REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 04/05/2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Human Resources Department
SUBJECT:
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SIDE LETTER BETWEEN THE CITY OF CORONA AND CORONA PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION TO CHANGE PROVISIONS FOR THE ANIMAL CARE TECHNICIAN CLASSIFICATION
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The staff report asks the City Council to approve the Side Letter with Corona Public Service Employees Association to add the classification of Animal Care Technician to receive Animal Control Trainer pay as the position was inadvertently left out of the Corona Public Service Employees Association Memorandum of Understanding. Additionally, the Side Letter of Agreement will also correct the classification titles receiving a uniform allowance.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to approve the attached Side Letter of Agreement modifying the 2021-2024 Memorandum of Understanding between the Corona Public Service Employees Association.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
In the current 2021-2024 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Corona and Corona Public Service Employees Association (CPSEA), Article 5 - Additional Compensation, Section 5.2.2 - Police Department Animal Control Trainer states the following: "Animal Control Officers assigned as trainers will be compensated $50.00 for each thirty (30) days of training provided on a cumulative basis."
In compliance with the California Public Employees' Retirement System regulations and definition of Special Compensation (2 CCR ?571), the monetary value of this pay to Animal Control Officers shall be reported to CalPERS as Special Compensation. The parties agree that this pay is described in Title 2 CCR, Section 571(a)(4) and 571.1(b)(3) as "Training Premium," a type of reportable special compensation. However, it is ultimately CalPERS who determines whether any form of pay is reportable special compensati...
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