HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2025 0702 CC REG ITEM 09DCITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA
City Council Meeting
of July 2, 2025
ACTION APPROVED STAFF
RECOMMENDATION, INCLUDING
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2025-
4337. (ROLL CALL VOTE: UNANIMOUS)
BY A. Hurtado.
D. Consider Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Service Employees
International Union (SEIU) CTW, CLC Local 721 for Fiscal Years 2025/26 and
2026/27; and Consider Resolution Establishing Holidays Observed by the City to
Include December 26 to 31 as Paid Holidays and Rescinding Resolution No. 2009-
2825. Staff Recommendation: Approve the new MOU with SEIU CTW, CLC Local
721 for the period from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027, subject to final
language approved by the City Manager, and authorize the City Manager to sign
the new MOU; and 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-4337 establishing holidays
observed by the City to include December 26 to 31 as paid holidays and rescinding
Resolution No. 2009-2825. (PJ Gagajena, City Manager) (ROLL CALL VOTE
REQUIRED)
Item: 9.D.
MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: PJ Gagajena, City Manager
DATE: 07/02/2025 Regular Meeting
SUBJECT: Consider Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Service
Employees International Union (SEIU) CTW, CLC, Local 721 for Fiscal
Years 2025/26 and 2026/27; and Consider Resolution Establishing
Holidays Observed by the City to Include December 26 to 31 as Paid
Holidays and Rescinding Resolution No. 2009-2825
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) CTW, CLC, Local 721 (SEIU Local 721)
unionized Competitive Service employees in the City of Moorpark in 1999 and currently
represents 32 full-time employees or approximately 50% of the City’s full-time workforce.
SEIU and the City negotiate a labor agreement known as a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) every one to two years to establish the wages, hours, and working conditions for
employees represented by the union. The City's prior MOU with SEIU Local 721 was for a
two-year term for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023/24 and 2024/25 (July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025).
A new MOU for the two-year term for FYs 2025/26 and 2026/27 (July 1, 2025, to June 30,
2027) is now proposed, and the attached draft MOU shows the revisions made. On
June 26, 2025, SEIU Local 721 confirmed member ratification of the new MOU.
The following highlights the major revisions to the MOU:
• Article 3, Recognition – Language added in compliance with Assembly Bill (AB)
1484 regarding temporary employees who are hired to perform the same or similar
type of work that is performed by permanent employees represented by a
recognized employee organization.
• Section 601, Salary Plan Adjustment – The cost–of-living increases will be 3.0%
effective the pay period that includes July 1, 2025, and 3.0% effective the pay period
that includes July 1, 2026.
• Section 607, Standby Premium Pay – Standby premium pay increases to one flat
rate of $5.00 per hour for both regular and non-regular workdays.
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• Section 701E, Life Insurance – This section is added and increases the life
insurance policy fully paid by the City to each represented employee from $50,000
to $75,000.
• Section 802, Modified Work Schedule (9/80) – Based on the Side Letter
Agreement entered into by the City and SEIU Local 721 on October 17, 2023,
holiday leave pay for employees on a 9/80 work schedule will be 9 hours when it
falls on Monday through Thursday.
• Section 803F, Miscellaneous – Language is added in alignment with the City’s
Personnel Rules Section 9.4 that an employee may receive a merit increase based
on their last performance evaluation if a current performance evaluation is not
completed by the employee’s anniversary date.
• Section 1004, Textbook and Tuition Reimbursement – The annual maximum
tuition reimbursement increases from $2,000 to $6,000. The lifetime maximum
remains the same at $12,000.
• Section 1101, Paid Assigned Holidays – Language is added for the December
holiday closure period from December 26 to 31.
• Section 1201, SEIU Local 721 Business and Paid Work Time – Adds language in
accordance with Government Code Section 3505.3 regarding release time for
employee representatives for bargaining activities and attending conferences and
hearings.
• Section 1202, Unit Representative – Adds language in accordance with
Government Code Section 3558.8 regarding release time for employee
representatives to participate in disciplinary and grievance proceedings and attend
union trainings.
• Section 1406M, City Established Holidays – Based on the Side Letter Agreement
entered into by the City and SEIU Local 721 on October 17, 2023, holiday leave pay
for employees on a 9/80 work schedule will be 9 hours when it falls on Monday
through Thursday. This will modify and be in alignment with Personnel Rules
Section 13.7 once it is updated.
• Section 1406N, Accrual of Annual Leave – This will remove language in
Personnel Rules Section 13.6A, Accrual of Annual Leave, once it is updated, that
states employees serving an original probationary period may not take leave time
until after the first 90 days of employment with the City. This change will allow newly
hired employees to take leave within 90 days of being hired as long as it is approved
by their supervisor with advanced notice.
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• Section 1406O, Newly Hired Employees’ Salary Step – This will revise language
in Personnel Rules Section 4.6 so newly hired employees may start at a salary step
above Step A based on the recommendation of the hiring department and
Department Head.
• Section 1406P, Causes for Disciplinary Action – This will revise language in
Personnel Rules Section 11.9G regarding the acceptance of gifts in violation of City
policies.
• Article 19, Grievance Procedure – Language is added regarding grievance
procedures that includes an arbitration process whereby an employee may appeal
the decision of the City Manager to an independent arbitrator. The arbitrator may
conduct a hearing and conduct findings, and provide an advisory recommendation
to the City Manager who will make a final determination of the grievance.
With the addition of the December holiday closure period between December 26 to 31, the
City Council must approve these added paid holidays by resolution in accordance with
Section 2.52.010 of Chapter 2.52 of Title 2 of the Moorpark Municipal Code. City
recreation programs and essential public services are expected to continue during periods
when City holidays are observed.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION
This action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as it does not
constitute a project, as defined by Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
Therefore, no environmental review is required.
FISCAL IMPACT
The Operating Budget for FYs 2025/26 and 2026/27 has General Fund surpluses of
$319,953 and $1,336,667, respectively. The estimated General Fund costs for the 3.0%
salary adjustment is approximately $205,135 for FY 2025/26 and $351,769 for FY 2026/27.
These will be incorporated into the Mid-Year budget and reflected in each applicable fiscal
year.
There is no fiscal impact with adding the paid holidays between December 26 to 31 since
those are already considered paid workdays in the City’s budget. Depending on when the
holidays fall during the December calendar each year, the equivalent cost of three to four
paid workdays is between $100,000 to $130,000.
COUNCIL GOAL COMPLIANCE
This action does not support a current strategic directive.
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
1. Approve the new MOU with SEIU CTW, CLC, Local 721 for the period from July 1,
2025, through June 30, 2027, subject to final language approved by the City
Manager, and authorize the City Manager to sign the new MOU; and
2. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-____ establishing holidays observed by the City to
include December 26 to 31 as paid holidays and rescinding Resolution No. 2009-
2825.
Attachment 1: Draft MOU showing revisions in legislative format
Attachment 2: City Holidays Draft Resolution No. 2025-____
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ATTACHMENT 1
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE CITY OF MOORPARK AND
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION
CTW, CLC, LOCAL 721
ARTICLE 1
TERM
Sec. 101 TERM: This Memorandum of Understanding (hereinafter referred to as
"MOU") by and between the City of Moorpark and Service Employees
International Union CTW, CLC, Local 721 (hereinafter referred to as Local
721) shall be effective from July 1, 20232025, up to and including Midnight,
June 30, 20252027.
Sec. 102 SUCCESSOR MOU: For negotiation of a successor to the MOU, Local 721
shall provide to the City Manager during the period of March 1 through
May 1 before expiration of the MOU, its written request to modify, amend,
or terminate the MOU. If the Local 721 does not provide any such requests
during the March 1 through May 1 timeline, retroactive pay will not be
considered for the successor MOU.
Sec. 103 NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE: The committee authorized by Local 721 to
consult, meet and confer, or negotiate collectively shall consist of three (3)
members which includes two (2) representatives for the General Unit and
one (1) representative for the Supervisory/Confidential Unit covered by this
MOU who are compensated for hours spent in negotiations. Employee
members will be paid by the City for the time spent in negotiations with
management, but only for the straight time hours they would otherwise have
worked on their regular work schedule. Meetings shall be held at a time
and place mutually acceptable to all parties. Additional employee members
shall be compensated when approval and authorization for such payment
has been made by the City.
No less than 90 days prior to the expiration of this MOU, Local 721 shall
notify the City of the three employee members of the committee. So that
Local 721 can better prepare to timely commence bargaining over the terms
of a successor MOU, between 90 and 60 days prior to expiration of this
MOU, the City shall release the three designated committee members from
active employment for six total hours on days to be determined by
Local 721. Each employee who on any such day would have otherwise
been actively engaged on the job shall be paid straight -time hours as if s/he
were, in fact, actively on the job.
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ARTICLE 2
IMPLEMENTATION
This MOU constitutes a mutual recommendation to be jointly submitted to the Moorpark
City Council (hereinafter referred to as "City") and the Local 721. It is agreed that this
MOU shall not be binding upon the parties, either in whole or in part, unless and until
approved by Local 721 and by majority vote by the City. It is understood that the City will
not formally amend any affected City Resolution and/or Ordinance until after this MOU is
approved by both parties. This MOU supersedes any and all prior Memorandums of
Agreement with Local 721, including addendums.
Local 721 shall notify the City in writing of the names of its officers, bargaining unit
representatives, and any elected negotiator each time an election is held or new
appointments are made.
