REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Oliver Chi, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Brittany Mello, Interim Administrative Services Director
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Adopt Resolution No. 2021-67 approving and implementing the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Huntington Beach Fire Management Association (FMA) and the City of Huntington Beach for July 1, 2021, through December 31, 2023; and authorize appropriation of funds
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Statement of Issue:
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Huntington Beach and the Huntington Beach Fire Management Association (FMA) expired on September 30, 2017. Subsequently, the City and FMA engaged in good-faith negotiations, ultimately reaching tentative agreement on terms in October 2021 on a 2.5 year contract covering the period of July 1, 2021, through December 31, 2023. The MOU was approved for introduction at the November 16, 2021, meeting, and pursuant to the City's municipal code, is being brought back for formal consideration by the City Council.
Financial Impact:
Pursuant to the terms agreed upon with FMA, the Finance Department estimates the total projected average annual cost increase of the MOU to be $97,357 per year during the life of the agreement.
Recommended Action:
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A) Adopt Resolution No. 2021-67, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Approving and Implementing the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Huntington Beach Fire Management Association (FMA) and the City for July 1, 2021, through December 31, 2023;" and,
B) Authorize appropriations for all costs related to implementation of Resolution No. 2021-67.
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not adopt the Resolution approving the successor MOU for FMA employees, and direct staff to: (1) continue to meet and confer with the Association, or (2) utilize the impasse procedures contained within the City's Employer-Employee Relations Res...
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