
C) City agrees to explore, without obligation, financial feasibility of
swapping pay raise for employee's share of PERS contribution.
d) Extend Statement of Benefits 1 -year to December 31,2010.
4) Lodi Citv Mid-ManaaementAssociation
a) Waiver of deferred compensation from March 1, 2009 through
July 1, 2010.
b) Acceptance of 1 unpaid furlough day per month from March 1,
2009 through June 30,2009.
5) Unrepresented Confidential Employees
Executive Manaaement
a) Waiver of deferred compensation from March 1, 2009 through
July 1, 2010.
b) Acceptance of 1 unpaid furlough day per month from March 1,
2009 through June 30,2010.
6) IBEW
a) 2 -hour furlough a month from March 2009 through June 2009.
b) 4 -hour furlough a month from January 2010 through December2010.
C) Effective January 1, 2010 reduce the current CPI wage increase
already agreed to by both parties to 2% - 5.5%.
d) Extend the current contract (MOU) through December 31, 2013 (two
year extension with reduced CPI range).
e) Our negotiated wage increase would be as follows through years 2011,
2012, and 2013 would be 2% - 5.5%.
7) AFSCME General Services and Maintenance& Operators
a) Waiver of deferred compensation from March 1, 2009 through
June 30,2009.
b) Acceptance of 1 unpaid furlough day per month from March 1,
2009 through June 30,2009.
C) Agreement not to layoff members March 1, 2009 through June 30,
2009.
In addition, the three council appointees are offering the following savinqs
through modifications to their contracts:
a) Waiver of deferred compensation from March 1, 2009 through
June 30,2010.
b) Acceptance of 1 unpaid furlough day per month from March 1,
2009 through June 30,2010.
WHEREAS, it should be noted, that the focus of these modifications are the last
four months of Fiscal Year 2008-09. The key union groups understand that additional
discussions will occur prior to adoption of the Fiscal Year 2009-10 budget.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Lodi City Council that
modifications to employee Memorandums of Understanding and Statement of Benefits
as outlined above are hereby adopted.
Dated: February 18, 2009
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hereby certify that Resolution No. 2009-20 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held February 18, 2009, by the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS—Johnson, Katzakian, and Mayor Hansen
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS— Mounce
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hitchcock
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS— None
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