ARTICLE 3
RECOGNITION
This MOU shall apply only to persons employed in regular full or part -time Competitive
Service positions, including extra help, intermittent, student worker, or seasonal
employees who perform the same or similar type of work as permanent employees , in
accordance with AB 1484 in the following job classifications and bargaining units:
GENERAL UNIT:
Account Clerk I and II
Account Technician I and II
Administrative Assistant I and II
Associate Planner I and II
Assistant Planner
Code Compliance Technician I and II
Community Development Technician
Community Services Technician
Deputy City Clerk I
Facilities Technician
Information Systems Technician I and II
Irrigation Specialist
Landscape Maintenance Inspector
Landscape Maintenance Specialist
Maintenance Worker I, II, and Ill
Office Assistant I, II, and Ill
Planning Technician
Public Works Technician
Recreation Assistant I and II
Recreation Coordinator I
Recreation Leader IV
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Recreation Program Specialist
Senior Maintenance Worker
Teen Coordinator
Vector/Animal Control Technician I and II
SUPERVISORY/CONFIDENTIAL UNIT:
Account Technician I and II
Active Adult Center Coordinator
Administrative Specialist
Crossing Guard Supervisor
Deputy City Clerk II
Executive Secretary
Human Resources Assistant
Human Resources Specialist
Recreation Coordinator II and Ill
Recreation Specialist
Senior Account Technician I and II
Vector/Animal Control Specialist
ARTICLE 4
STAFFING AND CLASSIFICATIONS
CLASSIFICATIONS AND DUTIES: The City shall employ workers within the specific
duties of their job descriptions and assign employees to "related duties" only in the
absence of employees in full-time or part-time regular budgeted positions or in peak
workload or emergency situations.
ARTICLE 5
RETIREMENT
Sec. 501 CALPERS CLASSIC MEMBER RETIREMENT BENEFIT: For Competitive
Service employees defined by the California Public Employees Retirement
System (CalPERS) as a "Classic Member", the City shall pay the employee
CalPERS retirement contribution, not to exceed seven percent (7%) of base
salary and maintain the current level of benefits during the term of this MOU,
which includes the following:
Section 20938 - Limit prior service to members employed on
CalPERS contract date;
Section 21354 - Local Miscellaneous Member 2 percent (2%) at age
55 CalPERS retirement benefit;
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Section 21548 - Optional Pre-Retirement Settlement 2 death benefit;
Section 21574 - Fourth Level of 1959 Survivor Benefits; and
Section 21623.5 - $5,000 Retired Death Benefit.
The City will continue to report the value of Employer Paid Member
Contributions (EPMC) to CalPERS as additional compensation for all City
employees that receive CalPERS Classic Member retirement benefits,
pursuant to Government Code section 20636(c) and California Code of
Regulations section 571(a)(1).
The City agrees that there shall be no other changes in this Article and that
the City agrees to continue to pay the Classic Member CalPERS retirement
contribution, not to exceed seven percent (7%) of base salary, during the
term of this MOU.
Sec. 502 CALPERS NEW MEMBER RETIREMENT BENEFIT: For new Competitive
Service employees hired by the City of Moorpark on or after January 1,
2013, and defined by CalPERS as a "New Member", the CalPERS
retirement benefit will comply with the requirements of Assembly Bill 340
approved by the Governor on September 12, 2012 (Public Employees
Pension Reform Act), Government Code sections 7522-7522.74, and as
may be subsequently amended.
Sec. 503 RETIREMENT HEALTH SAVINGS BENEFIT FOR EMPLOYEES HIRED
PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2014: This retirement benefit applies only to
regular full-time employees hired prior to January 1, 2014. For those
employees hired prior to January 1, 2014, who are eligible for the
grandfathered retirement health savings benefit described in this section,
the benefit will be paid at the time of voluntary separation from employment
for retirement from the City's retirement system (CalPERS), subject to years
of service eligibility. In order for a regular full-time employee hired prior to
January 1, 2014, to be eligible for the retirement health savings benefit, the
employee must have worked no less than 15 years (180 months) of
cumulative service with the City of Moorpark, to receive a payment of
$75.00 for each full month of service into the employee's 457 deferred
compensation account and/or retirement health savings plan account, and
no less than 20 years (240 months) of cumulative service with the City of
Moorpark, to receive a payment of $100.00 for each full month of service
into the employee's 457 deferred compensation account and/or retirement
health savings plan account. The payment would be made upon the City
verification of the submittal of a CalPERS retirement application and
following the eligible employee's last day of employment with the City.
If the retiring employee elects to not participate in the City's voluntary
retirement health savings plan and has already reached the maximum
contribution limit for the year in their deferred compensation plan account,
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including catch-up provision, he/she may elect to receive the retirement
health savings benefit payment in cash upon approval of the City Manager.
ARTICLE 6
SALARY PLAN AND COMPENSATION
Sec. 601 SALARY PLAN ADJUSTMENT: Effective the first full pay period that
includes on or after July 1, 20253, the City agrees to adjust wages of
classes in the bargaining units covered by this MOU by a seven three
percent (73.0%) cost-of-living increase.
Effective the first full pay period that includes on or after July 1, 20267, the
City agrees to adjust wages of classes in the bargaining units covered by
this MOU by a three percent (3.0%) cost-of-living increase.
Should the City's Non-Competitive Service employees receive a cost-of-
living increase higher than the amounts above, the City agrees to adjust
the wages of classes in the bargaining units covered by this MOU by an
equivalent amount.
Sec. 602 OVERTIME EXEMPT: There are no Local 721 represented positions that
are exempt from the payment of overtime.
Sec. 603 OFF-DUTY PHONE CALLS/TEXT MESSAGES: Employees who receive
work related telephone calls or text messages, including the time to make
related return telephone calls or text messages, before normal scheduled
work hours, after having left work at the end of their normal scheduled work
hours, and/or on weekends that are not normal scheduled work hours,
and/or on holidays, are entitled to pay for the time spent providing service
on behalf of the City. Such work for the City shall be compensated at the
applicable rate for all time actually worked in increments of one -quarter
(1/4) hour each time called or spent reading a text message and including
time worked making related return calls or responding to a text message,
with the exception that two or more calls or text messages placed within
the same 15- minute time period would be compensated at the applicable
rate for all time actually worked in increments of one -quarter (1/4) hour.
After pre-approval of their supervisor, only employees who are required by
the nature of the call or text message to return to work shall be entitled to
receive pay for callback, and as described in Section 4.12.1 of the City's
Personnel Rules. If required to return to work, the time spent receiving
and returning telephone calls and text messages pursuant to this
paragraph shall count as part of the callback time.
Sec. 604 DEFERRED COMPENSATION CONTRIBUTION: City shall pay two
percent (2.0%) of a regular full-time employee's base salary, including
longevity pay (and excluding bilingual pay, in-lieu insurance payments,
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uniform cleaning allowance, overtime pay, and deferred compensation
payment), into a City approved deferred compensation program, if and
when the employee is enrolled in one of the City's participating deferred
compensation programs. A regular, competitive service employee on an
unpaid leave of absence will not receive a deferred compensation
payment.
Sec. 605 BILINGUAL PAY: The City shall continue the payment for verbal bilingual
compensation for translation skills for regular full-time and part-time
employees at the rate of forty cents ($.40) per hour for all hours actually
worked, including annual leave and City holidays, but not for disability leave
or other unpaid leave, for up to forty (40) hours per week for those regular
employees with the demonstrated ability to effectively speak and
understand Spanish without any need to call upon another Spanish -
speaking employee to assist with translation.
The City shall pay bilingual compensation for combined verbal/written
translation skills for those regular employees in City Manager designated
positions with the demonstrated ability to effectively speak, read, write, and
understand Spanish without any ne ed to call upon another Spanish-
speaking employee or the use of a bilingual translation software program
to assist with the translation. The rate for combined verbal/written
translation skills for regular full-time employees in designated positions will
continue to be fifty cents ($.50) per hour for all hours actually worked,
including annual leave and City holidays, but not for disability leave or other
unpaid leave, for up to forty (40) hours per week. The City Manager shall
designate positions eligible for combined verbal/written translation skills
without any requirement to meet and confer.
Qualification for bilingual pay shall be determined by the City at its sole
discretion and may include both verbal and written tests. All employees
receiving bilingual pay may be tested annually by City. An employee hired
prior to July 1, 2001, may decline to take the verbal/written or verbal-only
bilingual tests; however, bilingual pay for that employee would cease
beginning with the pay period following the annual test date. An employee
who declines to take the combined verbal/written bilingual test may still
qualify for the verbal-only bilingual pay upon successful completion of the
verbal bilingual test.
The City is not required to meet and confer on requiring completion of
verbal or combined verbal/written bilingual testing for designated positions
as a component of an open-competitive examination process, consistent
with Section 6.1 of the Personnel Rules.
Sec.606 LONGEVITY PAY FOR EMPLOYEES HIRED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1,
2015: Regular full-time employees hired by the City of Moorpark prior to
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January 1, 2015 will be eligible for longevity pay as a grandfathered benefit,
subject to reaching the required cumulative months of service as follows:
121 to 180 Months of service - one-percent (1.0%)
181 to 240 Months of service - one and one-half percent (1.5%)
241 to 300 Months of service - two percent (2.0%)
301 or more Months of service - two and one-half percent (2.5%)
Any longevity pay granted pursuant to this Section, shall be effective as of
the first day of the pay period in which the anniversary date occurs. An
unpaid leave of absence, which changes an anniversary date, shall not be
counted towards eligibility for longevity pay.
Sec. 607 STANDBY PREMIUM PAY: Competitive Service employees who are
placed on standby duty to respond to emergencies shall be compensated
$4.50 $5.00 per hour for a regular workday and for a nonregular workday
(holiday, weekend, or regular day off). The hourly rate for standby shall be
calculated to the nearest one quarter hour of assigned standby duty.
