AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 2/20/2019
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Administrative Services Department
SUBJECT:
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City Council Consideration of Side Letter Agreement with the Corona Firefighters Association.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council approve the attached Side Letter of Agreement Modifying the 2018-2020 Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Corona and the Corona Firefighters Association.
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ANALYSIS:
After meeting and conferring in good faith, consistent with the requirements of the California Meyers-Millias-Brown-Act, the City and the Corona Firefighters Association (CFA) reached agreement for a successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) approved by the City Council on March 21, 2018. The MOU will expire on June 30, 2020.
During the successor MOU negotiations five special compensation pay items were converted from a percentage type pay to a flat dollar amount, while two special compensation pay items were converted to new position classifications. The new flat dollar amounts were based on unit average for each compensation type. The six compensation pay items that were converted to a flat dollar amount were HazMat Assignment Pay, Paramedic CQI Coordinator, Secondary Paramedic Pay, Secondary Paramedic Acting as Primary Paramedic, and Bilingual Pay. Primary Paramedic Pay of 12.5% and 40-Hour Assignment Pay of 15% were converted to new classifications.
The 2007-2017 MOU contained Section 13.2.1 for 40-Hour Assignment Pay that provided an additional 15% above base pay to CFA members working the positions of Firefighter, Fire Engineer, and Fire Captain when those positions receive 40-hour per week assignments on a regular, probationary, or as a modified duty accommodation resulting from a work-related injury or illness. With the creation of the 40-hour classifications for the rank of Firefighter, Firefighter/Paramedic, Fire Engineer, and Fire Capt...
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