REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Al Zelinka, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Travis Hopkins, Assistant City Manager
Subject:
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Adopt Resolution No. 2023-31 Approving and Implementing the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Huntington Beach Police Officers' Association (POA) and the City of Huntington Beach for July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026; and authorize appropriation of funds.
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Statement of Issue:
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Huntington Beach Police Officers' Association (POA) and the City will expire on June 30, 2023. The City and POA engaged in good-faith negotiations, ultimately reaching agreement on terms in May 2023 on a three year contract covering the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026. The MOU was approved for introduction at the June 6, 2023 City Council meeting, and pursuant to the City's municipal code, the MOU is placed on the agenda for formal consideration by the City Council.
Financial Impact:
Pursuant to the terms reached in the MOU by POA, the total projected cost of the labor pact as estimated by the Finance Department is $4.6 million in Year 1; $2.9 million in Year 2; and $3.0 million in Year 3. The cost of the contract, including $1.5 million in increases to CalPERS expenses, is estimated to total $12 million annually once fully phased in beginning in Fiscal Year 2026/27.
Recommended Action:
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A) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-31, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Approving and Implementing the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Huntington Beach Police Officers' Association (POA) and the City for July 1, 20231, through June 30, 2026;" and,
B) Authorize City Manager or designee to take all administrative and budgetary actions necessary for implementation of Resolution No. 2023-31.
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not adopt Resolution No. 2023-31 approving the successor...
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