ARTICLE 7
INSURANCE AND EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Sec. 701 PREMIUM PAYMENT:
A. Dental, Life, and Vision Insurance:
City shall continue to pay one hundred percent (100%) of premiums for full-
time employee and eligible dependents' coverage for the dental, life, and
vision insurance programs. City agrees to maintain generally the same level
of dental, life, and vision insurance coverage for employee and dependents,
although the provider and specific benefits may vary to some extent based
on the package of benefits offered and approved provider network for dental
and vision insurance. City will inform Local 721 in writing in sufficient time
prior to a decision to change providers and/or coverage that increases
employee costs during the term of this MOU, and will meet to discuss upon
request.
B. Medical Insurance:
Medical Insurance Cafeteria Plan: The City shall continue a cafeteria plan
(Section 125 Premium-Only Plan) for medical insurance. The City's
contribution for each employee shall consist of a medical allowance of an
amount equivalent to ninety percent (90%) of the monthly family rate for the
CalPERS PERS Platinum medical PPO plan for the Los Angeles and/or
Ventura Area that provides the maximum benefit, and such contribution
shall be inclusive of the minimum CalPERS medical insurance payment
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amount as specified in section 22892 et seq. of the Government Code. The
medical insurance cafeteria plan contribution, as specified above, is
intended to pay for medical insurance for the employee and eligible
dependents. An employee may convert up to a maximum of $300.00 of the
medical insurance cafeteria plan allowance to cash or a deferred
compensation payment each month, if not used for payment of CalPERS
medical insurance costs for employee and/or eligible dependents
(hereinafter referred to as in-lieu payment). The medical insurance
allowance and the in-lieu payment shall be prorated over twenty- four (24)
pay periods in a calendar year; and upon termination of employment, the in -
lieu payment shall be prorated for the final paycheck, based on actual days
worked, including any use of paid leave or holiday pay in that final pay
period.
For employees electing to waive medical insurance coverage for
themselves and eligible dependents, proof of alternative medical insurance
coverage shall be provided at the time of open enrollment each year, and
the employee shall certify he/she will continue such alternative coverage so
long as he/she receives an in-lieu payment. City agrees to provide this in-
lieu payment option only so long as provider does not object and this action
is consistent with applicable federal and state laws, including the Affordable
Care Act or any successor thereto. Once the employee has selected an
option for insurance coverage and/or in-lieu payment that would begin
January 1 of the calendar year, he/she may not change their selected option
until the next open enrollment date of the medical insurance plan, except as
is permitted by law. All medical insurance costs that exceed the City's
maximum insurance allowance for the calendar year shall be paid by the
employee through payroll deduction.
C. Disability Insurance: City will continue to pay one hundred percent (100%)
of the cost for long-term disability insurance for employees. The City at its
sole discretion may elect to provide short-term disability insurance that is
supplemental to and does not duplicate the benefits provided by State short-
term disability insurance for regular employees working a minimum of 1,560
hours annually. The City at its sole discretion may elect to cancel such
supplemental short-term disability insurance at any time. City will inform
Local 721 in writing in sufficient time prior to a decision to cancel coverage
during the term of this MOU, and will meet to discuss upon request.
D. Employee Assistance Program: City shall continue to provide, at the
City's cost, an Employee Assistance Program for regular full-time
employees and eligible dependents. City will inform Local 721 in writing in
sufficient time prior to a decision to change providers during the term of this
MOU, and will meet to discuss upon request.
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E. Life Insurance
The City shall provide a life insurance policy of $75,000 fully paid for by the
City to each represented employee.
ARTICLE 8
HOURS OF WORK
Sec. 801 BREAK TIMES: Employees in classifications covered by the MOU shall be
entitled to one (1) fifteen-minute paid break during each four (4) hour period
of work. Insofar as possible, said breaks shall fall approximately midway in
the work period, as established by a written administrative procedure
approved by the City Manager or his/her designee. Said breaks shall
neither be cumulative nor added to the lunch break. Breaks may be delayed
or denied for unusual circumstances or emergencies.
Sec. 802 MODIFIED WORK SCHEDULE (9/80): A 9/80 work schedule is defined as
a modified work schedule plan, in which employees work eight 9-hour days
and one 8-hour day in a pay period totaling 80 hours. The City is not
required to meet and confer with Local 721 on any decision to continue or
discontinue a 9/80 schedule. The City Manager at his/her sole discretion,
may issue any additional rules for the 9/80 schedule. The City retains the
ability to cancel the 9/80 schedule at any time at the City's sole discretion.
City is not required to meet and confer on its decision to cancel the 9/80
schedule or modify any rules pertaining to the 9/80 schedule.
The City Manager at his/her sole discretion may exempt any position or
group of positions from being placed on a 9/80 schedule in order to fulfill the
mission of the City. For each pay period, the City shall determine at its sole
discretion the schedule for each employee, including what day is the 8-hour
day and which is the off day, to ensure maintenance of a 40 -hour work week
in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act. Whenever practical, the
off day shall be Monday or Friday.
Regular full-time employees will receive 9 8 hours of holiday leave pay for
a full holiday when it falls on Monday through Thursday, 8 hours of holiday
leave pay for a full holiday when it falls on a Friday, and 4 hours for a half-
day holiday. Any employee scheduled to work other than an 8-hour day on
a designated City holiday must use annual leave or compensatory time to
make up the difference. If a holiday falls on a day that is scheduled as an
off day for a regular full-time employee on a 9/80 schedule, the City will
credit 8 hours of annual leave for each holiday which occurs on an
employee's off day.
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Employees will be required to charge the amount of paid time off necessary
to account for the number of hours in the regular daily work schedule when
utilizing annual leave or compensatory time. For example, an employee
shall charge 9 hours of leave for a regularly scheduled 9 -hour day.
Employees serving jury duty on their off days shall not be compensated by
the City.
At any time, the City Manager with no less than one-week notice may
determine at his/her sole discretion that any position or group of positions
shall be returned to the standard 8-hour day, 40-hour week schedule.
Employees will not be allowed to change from one schedule to another,
unless approved by the City Manager. At the time a regular, full-time
position is filled, a decision about the work schedule shall be made by the
City.
Those positions not allowed a 9/80 schedule, as a result of fulfilling the
City's mission, may be periodically adjusted to a 9/80 schedule if authorized
by the City Manager.
The City Manager may, without advance notice, temporarily return an
employee to a standard 8-hour day, 40-hour week schedule, to ensure
adequate staffing exists to accomplish the City's mission. The need for this
temporary schedule change and the duration will be determined by the City
Manager at his/her sole discretion. The reasons for the temporary schedule
change may include but are not limited to a position vacancy, employee
leave of absence, or change in workload.
Employees on the 9/80 schedule shall work the days and hours approved
by the City Manager and their Department Head.
An unscheduled absence on a workday preceding or following a scheduled
9/80 day off more than once in a 12-month period is considered excessive
and shall be considered to have an impact on the City's ability to fulfill the
mission of the City. The City Manager may require a physician's certificate
to justify the unscheduled absence. The intent of this Rule is that it is the
responsibility of the employee to seek the waiver.
Sec. 803 MISCELLANEOUS:
A. The City shall maintain a one-half hour lunch and its ability to have the work
day start as late as 8:00 a.m. for employees in the Maintenance Worker I,
II, and III; Irrigation Specialist; Public Works Technician; Landscape
Maintenance Inspector; Landscape Maintenance Specialist; and Senior
Maintenance Worker classifications, with the exception that the
employee(s) in any of these classifications assigned to the Community
Center and/or similar facilities will have a different work schedule.
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B. The City has discretion to make occasional adjustments of the work week,
day or hours for the following list of employees: Active Adult Center
Coordinator; Administrative Assistant I and II; Administrative Specialist;
Assistant Planner; Associate Planner I and II; Code Compliance
Technician I and II; Community Development Technician; Community
Services Technician; Crossing Guard Supervisor; Deputy City Clerk I and II;
Executive Secretary; Facilities Technician; Human Resources Assistant;
Human Resources Specialist; Information Systems Technician I and II;
Irrigation Specialist; Landscape Maintenance Inspector; Landscape
Maintenance Specialist; Maintenance Worker I, II, and Ill; Planning
Technician; Public Works Technician; Recreation Assistant I and II;
Recreation Coordinator I, II, and Ill; Recreation Leader IV; Recreation
Program Specialist; Recreation Specialist; Senior Maintenance Worker;
Teen Coordinator; Vector/Animal Control Specialist; and Vector/Animal
Control Technician I and II.
When informed that an occasional adjustment will be scheduled and said
adjustment involves two or less shifts within a work week, the employee
may request in writing and the Department Head may approve in writing
that one or both of the shift adjustments not occur.
If as requested, the shift adjustment is not made, and the employee works
in excess of forty (40) hours in a work week, then any time worked in excess
of forty (40) hours shall be compensated in accordance with Section 4.12 of
the Personnel Rules. The City will include a reference in the specified job
classifications relating to the occasional need to adjust the work week,
workday or hours to serve the interest of the City's operation and mission.
The City has discretionthe discretion to make occasional adjustments of the
work week, day or hours for all Competitive Service employees for the
purpose of attending work-related training.
C. The City is not precluded from: 1) Assigning a work week and hours with a
schedule that is different from Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., or as described in Section 802 of this MOU; or
2) implementing an occasional adjustment that involves more than one day
per week. The City shall provide no less than two (2) weeks advance notice
to the affected employee before making a long -term (more than three
months) alteration to his/her work schedule, and no less than a one -week
advance notice when making a one-time or short-term (less than three
months) alteration, unless as determined by the City Manager less notice is
needed to fulfill the mission of the City.
