Resolution - 2019-02RESOLUTION NO.2019-02
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AND THE
WEST COVINA NON -SWORN SAFETY SUPPORT EMPLOYEES'
ASSOCIATION FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2017 THROUGH DUNE 30,
2019
WHEREAS, the City of West Covina has met and conferred with representatives for
the West Covina Non -Sworn Safety Support Employees' Association; and,
WHEREAS, the City of West Covina and the West Covina Non -Sworn Safety
Support Employees' Association have agreed upon certain changes to the benefits and terms
and conditions of employment in the agreed upon Memorandum of Understanding for the
period of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the two (2) year agreement from July 1, 2017 through June 30,
2019 between the City of West Covina and the West Covina Non -Sworn Safety Support
Employees' Association is hereby approved and ratified and all applicable changes are
contained in the Memorandum of Understanding are hereby adopted. Exhibit 1 provides a
detailed outline of the changes agreed to in this Memorandum of Understanding.
SECTION 2. That the position classifications within the City's Full -Time Salary
Schedule represented by the Non -Sworn Safety Support Employees' Association are hereby
established as listed on Exhibit 2.
SECTION 3. That this resolution shall be effective immediately upon passage and
adoption.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED on this 51h day of February 2019.
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Scott E. Porter
City Attorney
ATTEST
Nickolas S. Lewis
City Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the
City of West Covina at a regular meeting thereof held on February 5'h, 2019, by the following
vote of the Council:
AYES: Castellanos, Lopez-Viado, Shewmaker, Wu, Johnson
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
Carrie Gallagher
Assistant City Clerk
Exhibit 1
NON -SWORN SAFETY EMPLOYEES
Successor Memorandum of Understanding
July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019
The City and Non -Sworn Safety Support Employees' Association (Association) have agreed to a two (2)
year successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOL9 covering the period of July 1, 2017 through June
30, 2019. The terms and conditions of this agreement are as follows:
July 1, 2017 — June 30, 2018
Status Quo (no substantive changes) — for the period covering July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, the City
and Association agree to maintain the status quo. All terms and conditions established by the prior year
MOU dated July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 shall remain in full force and effect for this period.
Effective July 1, 2018
1. Add Veteran's Day to the schedule of paid holidays (10 hours of comp time shall be deposited for
FY 2018-19).
2. Add Deferred Compensation Provision: add a deferred compensation matching benefit up to $50
per month for all unit employees. This benefit shall be conditioned on a matching principle in
which the City will contribute up to $50 per month to each employee's deferred compensation
account on an employee -employer dollar -for -dollar matching basis. (For administrative purposes,
this item shall be effective the first pay period after the MOU is ratified by Council).
3. Add Medical Cash -Out Provision (Flores vs. San Gabriel): medical cash -out amount shall be
excluded from the overtime calculation (effective upon adoption and implementation of the
MOU).
4. Amend Sick Leave Pay -Off Upon Retirement Provision: eliminate the provision for sick leave
cash -out upon retirement from the City for all new employees hired on or after July 1, 2018.
Effective January 1, 2019
1. Medical Cap: City contributions to medical premiums for all unit members shall be capped at the
2019 Kaiser LA Region rates for single, single plus one, and family. The 2019 rates have been
established as follows:
Single........ $618.64
Single +1.. $1,237.28
Family....... $1,608.46
2. CalPERS employee contribution increase: employee contributions to Ca1PERS shall be increased
to the statutory limit established on January 1, 2018 for Tier 2 employees (i.e., Classic New
Exhibit 1
Members). This shall increase employee contributions from 7% to 7.72%, which is the new
statutory limit. (For administrative purposes, this item shall be implemented the first pay period
after the MOU is ratified by Council)
Effective June 30, 2019
1. 2% base salary increase. The salary increase shall be non -retroactive and implemented the first
pay period of July 2019.
Exhibit 2
NON -SWORN SAFETY EMPLOYEES
Represented Position Classification Salary Schedule
Effective June 30, 2019
The City and Non -Sworn Safety Support Employees' Association (Association) have agreed to a two (2)
year successor MOU covering the period of Jady 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019. Pursuant to this
agreement, members of the Association shall receive a 2% salary increase the first pay period of July 2019.
The salary schedule for the position classifications represented by the Association shall be as follows
starting the first pay period of July 2019:
MONTHLY PAY SCHEDULE
POSITION
GRADE
STEP I
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
STEP 5
Community Services Officer
NS160
$3,321
$3,487
$3,661
$3,845
$4,038
Forensic Specialist
NS003
$4,348
$4,582
$4,817
$5,051
$5,285
Jailer
NS130
$3,458
$3,634
$3,814
$41007
$4,205
Lead Jailer
NS131
$3,806
$4,011
$4,216
$4,421
$4,626
Police Records Specialist I
NS070
$2,885
$3,032
$3,182
$3,341
$3,508
Police Records Specialist II
NSI10
$3,094
$3,249
$3,411
$3,583
$3,761
Public Safety Dis atcher
NS001
$4,439
$4,661
$4,894
$5,139
$5,394
Senior Communications Op
NS002
$4,972
$5,220
$5,481
$5,755
1 $6,042
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