HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2010-21 RESOLUTION NO. 2010-21
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL. OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON
BEACH AMENDING THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE MUNICIPAL. EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION
(MEA),BY ADOPTING THE SIDE LETTER OF AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, on November 19, 2007, the City Council of Huntington Beach adopted
Resolution No. 2007-85 for the purpose of adopting the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
between the City and the Municipal Employees' Association(MEA); and
WHEREAS, subsequent to the adoption of the MOU, the City of Huntington Beach
and MEA agreed to changes, corrections, and clarifications to the MOU that are reflected in a
Side Letter of Agreement between the City of Huntington Beach and MEA ("Side Letter
Agreement") attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference. The Side
Letter Agreement pertains to temporary suspension of payment of General Leave earned in
excess of six hundred forty(640)hours.
NOW, THEREFORE,IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach as follows:
Section 1. The Side Letter Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A is approved and
adopted.
Section 2. The Side Letter Agreement amends the MOU between the City of Huntington
Beach and MEA.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on themet.day of March
Mayor
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City mAstrator
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Exhibit "A", Resolution No. 2010-21
City of Huntington Beach
SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT
Representatives of the Municipal Employees' Association ("MEA") and the City of
Huntington Beach ("City") hereby agree to the following terms related to the MEA
MOU with respect to the following:
ARTICLE XII - LEAVE BENEFITS
A. Leave With Pay
1. General Leave
b. Eligibility and Approval
General Leave must be pre-approved except for illness, injury or
family sickness, which may require a physician's statement for
approval. General Leave accrued time is to be computed from hire
date anniversary. Employees shall not be permitted to take
general leave in excess of actual time earned. Effective the pay
period beginning March 6, 2010, and continuing until the end of the
pay period which includes September 30, 2011, employees shall
not accrue General Leave in excess of seven hundred (700) hours.
Employee's will not earn General Leave hours in excess of seven
hundred (700) hours and shall not be paid the cash value of any
additional hours beyond seven hundred (700) in their paycheck for
the full duration of the time provided herein. Employees may not
use their General Leave to advance their separation date on
retirement or other separation from employment.
The provisions contained in this side letter will expire effective
October 1, 2011, and the parties agree to return to the original
language contained in Article XII, Section 1 - General Leave, (b.)
Eligibility and Approval of the MEA Memorandum of Understanding
as of July 1, 2007. However, all General Leave accruals exceeding
640 hours as of October 1, 2011 will not be eligible for cash-out at
separation or for overage payment. Employees separating City
service shall be limited to 640 hours of General Leave as final pay
out. Employees will have until the end of the pay period that
includes December 31, 2011, to use any hours above 640. All
hours above 640 not utilized by the end of the pay period that
includes December 31, 2011 shall be forfeited.
Side-Letter Implementation
The parties agree that this side-letter agreement and the implementation thereof
will not be subject to Personnel Rule 19 - Grievance Procedure/Non-Disciplinary
Matters nor Article XIV-Miscellaneous (A) - Grievance Arbitration, or otherwise
appealed either administratively or in a court of competent jurisdiction.
Exhibit "A", Resolution No. 2010-21
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT to
be executed by and through their authorized officers on
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
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Res. No. 2010-21
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, JOAN L. FLYNN the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the
City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City,
do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the
City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed
and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of
said City Council at an regular meeting thereof held on March 1, 2010 by the
following vote:
AYES: Carchio, Coerper, Hardy, Green, Bohr, Dwyer, Hansen
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
C6J Clerk and ex-officioQlerk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California