D. Annual Leave Accrual: Section 13.6 of the Personnel Rules will continue to
include the following Annual Leave accrual schedule:
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Annual Leave
0 to 60 Months - 6.77 hours per pay period (equivalent to approximately 22
eight-hour days per year);
61 to 72 Months - 7.08 hours per pay period (equivalent to approximately
23 eight-hour days per year);
73 to 84 Months - 7.39 hours per pay period (equivalent to approximately
24 eight-hour days per year);
85 to 96 Months - 7.70 hours per pay period (equivalent to approximately
25 eight-hour days per year);
97 to 108 Months - 8.00 hours per pay period (equivalent to approximately
26 eight-hour days per year);
109 to 120 Months - 8.31 hours per pay period (equivalent to approximately
27 eight-hour days per year);
121 to 132 Months - 8.62 hours per pay period (equivalent to approximately
28 eight-hour days per year);
133 to 144 Months - 8.93 hours per pay period (equivalent to approximately
29 eight-hour days per year); and
145 and above Months - 9.24 hours per pay period (equivalent to
approximately 30 eight-hour days per year, the maximum accrual rate).
E. A regular full-time employee with an accumulated Annual Leave balance of
not less than sixty (60) hours may elect a one-time per fiscal year cash out
of up to twenty (20) hours of Annual Leave or with an accumulated Annual
Leave balance of not less than eighty (80) hours may elect a one-time per
fiscal year cash out of up to forty (40) hours of Annual Leave, for either the
first pay period beginning in November or first pay period beginning in
March. Such cash-out request must be submitted in writing by an employee
using a City Personnel Action Form (PAF) with documentation attached
from the Finance Department showing the employee's accumulated leave
balance.
F. Following the successful completion of the probationary period, if a
performance evaluation is not completed by a competitive service employee
anniversary date (including any approved adjustment of the anniversary
date in accordance with the Personnel Rules and City Manager approved
procedures), the Personnel Director or Personnel Officer may prepare and
submit for City Manager approval a personnel action form to approve a merit
raise based on the eligibility established for the last performance evaluation
completed for the regular employee. The responsible supervisor or
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department head will be required to complete the per formance evaluation
within thirty (30) days following the merit raise approval by the City Manager.
ARTICLE 9
OVERTIME
Sec. 901 DEFINITION: Overtime shall be as defined as hours worked in excess of
forty (40) hours in a work week and as further defined in the City's adopted
Personnel Rules for Competitive Service employees, including in Rule 4,
Compensation, except as otherwise provided for in Article 9 of this MOU.
For purposes of calculating overtime, observed holidays per Article 11 and
pre-approved annual leave, but not other time off, shall be credited as time
worked during the work week. For the purposes of this section, pre-approval
for annual leave shall be no less than one (1) week in advance of planned
use.
Sec. 902 COMPENSATION FOR OVERTIME HOURS WORKED: Employees shall
be paid overtime in cash or, with the approval of the City Manager,
compensatory time at a rate of one and one-half times all overtime hours
worked, consistent with Rule 4, Compensation, in the Personnel Rules,
except as otherwise provided for in Section 903 herein.
Sec. 903 POLICY LIMITATION ON OVERTIME:
A. It is the City's policy to avoid the necessity for overtime whenever possible.
Overtime work may sometimes be necessary to meet emergency situations
affecting public health, safety or welfare, seasonal or peak workload
requirements. No employee shall work overtime unless authorized by
his/her supervisor/department head.
B. Notification of the need for overtime shall generally be provided to affected
employees at least one (1) hour prior to the beginning of the overtime, with
the exception of an overtime increment of 30 minutes or less that falls at the
end of the regular workday schedule and overtime for an off-duty telephone
call pursuant to Section 603 herein. When employees are not noticed in
advance, as set forth in this article, the employee shall be paid an additional
one-half (½) of his/her then regular rate of pay for the first hour of overtime.
In addition, overtime worked without such prior notice shall result in no less
than one (1) hour overtime pay, unless said overtime is for a time period of
30 minutes or less that falls at the end of the regular workday schedule or
for an off-duty telephone call as addressed in Section 603. This section
requiring notification shall not apply to the Administrative Specialist, Deputy
City Clerk I and II, Human Resources Specialist, Human Resources
Assistant, and Information Systems Technician I and II positions and shall
not apply in emergency situations that affect public health, safety or welfare.
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C. Employees shall not have their regular scheduled work week or workday
altered by the City for the avoidance of overtime, except for those
classifications specified in Section 803.B of this MOU or for fulfillment of the
City's mission. For all affected employees in those specified classifications,
the City shall provide no less than one (1) week advance notice of any
scheduled weekend, night work, and/or other changes to the regular
scheduled work week, except that in City's sole discretion as a result of an
urgent need or special circumstance or to ensure that such employee
maintains a 40-hour work week, the City may give less notice.
ARTICLE 10
TEXTBOOK AND TUITION REIMBURSEMENT
Sec. 1001 PURPOSE AND ELIGIBILITY: To provide a program whereby regular full-
time employees of the City are reimbursed for the costs of textbooks, tuition,
registration and laboratory fees for occupationally related school courses,
workshops, and seminars satisfactorily completed on the employee's own
time.
Sec. 1002 COURSES ELIGIBLE: The following criteria will be used in determining
eligibility for reimbursement:
A. Courses must have a reasonable potential for resulting in more effective
City service.
B. Courses directly related to the employee's occupational field are eligible.
C. Courses that are prerequisite to job-related courses are also eligible.
D. Job-related courses preparing an employee for promotion in his/her job
field, or a job field for which there are promotional opportunities within City
service.
E. Graduate course work, which is required to receive a job-related Master's
Degree, is eligible for reimbursement.
F. Courses must be satisfactorily completed. A grade of "C" or its equivalent is
required for reimbursement. A grade of "A" or "B" or its equivalent (Pass for
Pass/Fail courses) is required for reimbursement for graduate courses.
G. Courses must be offered by a school which is accredited by the Western
Association of Schools and Colleges, the U. S. Department of Health,
Education and Welfare, the Veteran's Administration, or other
scholastic/professional accrediting organization approved by the City
Manager.
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H. Seminars and workshops directly job-related are eligible if offered in
conjunction with an accredited college, educational institution or
professional organization. The course work must be approved in advance
by the City Manager.
I. Costs for course materials, including textbooks, will be reimbursable only if
such items are a mandatory requirement of the course. At the City's option,
said materials may be required to be provided to the City upon completion
of a course if it is determined to be of benefit to the City.
Sec. 1003 COURSES NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT:
A. Those taken to bring unsatisfactory performance up to an acceptable level.
B. Those which duplicate training provided by the City.
C. Those which duplicate training the employee has already received.
Sec. 1004 TEXTBOOK AND TUITION REIMBURSEMENT:
Tuition Reimbursement: City shall, unless otherwise designated in this
MOU, provide for one hundred percent (100%) reimbursement of tuition for
off-duty, job-related recognized courses up to a maximum of Two Six
Thousand Dollars ($62,000.00) per fiscal year, and a lifetime maximum of
Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,000.00) in accordance with the provisions of
this Article. The available funding for the program shall be subject to the
annual fiscal year budget appropriation by the City Council. The amount of
reimbursement shall not exceed the then applicable fees and charges used
by the California State College and University System. An eligible employee
may request a funding advancement to cover the costs associated with one
course per fiscal year. Such request shall be made in writing to the City
Manager and shall describe the financial hardship or other reasons for
necessitating the proposed advancement.
Sec. 1005 COSTS NOT COVERED: In terms of both time and money, the following
costs are not covered by this program:
A. Courses must be taken on the employee's own time, ortime or accumulated
compensatory time or annual leave approved in advance by the Department
Head. Department Heads are encouraged to adjust schedules whenever
possible to allow employees to attend classes and make up any time lost.
The intent of this Section is to not provide for time off with pay.
B. Neither transportation nor mileage reimbursement are provided for by this
program.
C. Parking fees, meals and other costs not specifically covered in this program
will not be paid by the City.
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D. Costs for which reimbursement is received from other sources are not
covered. Portions not covered fromby other sources will be paid by the City
up to the maximum as provided by this Article so long as the other
provisions of this Article are met.
E. Conventions and conferences are not covered by this reimbursement
program.
F. Courses in preparation for a Juris Doctorate (law) degree are not covered
by the program.
G. Preparation courses for non-job relatedjob-related professional
certifications, testing for said licenses are not covered by this program.
Sec. 1006 TEXTBOOK AND TUITION PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION: Each
Department Head is responsible for the administration of this program for
employees assigned to his/her department. Only those employees who
receive at least a satisfactory performance evaluation during the most
recent evaluation period shall be eligible for this program. Employees shall
provide their Department Head with notice of intent to participate in the
program, including any itemization of costs, four (4) weeks prior to
registration for the course(s). The Department Head shall then provide the
employeeemployee with written confirmation of approval or denial of said
request within two weeks of receipt of the employee's notice of intent to
participate. An employee may file a formal grievance consistent with
Section 15.4 of the Personnel Rules upon receipt of a written denial.
Failure of an employee to request prior written approval from the
Department Head prior to taking an off-duty course will result in ineligibility
of costs for reimbursement. If participation is approved, an official record of
grades and receipts or, if grades not awarded, record of satisfactory
completion, must be received by the Department Head within ninety (90)
days after the last class session. Reimbursement will be made to the
employee within two (2) weeks after grade cards and receipts have been
received by the Department Head. The Personnel Officer may develop such
forms and additional procedures which he/she deems necessary to
accomplish the intent of this textbook and tuition program.
