REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Oliver Chi, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Travis Hopkins, Assistant City Manager
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Introduction of the Proposed Memorandum of Understanding Between the Huntington Beach Police Officers' Association and the City of Huntington Beach for January 1, 2020, through June 30, 2023
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Statement of Issue:
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Huntington Beach and the Huntington Beach Police Officers' Association (POA) expired on December 31, 2019. Subsequently, the City and POA engaged in good-faith negotiations, ultimately reaching tentative agreement on terms in February 2020 on a 3.5-year contract covering the period January 1, 2020, through June 30, 2023.
Financial Impact:
Pursuant to the terms reached in the MOU with POA, the total projected cost of the labor pact as estimated by the Finance Department is $1.21 million in Year 1; $1.15 million in Year 2; and $1.40 million in Year 3. This results in an average annual cost increase of $1.25 million per year during the life of the agreement, which constitutes an average annual 0.8% increase in the City's overall FY 2019/20 personnel budget of $162.04 million.
Recommended Action:
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Introduction of the Proposed Memorandum of Understanding Between the Huntington Beach Police Officers' Association and the City of Huntington Beach for the period January 1, 2020, through June 30, 2023.
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve the introduction of the proposed successor MOU for POA 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 Resolution
Analysis:
The Police Officers' Association (POA) represents approximately 250 employees in the City.
Starting in late 2019, representatives for the City and POA engaged in active negotiations on a new...
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