REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Eric G. Parra, Interim City Manager
VIA: Travis K. Hopkins, Assistant City Manager
PREPARED BY: Theresa St. Peter, Interim Human Resources Director
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Introduction of the Proposed Memorandum of Understanding Between the Huntington Beach Firefighter’s Association (HBFA) and the City of Huntington Beach for January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026
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Statement of Issue:
Introduction of the Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Huntington Beach Firefighter’s Association (HBFA) and the City of Huntington Beach for January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026.
Financial Impact:
Pursuant to the terms reached in the MOU with HBFA, the total projected cost of the labor agreement as estimated by the Finance Department is approximately $736,769 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/24; $1,571,676 in FY 2024/25, $1,439,431 in FY 2025/26 and $690,412 in FY 2026/27. Additional budget increases of $182,961 in FY 2023/24, $389,952 in FY 2024/25, $352,012 in FY 2025/26 and $145,021 in FY 2026/27 are also estimated to account for impacts to overtime costs related to the agreement. The ongoing cost of the contract, including estimated impacts to overtime and cost increases to the City’s CalPERS expenses, is estimated to total $6,049,449 annually beginning in FY 2027/28.
Recommended Action:
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Approve introduction of the proposed Memorandum of Understanding Between the Huntington Beach Firefighter’s Association and the City of Huntington Beach for the period January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2026.
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve the Introduction of the proposed successor MOU for HBFA employees and direct staff to continue to: (1) meet and confer with the HBFA, or (2) utilize the impasse procedures contained within the City’s Employer-Employee Relations Resolution
Analysis:
The HBFA has 121 City employees. Representatives for the City and HBFA engaged in active discussions on a new labor agreement, ultimately reaching a tentative agreement on a three (3) year contract for the period from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026.
Terms of Agreement:
• Term: This Agreement shall be effective January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026.
• Salary increases: Effective January 6, 2024, employees will receive a base salary increase of six percent (6%). Effective the pay period including January 1, 2025, employees will receive a base salary increase of six percent (6%). Effective the pay period including January 1, 2026, employees will receive a base salary increase of four percent (4%).
• Performance bonus: Effective January 6, 2024, Article V, A will be removed from the HBFA MOU.
• Longevity Pay: Effective January 6, 2024, a fifteen-year tier was added to longevity pay. As a result, employees with fifteen (15) or more but less than twenty (20) years of service shall receive longevity pay equal to seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of base salary. Additionally, the longevity pay for employees with twenty (20) or more years of service will be increased from seven and one-half percent (7.5%) to ten percent (10%).
• Health and Other Insurance Benefits: Effective January 6, 2024, the City shall increase monthly contributions for medical insurance for single, two-party, and family to $900.00, $1,650.00, and $2,100.00 for an increase of $23.07, $455.92 and $370.42, respectively. Effective the first pay period of January 2025, the City shall increase monthly contributions for medical insurance for single, two-party, and family to $975.00, $1,728.00, and $2,201.00 for an increase of $75.00, $78.00 and $101.00, respectively. Effective the first pay period of January 2026, the City shall increase monthly contributions for medical insurance for single, two-party, and family to $1,050.00, $1,794.00, and $2,285.00 for an increase of $75.00, $66.00 and $84.00, respectively.
Environmental Status:
This action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
Strategic Plan Goal:
Non Applicable - Administrative Item
For details, visit www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/strategicplan <http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/strategicplan>.
Attachment(s):
1. Summary of MOU Modifications
2. Fiscal Impact Report
3. Power Point Presentation
4. Proposed MOU