Sec. 1007 USE OF TEXTBOOK & TUITION-OUT OF STATE: An employee shall be
entitled to reimbursement for classes/courses taken out-of-state, provided
that all the above criteria are met and it results in no additional cost to the
City.
Sec. 1008 TEXTBOOK AND TUITION REIMBURSEMENT TO CITY AT
SEPARATION OF CITY EMPLOYMENT: In the event the employee leaves
the City service within six (6) months from the date of completion of the
course(s), employee shall reimburse the City for the full costs of the
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course(s). Employees leaving between six (6) months to twelve (12)
months shall reimburse the City seventy-five percent (75%) of the costs.
Employees leaving between thirteen (13) months to twenty -four (24)
months shall reimburse the City for twenty- five percent (25%) of the costs.
This reimbursement provision shall not apply to an employee who leaves
the City service as a result of a service retirement under the City's retirement
program or is dismissed from City service.
ARTICLE 11
HOLIDAYS
Sec. 1101 PAID ASSIGNED HOLIDAYS:
1. New Year's Day, January 1;
2. January 2, when this date falls on a Friday;
3. Martin Luther King's Birthday, the third Monday in January;
4. President's Day, the third Monday in February;
5. Cesar Chavez day, March 31, as follows:
a) If March 31 falls on a Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, or
Wednesday, then the holiday will be observed on
Monday;
b) If March 31 falls on a Thursday, Friday, or Saturday, then the
holiday will be observed on Friday;
6. Memorial Day, the last Monday in May; )
7. July 4 and July 3, or July 5, or July 6 as follows:
a) July 3 - Eight hours if this date falls on Monday, but no hours
if this date falls on a Friday and the City is sponsoring a
community event on July 3, in which case the July 4 holiday
will be observed on Monday, July 6;
b) July 5 - Eight hours if this date falls on a Friday;
8. Labor Day, the first Monday in September;
9. Veteran's Day, November 11;
10. November 10, when this date falls on a Monday;
11. Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November;
12. The day after Thanksgiving;
13. Christmas Eve (December 24) as follows:
a) Four hours if this date falls on Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday or Friday; or
b) Eight hours if this date falls on Monday; or
c) No hours if this date falls on Saturday or Sunday; or
d) Four hours on Thursday, December 23 (due to Friday,
December 24, becoming the holiday in accordance with the
provisions set forth below);
14. Christmas Day, December 25;
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15. Every day appointed by the President of the United States or
Governor of this State for public feast, thanksgiving or holiday, when
specifically authorized by the City Council;
15.16. ChirstmasDecember Holiday Closure, December 26 - December 31.
If a paid, assigned City holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday
shall be the holiday in lieu of the day observed, except as otherwise
specified in the preceding list of City holidays. If a paid, assigned City
holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be the holiday in lieu
of the day observed, except as otherwise specified in the preceding list of
City holidays. For those employees regularly scheduled to work Saturday
and/or Sunday, the paid assigned holiday shall be the day on which the
holiday actually occurs. All assigned holidays shall be eight (8) hours paid
for regular full- time City employees, with the exception of Christmas Eve
as described above. Holiday pay for full-time employees on a 9/80 work
schedule shall be equivalent to a nine-hour workday when it falls on Monday
through Thursday.
The January 2, Cesar Chavez, July 3, July 5, November 10, December 26,
and December 31 Holiday Closure holidays are subject to the revised
holiday pay language in Sections 1102 and 1103.
Sec. 1102 WORK ON HOLIDAYS: Full-time employees who are required to work on
a paid assigned holiday shall, in addition to receiving straight time, not to
exceed eight (8) hours per holiday, be paid in cash at one and one -half their
then regular rate of pay for hours actually worked, up to eight (8) hours, not
to exceed eight (8) hours per holiday. Any time worked in excess ofmore
than eight (8) hours on a paid assigned holiday shall be paid in cash at two
and one-half (2½) times their then regular rate of pay. Any full-time
employee, who's regularly scheduled day off falls on a paid assigned
holiday and who is not required to work on said holiday, shall be credited
with eight (8) annual leave hours for each such holiday.
Full-time employees required to work on the January 2, Cesar Chavez,
July 3, July 5, November 10, December 26, or December 31, Christmas
December Holiday Closure dates (as specified in sec. 1101) holidays, and
any additional holidays approved for one calendar year, only, shall receive
straight-time pay, not to exceed eight (8) hours, and shall also be credited
with one hour of annual leave for each hour worked on the referenced
holidays, not to exceed eight (8) hours. Any hours worked in excess of eight
(8) hours on the January 2, Cesar Chavez, July 3, July 5, November 10,
December 26, and December 31 holidays shall be paid in cash at two and
one-half (2 ½) times the employee's regular rate of pay. This paragraph is
not applicable when July 3 falls on a Friday for which the City has scheduled
a special event, and the holiday is changed to Monday, July 6, per the
provisions of Subsection 7.a. in Section 1101.
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At an employee's request, the City Manager may approve a change in
regular work schedule to permit an employee to work on a designated City
holiday in exchange for an alternate day off within the same work week,
without holiday pay.
Sec. 1103 HOLIDAY POLICY FOR REGULAR PART-TIME EMPLOYEES:
Employees whose regular schedule is less than full time shall receive
holiday credit on a pro-rata basis, receiving pay or annual leave based on
their regular scheduled hours for the fiscal year.
Regular part-time employees required to work on the January 2, Cesar
Chavez, July 3, July 5, November 10, December 26, and December 31
holidays, and any additional holidays approved for one calendar year, only,
shall receive straight-time pay for hours worked and shall receive pro-rated
annual leave as credit for the holiday, consistent with applicable provisions
in the Personnel Rules.
Sec. 1104 HOLIDAY POLICY FOR AN EMPLOYEE ON LEAVE WITHOUT PAY: A
regular full-time or regular part-time employee on leave without pay status
on both the work day before and after a City holiday shall not receive holiday
pay. For example, this would mean an employee on leave without pay on
the Friday preceding and the Tuesday following a Monday holiday would
not receive holiday pay for the Monday holiday.
ARTICLE 12
LOCAL 721 RIGHTS
Sec. 1201 SEIU LOCAL 721 BUSINESS AND PAID WORK TIME:
a) Union Release Time. Pursuant to Government Code Ssection 3505.3,
the City shall allow a reasonable number of employee representatives
reasonable time off without loss of compensation or other benefits when
they are participating in any one of the following activities:
1. Formally meeting and conferring with representatives of the city on
matters within the scope of representation;
2. Testifying or appearing as the designated representative of the Union
in conferences, hearings, or other proceedings before the Public
Employment Relations Board, or an agent thereof, in matters relating
to a charge filed by the Union against the City or by the City against
the Union; and
3. Testifying or appearing as the designated representative of the Union
in matters before a personnel or merit commission.
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(b) The employee organization being represented shall provide
reasonable notification to the employer requesting a leave of absence
without loss of compensation pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c) For the purposes of this section, “designated representative” means
an officer of the employee organization or a member serving in proxy of
the employee organization.
Sec. 1202 UNIT REPRESENTATIVE: Pursuant to Government Code Ssection
3558.8, the City shall release without loss of pay Union members
designated as Shop Stewards to investigate grievance of employees,
negotiate contracts, provide Union information to newly hired District
employees, to participate in disciplinary interviews, and to attend Union
trainings.
When requested by a unit employee, a unit representative may represent
the aggrieved unit employee under the formal Grievance Procedure, and
the City shall grant the representative and the employee up to a maximum
of two hours of City-paid time to attend the grievance meeting.
Sec. 1203 USE OF CITY COPY MACHINES, PRINTERS, MAILBOXES, LAND LINE
PHONES AND CELL PHONES: Use of the City's copy machines or printers
is permitted subject to payment of the City's established fees for copies
pursuant to the City Council Miscellaneous Fee Schedule. Distribution of
Local 721 related communications in employee mailboxes for paper mail is
permitted. Use of City landline phones between Local 721 and represented
employees is permitted subject to the personal use restrictions of any
written administrative procedure for City phone use approved by the City
Manager. No use of City cell phones between Local 721 and represented
employees is permitted.
Sec. 1204 MEMBERSHIP UNION DUES DEDUCTION, COPE & INDEMNIFICATION:
A. Dues Deduction:
The Employer will honor employee authorizations for dues deduction as
required by provisions of the Government Code. The authorizations will be
maintained by the Union.
Each pay period, the Employer shall send to the Union a list of all employees
in the bargaining unit including: each employee’s first name, middle initial,
last name; employee identification number; employee hire date; employee
job classification; employment status (ex: active, on leave of absence, etc.);
work status (ex: full time, part time, hourly, seasonal, etc.); annual base
salary amount; base salary earned per pay period; hourly rate; salary step
(if applicable); and total hours worked in the pay per iod. This information
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shall be sent in Excel format to dues@seiu721.org or other designated
email by Local 721 within five (5) business days of each payday.
Each pay period, the Union shall provide the employer with an “authorized
deduction report” which includes bargaining unit members who have
authorized the deduction of Union dues, COPE and other deductions and
the deduction amounts.
The Employer shall make the dues and other applicable deductions from
the employees’ paychecks and remit such itemized deductions to the Union
via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) within five (5) business days of each
payday. The Employer shall also provide the breakdown of each amount
remitted (i.e. Dues, COPE, Supplementary Benefits, etc.) in Excel format to
dues@seiu721.org or other designated email by Local 721 within five (5)
business days of each payday.
