CITY COUNCIL: Resolution Amending the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City & the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 4579, Carmel Professional Firefighters

Meeting Date: November 1, 2011
Prepared by: Jason Stilwell, City Administrator

City Council
Agenda Item Summary

Name: Consideration of a Resolution amending the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City and the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 4579, Carmel Professional Firefighters.

Description: The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) concluded December 31, 2010, and in accordance with State law, the terms and conditions of that agreement remain in effect for both parties until amended or until a successor agreement is reached. A successor agreement has not been negotiated pending the City Council’s action on a shared services agreement for fire services. It is anticipated that in a shared services model the City of Carmel employees represented by the IAFF would become employees of the partner agency and would be represented by that agency’s bargaining unit.

The IAFF has requested the City consider amended terms to the MOU between the City and the IAFF in coordination with the City’s shared services model. These amended terms include:

• The term of this MOU shall be extended to June 30, 2012.

• A salary adjustment of 8.75% scheduled to be applied effective January 3, 2011, shall not be implemented subject to the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea entering into a contract with the City of Monterey to merge the two fire departments effective January 1, 2012. Otherwise the salary adjustment of 8.75% will be implemented per the effective date as stated in the MOU. In this event, the payment owed as a result of this salary adjustment will be paid by January 21, 2012. If Carmel cancels the fire merger contract with the City of Monterey within 24 months from the inception of employment with the City of Monterey, the existing MOU would apply, including the 8.75% salary increase, and which increase will not be retroactive.

• The City and IAFF have met and conferred on the potential change in the City’s relationship with Carmel Regional Fire Ambulance (CRFA), specifically that the CRFA ambulance service would become a function of the City.

Fiscal Impact: The cost of the 8.75% salary adjustment is estimated at $114,000 which would be a savings to the City in the event the City enters into a shared fire services agreement with Monterey and remains in the agreement for at least 24 months.

Staff Recommendation: Approve the attached Resolution incorporating the new terms and conditions into the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and IAFF.

Reviewed by:

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Jason Stilwell, City Administrator Date


CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION 2011-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA AMENDING THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS (IAFF) LOCAL 4579, CARMEL PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS

WHEREAS, the current IAFF MOU, approved by the City Council on June 3, 2008, included a series of cost-of-living (COLA) increases, one of which was an 8.75% increase, to take effect on January 1, 2010; and

WHEREAS, the Carmel IAFF agreed to amend its agreement and postponed its salary increase until December 31, 2010; and

WHEREAS, the Carmel IAFF agrees to amend its agreement and eliminate the 8.75% salary increase upon certain conditions.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

1. Amend Article 3.1 of the MOU to extend the term of the contract to end on June 30, 2012.
2. Amend D.1 of Article 5.1 to add the following language:
A salary adjustment of 8.75% scheduled to be applied effective January 3, 2011, shall not be implemented subject to the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea entering into a contract with the City of Monterey to merge the two fire departments effective January 1, 2012.
Otherwise the salary adjustment of 8.75% provided in Section D will be
implemented per the effective date as stated in the MOU. In this event, the
payment owed as a result of this salary adjustment will be paid by January 21, 2012.

It is agreed that, if Carmel cancels the fire merger contract with the City of Monterey within 24 months from the inception of employment with the City of
Monterey, the existing MOU would apply, including the 8.75% salary increase, and which increase will not be retroactive.
3. Per Article 25, recognize the parties agree that they have met and conferred on the potential change in the City’s relationship with Carmel Regional Fire Ambulance (CRFA), specifically that the CRFA ambulance service would become a function of the City.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Carmel-by-the Sea this first day of November 2011, by the following roll call vote:

AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:

SIGNED:

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SUE McCLOUD, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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Heidi Burch, City Clerk