07 Staff Report - Salary Increases
PREPARED BY: Lisa Velasco
Human Resources Director
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager, Town Attorney, and Finance Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 09/15/2020
ITEM NO: 7
DATE: September 9, 2020
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Approve an Addendum to the Police Officers’ Association Memorandum of
Understanding and Revisions to the Police Classifications within the
Temporary Classification Plan
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve an addendum to the Police Officers’ Association Memorandum of Understanding
(Attachment 1) and revisions to the Police Classifications within the Temporary classification
plan (Attachment 3).
BACKGROUND:
The Police Officers’ Association (POA) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) expires on
September 30, 2021. Although the MOU does not expire until 2021, it contains language that
required a reopener to negotiate salary [i.e., cost of living adjustment (COLA)] during the third
year of the agreement. In accordance with the Town’s Employer-Employee Relations
Resolution No. 1974-41, representatives of the Town and POA have met and conferred in good
faith and within the scope of representation to reach an agreement related to reopener
provisions.
The Temporary unit is an at-will, unrepresented unit of the Town. Recommendations for the
Temporary unit classification plans are at the discretion of the Town Manager, with the consent
of the Council, based on budget considerations and other factors at that time.
DISCUSSION:
During the meet and confer process, a tentative agreement was reached to implement a 1%
COLA and a 2% non-PERSable one-time bonus effective in the first full pay period of October
2020. The agreed upon COLA and bonus is consistent with the addenda that were approved
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SUBJECT: Approve Addendum to the POA MOU and Revisions to the Temporary
Classification Plan
DATE: September 9, 2020
DISCUSSION (continued):
for the Town’s two other represented employee groups as well as the Management and
Confidential classifications on May 5, 2020.
A 1% COLA was authorized on May 5, 2020 for the Town’s Temporary classifications, excluding
the Temporary Police Officer classifications. In past practice, the Temporary Police Officer
Reserve classification hourly pay rate has matched the top step of the POA represented Police
Officer classification for the purpose of attracting and retaining fully qualified Officers that are
interested in working limited hours on a temporary basis at Town special events and other
activities.
According to the Town’s Municipal Code (Section 2.30.1015), Police Reserve Officers shall have
the full powers and duties of a Peace Officer as provided by California Penal Code section 830.1.
The Temporary Police Officer classification is used to backfill vacancies of full-time equivalent
positions. The rates of pay were last adjusted in December 2019 to maintain parity with the
represented POA Police Officer top step rate. It is recommended that the 1% COLA now be
applied to the Temporary classifications of Police Officer Reserve and Police Officer
Temp/Hourly for continued parity with the represented POA classification.
CONCLUSION:
The POA tentative agreement has been prepared within the parameters provided to the Town’s
negotiators by the Town Council and has been ratified by the POA membership. It is
recommended that the parameters of the tentative agreement be approved, and the Town
Manager be authorized to execute the addendum to the MOU. It is also recommended that a
1% COLA is authorized for the Temporary classifications of Police Officer Reserve and Police
Officer Temp/Hourly classifications.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The anticipated fiscal impact for the POA salary adjustments in FY 2020/21 is $169,346 and
reduced to $82,448 on-going. The impact for the Temporary classification salary adjustments is
$259 annually. The Adopted Budget includes the anticipated costs and no budget adjustment is
necessary.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:
This is not a project defined under CEQA, and no further action is required.
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SUBJECT: Approve Addendum to the POA MOU and Revisions to the Temporary
Classification Plan
DATE: September 9, 2020
Attachments:
1. POA Addendum to the MOU
2. POA Salary Schedule
3. Temporary Salary Schedule