B. Committee on Political Education (COPE):
Employees may make voluntary contributions to the Union’s registered
political action committees. The employer shall make the deduction of the
voluntary contributions in the same manner as the dues deduction process.
Every pay period the Union will notify the employer with a list of employees
and the appropriate deduction amount on the “authorized deduction report”
of the employees who have signed an authorization for the COPE
deduction.
Employees may discontinue voluntary political deductions by providing
notice of cancellation to the Union and the Union shall transmit such notice
of cancellation to the Employers by the next full pay period cycle.
C. Indemnification
The Union agrees to indemnify and hold the Employer harmless from any
liabilities of any nature which may arise as a result of the application of
provisions of this Article.
Sec. 1205 BULLETIN BOARDS: Local 721 will be permitted a bulletin board area for
union postings in the following work locations where its members
congregate: employee break room at City Hall, Public Services Facility, and
Arroyo Vista Recreation Center office.
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Sec. 1206 NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION ACCESS: The City provides a new
employee orientation meeting (orientation) to all new employees hired by
City on their first day of employment, at which orientation employees are
advised of their employment status, rights, benefits, duties and
responsibilities, and other employment related matters. Local 721 will be
provided not less than ten (10) days advance written notice of the time, date
and location of the City's orientation for a new represented employee (new
represented employee shall be defined to include any employee new to
Local 721 representation, including but not limited to through new hire,
promotion, or demotion), except that a shorter notice may be provided in a
specific instance where there is an urgent need critical to the City's
operations that was not reasonably foreseeable. Local 721 staff will be
given up to a maximum of thirty (30) minutes on the orientation day to
present Local 721 membership information to a new employee in the
Local 721 bargaining units; however, the City requires the first three (3)
hours of the new employee orientation on the first day of work to be reserved
for City only orientation. City will provide Local 721 staff with a meeting room
at a City facility or access to a virtual meeting for the purpose of conducting
the Local 721 portion of the new employee orientation, and no City
Management staff will attend this Local 721 conducted orientation. Release
time shall be granted for the member(s) to participate in the Union’s
presentation during new employee orientations with prior supervisor
approval. Local 721 staff shall be responsible for coordinating a member’s
participation during orientation. Should SEIU Local 721 staff not be able to
make the City's scheduled new employee orientation, the City shall
distribute at the new employee orientation a sealed envelope provided by
SEIU that contains the packet of Union materials provided by SEIU Local
721, including the contact information of the Local 721 representative
responsible for follow-up with the new hire.
ARTICLE 13
MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING CONDITIONS
Sec. 1301 Personnel policies and procedures of the City, to the extent that they
constitute wages, hours and terms and conditions of employment, shall
remain in full force, unchanged and unaffected during the terms of this MOU
unless changed pursuant to the meet and confer process. Moorpark
Administrative Policies that are consistent with the City Rights in Article 15
may be established or changed without the need to meet and confer, with
the exception that for City Manager approved Administrative Policies, the
City shall provide ten (10) work days' notice to all affected employees and
designated Local 721 Union representatives and staff, including the
opportunity to comment verbally or in writing prior to implementation of new
Administrative Policies or substantive revisions to existing Administrative
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Policies that are more than editorial corrections. The City Manager may
determine to require immediate implementation of a new Administrative
Policy or a revision to an existing Administrative Policy. without ten (10)
days' notice, if he/she determines this is required to address an emergency
situation, including to be in compliance with Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) laws and regulations.
ARTICLE 14
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
The following items are to be included in applicable rules, regulations and policies:
Sec. 1401 MAINTENANCE OF CALIFORNIA DRIVER'S LICENSE: All classifications
requiring possession and maintenance of a valid California Driver's License
and/or are required to drive a vehicle for the City, are required to
immediately inform the City Manager in writing of any restrictions,
suspensions and/or revocations of their Driver's License. Failure to comply
will result in disciplinary action, including dismissal.
Sec. 1402 UNIFORMS AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT:
A. Code Compliance Technician I and II Uniform: City will provide six (6)
uniform shirts, three (3) pants and one (1) jacket at the time of hiring. City
shall replace the shirts and pants as a result of normal wear, and as mutually
agreed upon, but such replacement shall not exceed twelve (12) shirts and
nine (9) pairs of washable uniform pants annually, and shall replace the
jacket as needed. The employee shall be provided with a uniform cleaning
allowance of $7.00 per pay period for home laundering of shirts and pants.
Any uniform tailoring costs shall be borne by the employee. Purchase of the
uniform clothing shall be done on an employee's own time.
B. For the Senior Maintenance Worker; Vector/Animal Control Specialist;
Vector/Animal Control Technician I and II; Crossing Guard Supervisor;
Facilities Technician; Landscape Maintenance Inspector; Landscape
Maintenance Specialist; Maintenance Specialist; Maintenance Worker I, II,
and Ill; Irrigation Specialist; Public Works Technician; and other
classifications determined by the City Manager based on work
assignments, City shall provide/replace/repair one (1) or more pairs of City
approved safety shoes (boots) for each employee at a combined cost not
to exceed $250.00 per employee for each fiscal year. The
purchase/replacement/repair shall be pre-approved by the Department
Head and shall be done on a reimbursement basis or paid directly to the
vendor as mutually agreed upon. An approved reimbursement shall be
made within thirty (30) days of City's receipt of appropriate documentation
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including but not limited to a receipt. Purchase of the work boots shall be
done on an employee's own time.
Sec. 1403 REGULAR PART-TIME EMPLOYEE BENEFITS: Those regular part-time
positions with budgeted hours at or above one thousand five hundred and
sixty (1,560) hours shall be eligible to earn annual leave, holiday pay, jury
duty pay, and bereavement leave on a pro-rata basis. The prorated leave
and compensation shall be pursuant to the applicable provisions of the
Personnel Rules and City Council Salary Plan Resolution. Leave accrual
calculation shall be based on the date of appointment to a regular part -time
position with the City of Moorpark, and may also include credit fo r any
regular full-time work for the City of Moorpark. Accrued annual leave for
regular part- time employees shall be no less than the amount required by
the Paid Sick Leave law (California Labor Code Sections 245-249).
In addition to leave benefits described above, regular part-time employees
will be eligible for CalPERS retirement as described in Section 501, and
long- term and short-term disability insurance benefits as described in
Section 701. Health insurance coverage will be made available by City for
regular part- time employees and dependents as may be required by the
Affordable Care Act, or any successor thereto, and City Council policies. No
dental, vision, or life insurance premiums shall be paid for regular part-time
employees.
Sec. 1404 PRIVACY POLICY. The City reserves the right to adopt a privacy policy
and/or procedures to give notice to employees of City computer network,
telephone system, and video surveillance monitoring. This language may
be incorporated into the City's Personnel Rules. The City shall provide ten
(10) days' notice to all employees and Local 721 prior to implementation of
a new privacy policy. Such policy and/or procedures will include a
requirement for each employee to acknowledge that the employee received
and read the policy and/or procedures. The acknowledgment will be kept in
the employee's personnel file.
Sec. 1405 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM. The City will
maintain a Public Transportation Incentive Program, with reimbursement at
50% of the actual expense, not to exceed a maximum reimbursement of
$100.00 per month, subject to rules to be approved by the City Manager at
his/her sole discretion, with no further need to meet and confer on the
implementation rules.
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Sec. 1406 REVISIONS TO THE PERSONNEL RULES FOR COMPETITIVE
SERVICE EMPLOYEES. The City and Local 721 agree to the following
revisions to be incorporated into the Personnel Rules during the term of this
MOU. The City and Local 721 further agree that the Personnel Rules, in its
entirety, may be updated during the term of this MOU to be compliant with
applicable laws and regulations. The City's Personnel Rules are adopted by
resolution of the City Council; a permanent legislative record; therefore,
following adoption of the agreed upon MOU language into the Personnel
Rules, the subsequent MOU will be updated to delete reference to such
MOU provisions.
A. Section 2.12 of the Personnel Rules will be revised to be generally
consistent with the July 15, 2011 First Addendum to the July 2010 MOU.
B. Section 2.15 of the Personnel Rules will be revised to be consistent with
City Council Policy 2.11.
C. Section 4.12 of the Personnel Rules will be revised to be generally
consistent with the following:
Section 4.12. Overtime and Compensatory Time: When in the best
interest of the City, the City Manager or a department head or his/her
designee may require an employee to work overtime. Overtime that can be
anticipated or scheduled shall require the prior approval of the department
head based on budget limits. No more than ten (10) hours of overtime may
be worked in any one work week without prior written approval of the City
Manager. Overtime-eligible employees (i.e. non-exempt employees) are not
permitted to work overtime without prior approval from the department head
or his/her designee. If the department head or his/her designee denies the
employee's request to work overtime, the employee must obey the
department head's directive and immediately cease working. Failure to
follow these overtime approval procedures may subject the employee to
disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal.
Overtime is all hours an overtime-eligible employee actually works over forty
(40) hours in his/her designated work week. Accordingly, credit for overtime
shall not begin until an employee has actually worked forty (40) hours for
that work week. Only actual hours worked will be counted toward the 40 -
hour threshold for purposes of calculating overtime, and paid annual leave
time and other similar paid leave time off from work shall not be counted as
hours worked unless provided under a memorandum of understa nding.
All overtime shall be computed in increments of one quarter (1/4) hour, and
shall be compensated for overtime hours worked at one and one-half (1 ½)
times the employee's regular rate of pay unless otherwise specified in a
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memorandum of understanding. Calculation of the regular rate shall be as
required by applicable state and federal law.
