2009/10/27 City Council Resolution 2009-110RESOLUTION NO. 2009 -110
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
APPROVING THE SUMMARY OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE TOTAL
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE ROHNERT PARK EMPLOYEES'
ASSOCIATION (RPEA)
WHEREAS, the Rohnert Park Employees' Association ( "RPEA ") has ratified the terms
and conditions contained in its Total Tentative Agreement with the City of Rohnert Park
("City");
WHEREAS, the RPEA has not yet finalized its agreement (e.g., Memorandum of
Understanding) with the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to recognize and approve the Summary of Terms
and Conditions of the Total Tentative Agreement with the RPEA.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park that it does hereby authorize and approve the terms and conditions contained in the attached
Summary of Terms and Conditions of the Total Tentative Agreement with the RPEA to
implement employment, wage and benefit changes.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council directs staff to prepare the
Memoranda of Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 27th day of October, 2009.
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CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
Mayor
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Summary of Terms and Conditions of Agreementl
Rohnert Park Employees Association
Term: Two Years (July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2011)
Wages: No cost of living adjustment (COLA) during the term of this Agreement.
Furloughs: A furlough bank of 160 hours (representing 80 hours per each year of the
Agreement) will be established for the term of the Agreement. Employee's monthly
salary will be reduced by a percentage equal to approximately eight (8) hours per month
between November 1, 2009 and June 30, 2011, representing a total of 160 hours. Use of
the unpaid furlough bank hours shall not result in overtime costs for the City. This
represents an approximate annualized reduction of 3.85 %.2
PERS Retirement: Effective July 1, 2011, newly -hired City employees will participate
in the Ca1PERS 2% at 55 retirement program. Current employees participate in the 2.7%
at 55 retirement program.
Retirement Side Letter: The attached Side Letter Agreement between the City and
RPEA extended certain benefits to employees retiring on or before August 28, 2009. The
terms and conditions of the side letter shall be extended to all eligible employees.
"Me, too" Agreement: If any salary or compensation increases are provided to other
bargaining units during the period of this Agreement, recognizing that such agreements
may not be exactly the same but comparable, RPEA will receive comparable
compensation.
1 The purpose of the summary of terms and conditions is to provide an outline of the
amendments to enable timely implementation of salary and benefit changes. The City
does not intend this language to be final or to be used for purposes of clarifying
management -labor issues. Final language of these terms and conditions will be
incorporated in Memoranda of Agreement with the consent and agreement of employee
bargaining units.
2 Implementation of the furloughs for FLSA - exempt. employees will differ from the
implementation for non - exempt employees. The City shall meet and confer with RPEA
about the implementation of the furloughs for this category of employees.
The City of Rohnert Park and
Rohnert Park Employees Association (RPEA)
Side Letter Agreement
August 26, 2009
The City and the Association have met and conferred regarding the retiree health care
benefits for employees retiring on August 28, 2009 pursuant to a "Golden Handshake,"
(Government Code Section 20903).
Retiring employees are eligible for retiree medical benefits as defined in the Section 6.19
of the Memorandum of Agreement.
As the contribution level for retiree health care benefits is linked to the contribution for
active employees, future City cost sharing levels for both employees and retirees are
subject to modification. To address potential modification of contributions for employees
retiring on or before August 28, 2009, the parties agree to the following:
• For employees retiring on or before August 28I' .pursuant to the "Golden
Handshake" agreement, the City agrees to "freeze" the City's formula for
retiree health benefit in effect at the time of retirement for the period of time
that the retiree continues to be eligible for, and receive, retiree medical
benefits. For example, if the City will be providing the retiree with a
contribution towards premium costs, equivalent to 80% of the lowest cost
health plan at the employee's enrollment level up to employee + one
dependent at the time of retirement, the City will maintain this formula for
eligible medical plans, regardless of modifications that may occur to active
employee contribution rates in future Memoranda ofAgreement. Provision of
the contribution requires that the retiree meets all other eligibility
requirements for participation in the medical plan.
• The provisions of this Side Letter Agreement are limited to employees retiring
on or before August 28, 2009 and shall not be applicable or precedent setting
for current retirees or employees who may retire after that date.
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