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File #: 19-208 MEETING DATE: 2/19/2019
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Fred A. Wilson, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Michele Warren, Director of Human Resources
Subject:
Approval of Tentative Agreement and Introduction of Proposed Memorandum of
Understanding Between the Huntington Beach Police Officers' Association (HBPOA) and the
City of Huntington Beach for October 1, 2017, through December 31, 2019
Statement of Issue:
The City and the Huntington Beach Police Officers' Association (HBPOA) have tentatively agreed to
enter into a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the period October 1, 2017, through
December 31, 2019.
Financial Impact:
Funding for the implementation of the fiscal items contained in the proposed Memorandum of
Understanding will come from the General Fund. The additional fiscal impact over the term of the
agreement for recurring items is estimated at $460,493. The fiscal impact for one-time costs
including the purchase of law enforcement related equipment is estimated at $361,520. No
additional appropriations are requested. These costs will be absorbed within the FY 2018/19
Adopted General Fund Budget for the Police Department.
Recommended Action:
Approve the "Tentative Agreement Between The City of Huntington Beach and The Huntington Beach
Police Officers' Association January 24, 2019" and the introduction of the proposed "Memorandum of
Understanding between the Huntington Beach Police Officers' Association and the City of Huntington
Beach" for the period October 1, 2017, through December 31, 2019.
Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve the Tentative Agreement and the introduction of the proposed successor MOU for
POA employees and direct staff to continue to meet and confer with the Association or utilize the
impasse procedures contained within the City's Employer Employee Relations Resolution.
Analysis:
Representatives for the City and POA have been involved in active negotiations over an extended
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cover the full cost of the administering the Alarm System Subscriber
Permit Program. The Council further establishes a reduced fee for senior citizen subscribers who
are 62 years of age or older and have a combined annual adjusted gross income of all members
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employee's first or last regularly scheduled shift of the week. Employees may arrange shift
trades such that the employee's work one 10-hour day each 28 days. The effective date of the
schedule change will be at the beginning of the next shift change (i.e., deployment). At the
discretion of the Police Chief, the 3/12.5+5 work schedule may be terminated effective at the
end of three deployments (scheduled for May 2020), provided notice of such termination is
provided to the President of HBPOA in writing before February 12, 2020. If terminated, the
affected employees shall revert to the previous 4/10 work schedule.
b. The Administrative Dispatcher assignment will be for two years. The employee currently in the
assignment will stay in the assignment for two years from her initial date of appointment
i. Future appointees will have the chance to apply by providing interest memos prior to
expiration of the assignment. The City will post a notice for two weeks informing
prospective appointees that during that two-week period they may submit their interest
memos.
ii. If no person submits an interest memo, the current appointee can be reappointed for
another one-year assignment. If that person no longer wishes to serve in the
assignment, the Communications Manager has the discretion to keep the assignment
vacant or to appoint another (i.e., a different person) Communications Supervisor to the
assignment for one year.
iii. If one person (different from the current appointee) submits an interest memo, that
person (not the current appointee) will be appointed to the assignment.
iv. If more than one person (different from the current appointee) submits an interest
memo, there will be a selection process and the City reserves the right to select the
appointee among those who submitted interest memos.
c. The Communications Administrative Supervisor will not be above the Communications
Supervisor in the Organizational Chart and will reflected as follows in the Communications 1
Manual:
Communications Manager
Communications Supervisor
Communications Administrative Supervisor
Communications Operator
MOU clean-up language is agreed to and set forth in the track changed MOU to which the parties
have agreed and will sign following Council approval of the MOU.
inistering the Alarm System Subscriber
Permit Program. The Council further establishes a reduced fee for senior citizen subscribers who
are 62 years of age or older and have a combined annual adjusted gross income of all members
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