Compensation for overtime shall be included in the paycheck for the pay
period in which it is earned, except as provided below. The City and the
employee can agree, in advance of the overtime being worked, to allow the
employee to receive compensatory time (at time and one-half) in lieu of
overtime pay. An employee will not be permitted to accumulate more than
forty (40) hours of compensatory time. Twice a year, during the last pay
period in June and the last pay period in December, the City shall pay an
employee for all accumulated compensatory time and reduce the
compensatory time balance to zero. The City reserves the right to cash out
accumulated compensatory time at any time. Upon termination, employees
shall be compensated for accumulated compensatory time off at the
employee's final regular rate of pay or the employee's average regular rate
of pay during the last three (3) years of employment with the City, whichever
is higher.
Certain classifications in the Competitive Service may be designated as
exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act and
Sections 4.12 (Overtime and Compensatory Time), 4.12.1 (Callback), and
4.12.2 (Standby Premium Pay), and hence are not eligible to receive
overtime pay. Such exempt classifications shall have the exemption stated
on both the Salary Plan and the class specification in the job description in
the City's Classification Plan. Standby duty, which does not constitute time
worked, shall be compensated in a manner prescribed in writing by the City
Manager.
D. Section 4.13 of the Personnel Rules will be revised to be generally
consistent with the following:
Section 4.13. Compensation for Layoff: An employee, who is terminated
from the Competitive Service of the City as a result of a layoff, shall be paid
for accumulated annual leave, compensatory time, and accumulated
overtime. Should an employee be reemployed in the formerly held position,
the employee shall be placed at the same salary step as when the layoff
occurred. No credit shall be received toward a step increase or seniority
during the period of layoff. Employees who have attained regular status at
the time of layoff, and who are reemployed within a period of one (1) year
from the date of layoff shall be assigned a performance evaluation
anniversary date that provides credit for time previously worked towards the
one-year evaluation period prior to layoff.
E. Section 4.19 of the Personnel Rules will be revised to be generally
consistent with the following:
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Section 4.19. Error in Determination of Correct Salary Rate or Any
Other Compensation: Should an employee be advanced to a higher step
in the salary range for his/her class than for which he/she was
recommended, be placed at a higher salary range, or receive any other
incorrect amount of compensation, including but not limited to bilingual pay,
longevity pay, insurance cash-back payment, deferred compensation
payment, through error, such error shall be corrected immediately following
its discovery. Reimbursement to the City by the employee or to the
employee by the City for said error shall promptly be made by one of the
following methods or a combination thereof:
a. Application of accumulated equivalent time off for overtime service;
b. Application of equivalent time off for overtime service earned during
the time immediately following the date of the discovery of said error;
c. Application of the increase in the employee's salary following his/her
next merit salary increase; or
d. Application of a partial reduction in the employee's salary for a period
of not more than six (6) months; or
e. Any other method mutually agreed to.
City Human Resources and Finance staff shall meet with the employee to
discuss reimbursement and following that meeting shall make a
recommendation to the City Manager for correction and reimbursement.
Determination of which one or combination of the above methods of
reimbursement should be used shall be made by the City Manager. In order
for the reimbursement to the City to be deferred, the employee shall be
required to sign a reimbursement agreement, to permit the City to deduct
any unpaid reimbursement from the employee's last paycheck, should the
employee terminate before full reimbursement to the City has been made.
If the employee declines to sign a reimbursement agreement, the full
amount of the reimbursement will be deducted from the employee's next
paycheck or all subsequent paychecks until full reimbursement has been
achieved. If the employee refuses to sign a reimbursement agreement and
then terminates employment prior to reimbursement, the City will initiate
appropriate legal action to recover owed amounts not reimbursed.
F. Section 10.4 of the Personnel Rules will be revised to be consistent with the
following:
Section 10.4. Voluntary Retreat Rights: An employee designated to be
laid off may elect to retreat to the top of the seniority list for the next lower
classification within the same class of positions, provided the employee has
previously held regular status in such lesser classification in an y
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department, and possesses the minimum skills to perform satisfactorily. The
City Manager shall determine whether an employee has such minimum
skills. Employees who retreat into a lesser classification retain re-
employment rights to the original position as provided in Section 10.7.
Retreat rights shall prevail only within an identifiable career ladder for the
applicable class of positions, as identified by the City Manager.
G. Section 11.9.n of the Personnel Rules will be revised to be consistent with
the following:
n. Reckless driving or reckless operation of a City vehicle or equipment
while on duty.
H. At the time of the next update, the Personnel Rules will be revised to be
consistent with the current applicable provisions of the Fair Labor Standards
Act, California Pregnancy Disability Leave Act, Federal Family and Medical
Leave Act, California Family Rights Act, Affordable Care Act, California Paid
Sick Leave Law, and California Kin Care Law.
I. Section 4.12.2 of the Personnel Rules will be revised to be generally
consistent with the following:
Section 4.12.2. Standby Premium Pay: Should an employee be placed on
standby duty, such employee shall be compensated for actual time on call
consistent with the compensation approved in a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU), including any Amendment or Side Letter of
Agreement to the MOU for Competitive Service employees.
Actual time worked as a result of a callback to duty shall be paid in
accordance with Section 4.12.1 (Callback). No employee shall be paid an
hourly rate for callback and standby simultaneously. Employees who fail to
or refuse to respond to phone calls when assigned to standby duty shall not
receive standby pay for that assigned shift. Employees standby hours shall
not constitute hours worked under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Standby duty requires that employees so assigned:
1. Be readily reachable at all times when on standby duty by a City cell
phone if provided or employee cell phone or home phone.
2. Refrain from activities which might impair the employee's ability to
perform their assigned duties.
3. Be ready while on standby duty to respond to call back duty within a
thirty (30)-minute response time to the employee's primary worksite.
The City will establish a Standby calendar showing the names of the
employees scheduled to work standby duty, and a preliminary standby
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schedule will be posted no less than one month in advance. Standby
schedule change requests by employees should be submitted to a
supervisor or department head for approval consideration no less than one
workday in advance of the scheduled standby duty (except as described in
this paragraph for an emergency or unplanned situation) to ensure there is
time for the supervisor or department head to find another employee
available to accept the standby duty assignment. If an employee is
scheduled for standby and determines after regular work hours that he or
she cannot respond to standby duty telephone calls and call back duty due
to an emergency or unplanned situation, such as illness or lack of childcare,
the employee shall notify their supervisor or department head by telephone
call and/or text message of the required scheduling change. All schedule
changes must be updated on the Standby calendar no later than the next
regular workday and prior to timesheet submittal to ensure accurate
timesheet reporting.
Standby duty pay does not apply when a City's Emergency Operations
Center has been activated and an employee may be assigned to a work
shift other than his/her regular shift.
J. Language will be added to the Personnel Rules and Moorpark
Administrative Policy B-3 (Time Sheets and Personnel Action Forms) to
clarify that time worked and use of accumulated leave by Competitive
Service employees shall be recorded daily on the City's time sheet in time
increments of no less than a quarter-hour (15 minutes), and if rounding is
required at the end of a work day for an increment of time worked or leave
used of less than a quarter-hour increment, seven (7) or fewer minutes shall
be rounded down and eight (8) or more minutes shall be rounded up.
K. Section 9.3, Review with Employees, of Rule 9, Employee Performance
Evaluation, will be revised at the time of the next update to the Personnel
Rules Resolution to change the time for employee written responses to the
performance evaluation report to be completed with ten (10) business days
of receiving the completed written performance evaluation.
L. Rule 14, Workers Compensation, will be revised to be consistent with the
provisions of State law pertaining to injuries on the job and benefits paid.
M. Section 13.7 of the Personnel Rules will be revised to be generally
consistent with the following:
Section 13.7. City Established Holidays: Holidays shall be observed
during the calendar year according to the dates as established by City
Council resolution. When a holiday falls on Saturday, the preceding work
dayworkday (Friday) shall be observed, and when a holiday falls on a
Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed, except as otherwise
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stated in a City Council resolution establishing City holidays. Holiday pay
for full-time employees shall be equivalent to an eight-hour work
dayworkday. Holiday pay for full-time employees on a 9/80 work schedule
shall be equivalent to a nine-hour work dayworkday when it falls on Monday
through Thursday. Regular part-time employees shall be paid for holidays
based upon the ratio of the number of hours regularly scheduled for the
work week and budgeted for the fiscal year. In the event that one or more
municipal holidays fall within the time period for approved use of annual
leave, such holiday hours shall not be charged as annual leave.
N. Section 13.6A, Accrual of Annual Leave, of the Personnel Rules will be
revised at the time of the next update to remove language stating that
employees serving an original probationary period may not take such leave
until the 90th day after the first day of employment with the City.
O. Section 4.4 of the Personnel Rules will be revised to be generally consistent
with the following:
Section 4.4. Newly Hired Employees’ Salary Step. Newly hired
employees shall be appointed at an appropriate salary step of the salary
range to which their class is assigned based upon recommendation of the
appointing authority. The employee would then be eligible for the next step
one (1) year from his/her anniversary date, pursuant to Section 4.5 (Salary
Advancement - Full-time Employees).
P. Section 11.9.G of the Personnel Rules will be revised to be generally
consistent with the following:
Section 11.9. Causes for Disciplinary Action.
G. Acceptance of gifts or gratuities from parties doing business with the City
in violation of the City’s policies, including conflicts of interest and unethical
activities.
ARTICLE 15
CITY RIGHTS
The City retains, solely and exclusively, all rights, powers and authority it had prior to this
MOU except those rights specifically delegated by this MOU. The City retains all of its
rights, power and authority with respect to general legislative matters and the
management of the provision of municipal services and the management of the work
force performing those services. The City continues to possess exclusively the rights
listed below, plus all other rights to which by law the City is entitled. These rights may not
be abridged or modified in any way, except by formal legislative action by the City Council
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(i.e., resolution or ordinance). The City has the right and may exercise its discretion,
including, but not limited to the following areas:
1. To determine the mission of its constituent departments, commissions and
boards;
2. To set hours of work;
3. To set standards of service;
4. To direct employees, make assignments and require overtime work;
5. To take disciplinary action;
6. To relieve its employees from duty because of lack of work or other
legitimate reasons;
7. To determine the methods, means and personnel by which government
operations are to be conducted and whether services required by the City
shall be provided by City employees or provided pursuant to contracts
between City and independent contractors, with the agreement of the City
to advise Local 721 with no less than two (2) weeks written notice of
consideration by the City Council of a proposed action to contract for a
service with an independent contractor that would result in a layoff of one
or more City employees;
8. To determine the procedure and standards for selection for employment,
the content of job classifications, and the means and methods of employee
performance evaluations;
9. To determine when an emergency exists and to take all necessary actions
to carry out the City's mission in emergencies, including recalling and
deploying off-duty personnel and requiring that employees work overtime;
10. To exercise control and discretion over its organization and technology of
performing its work;
11. To transfer or reassign an employee to a lower-paid classification provided,
for regular employees, appropriate due process is afforded the regular
employee; and
12. To lay off employees by position as a result of: a material change in duties,
change in need, organization, or shortage of work or funds in the
Department or the City.
ARTICLE 16
EMPLOYEE RIGHTS
Employees shall have the right to form, join and participate in the activities of employee
organizations of their own choosing for the purpose of representation on all matters of
employer-employee relations. Employees shall also have the right to refuse to join or
participate in the activities of employee organizations. Neither the City nor Local 721 shall
hinder, interfere, intimidate, restrain, discriminate, or coerce an employee for exercising
any rights or benefits provided in this MOU or law.
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ARTICLE 17
NO STRIKE, WORK STOPPAGE, OR RELATED
During the term of the MOU, employees agree there will be no strike, work stoppage,
slow- down, picketing including non-disruptive informational picketing, or refusal or failure
to fully and faithfully perform job functions and responsibilities, or other interference with
the operations of the City caused or sanctioned by Local 721, including compliance with
the request of other labor organizations to engage in such activity, and no lockouts shall
be made by the City.
ARTICLE 18
PROVISIONS OF LAW
It is understood and agreed that this MOU is subject to all current and future applicable
federal, state, and City of Moorpark laws and regulations. If any part or provision of this
MOU is in conflict or inconsistent with such applicable provisions of federal, state or City
laws, rules and regulations, or is otherwise held to be invalid or unenforceable by any
tribunal of competent jurisdiction, such part or provision shall be suspended and
superseded by such applicable law or regulations, and the remainder of this MOU shall
not be affected thereby. In the event of such invalidation, the City and Local 721 shall
meet and confer in good faith concerning
ARTICLE 19
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
A grievance is a dispute about the interpretation or application of this agreement,
excluding discipline. The grievant has a right to representation at all levels of the
grievance procedure.
Level 1 – Informal Discussion with Immediate Supervisor
a. The Union may initiate a grievance within ten (10) business days of the occurrence
or discovery of a dispute or violation of this Agreement by a statement of fact, the
grievant’s claim and the remedy sought by filling a grievance with the employee’s
immediate supervisor. The supervisor will have ten (10) business days to schedule
a hearing.
b. If the Union is not satisfied with the response from the immediate supervisor, who
will respond to the grievance within ten (10) business days from the date of the
meeting, a hearing may be scheduled with the Human Resources Manager or his
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or her designee within ten (10) business days. The meeting with the supervisor
may be waived by mutual consent of the parties.
c. If the grievance arises as a result of the direct decision of the immediate supervisor,
the employee has the option to initiate the grievance at Level 2.
Level 2 – Personnel Officer
a. The Personnel Officer Resources or his or her designee will render a decision in
writing within ten (10) business days from the date of the hearing.
Level 3 – City Manager
a. The City Manager or his or her designee will render a decision in writing within ten
(10) business days from the date of the hearing.
Advisory Arbitration
If the response of the City Manager does not result in resolution of the grievance and if
the grievance was not related to an appeal of a letter of reprimand:
The employee and SEIU Local 721 may jointly appeal the grievance to advisory
Arbitration by signing and completing the City or SEIU form and presenting it to the City
Manager within ten (10) business days of the employee’s receipt of the City Manager’s
response.
The parties, or their designated representatives, shall agree on an arbitrator, and if they
are unable to agree on an arbitrator within a reasonable time, either party may request
the State Mediation and Conciliation Service to submit to them a list of seven (7)
arbitrators who have had experience in the municipal sector. The parties shall select the
arbitrator by alternatively striking names from a list until one name remains. Such person
shall then become the arbitrator.
The arbitrator so selected shall hold a hearing as expeditiously as possible at a time and
place convenient to the parties, and shall be bound by the following:
The arbitrator shall be bound by the language of the MOU and City and department rules
and regulations consistent therewith in considering any issue properly before him/her.
The arbitrator shall expressly confine himself/herself to the precise issues submitted to
him/her and shall have no authority to consider any other issue not so submitted to
him/her.
The arbitrator shall be bound by federal, State and local law. The arbitrator may not
recommend changes in established wages or benefits, nor recommend the payment of
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back wages or benefits to a date prior to twenty-one (21) days before the grievance was
timely filed.
Upon conclusion of the hearing, the arbitrator shall submit findings and an advisory
recommendation to the employee and to the City Manager.
The City Manager shall, within ten (10) business days of the receipt of the written findings
and advisory recommendation, make the final determination of the grievance and submit
it in writing to the employee and his/her designated representative.
The cost of the arbitrator and other mutually incurred costs shall be borne equally by the
parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this MOU between Local 721
and the City to be executed on June July ____, 20253, following ratification by the City
Council at a regular meeting on July 2June 7, 20253.
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY: ON BEHALF OF LOCAL 721:
Troy BrownPJ Gagajena,
City Manager
Aram AgdaianCarson Acosta, SEIU
Local 721
Chief NegotiatorRegional Director
ATTEST: Daisy Amezcua, SEIU Local 721
Bargaining Team Member
Ky Spangler
City Clerk
Javier Magdaleno, SEIU Local 721
Bargaining Team Member
Steve Matthews, SEIU Local 721
Bargaining Team Member
Leonard CastilloAnnette Nino,
SEIU Local 721
Worksite Organizer
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ATTACHMENT 2
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-____
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING HOLIDAYS
OBSERVED BY THE CITY TO INCLUDE DECEMBER 26 TO 31 AS
PAID HOLIDAYS AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 2009-
2825
WHEREAS, Section 2.52.010 of Chapter 2.52 of Title 2 of the Moorpark Municipal
Code provides that holidays observed by the City shall be set by resolution of the City
Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to add paid holidays from December 26 to
31; and
WHEREAS, the City Council last adopted a holiday resolution in 2009, Resolution
No. 2009-2825, and an updated resolution is now proposed to be adopted.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Excluding those offices, which must remain open for the continuation
of essential public services, such as police and fire protection, the public offices of the
City shall be closed on the following holidays:
1. New Year's Day, January 1;
2. January 2, when this date falls on a Friday;
3. Martin Luther King's Birthday, the third Monday in January;
4. President's Day, the third Monday in February;
5. Cesar Chavez day, March 31, as follows:
a) If March 31 falls on a Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, or
Wednesday, then the holiday will be observed on Monday;
b) If March 31 falls on a Thursday, Friday, or Saturday, then the
holiday will be observed on Friday;
6. Memorial Day, the last Monday in May;
7. July 4 and July 3, or July 5, or July 6 as follows:
a) July 3 - Eight hours if this date falls on Monday, but no hours
if this date falls on a Friday and the City is sponsoring a
community event on July 3, in which case the July 4 holiday
will be observed on Monday, July 6;
b) July 5 - Eight hours if this date falls on a Friday;
8. Labor Day, the first Monday in September;
9. Veteran's Day, November 11;
10. November 10, when this date falls on a Monday;
11. Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November;
12. The day after Thanksgiving;
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Resolution No. 2025-___
Page 2
13. Christmas Eve (December 24) as follows:
a) Four hours if this date falls on Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday or Friday; or
b) Eight hours if this date falls on Monday; or
c) No hours if this date falls on Saturday or Sunday; or
d) Four hours on Thursday, December 23 (due to Friday,
December 24, becoming the holiday in accordance with the
provisions set forth below);
14. Christmas Day, December 25;
15. Every day appointed by the President of the United States or
Governor of this State for public feast, thanksgiving or holiday, when
specifically authorized by the City Council;
16. December Holiday Closure, December 26 – 31.
If a paid, assigned City holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be the
holiday in lieu of the day observed, except as otherwise specified in the preceding list of
City holidays. If a paid, assigned City holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday
shall be the holiday in lieu of the day observed, except as otherwise specified in the
preceding list of City holidays. For those employees regularly scheduled to work Saturday
and/or Sunday, the paid assigned holiday shall be the day on which the holiday actually
occurs. All assigned holidays shall be eight (8) hours paid for regular full-time City
employees, with the exception of Christmas Eve as described above. Holiday pay for full-
time employees on a 9/80 work schedule shall be equivalent to a nine-hour workday when
it falls on Monday through Thursday.
SECTION 2. Resolution No. 2009-2825 is hereby rescinded.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and shall
cause a certified resolution to be filed in the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of July, 2025.
________________________________
Chris R. Enegren, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Ky Spangler, City Clerk
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