To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Mike Parness, City Manager
Prepared By: Desiree Brun, Deputy City Manager
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Tentative Agreement between the City of Napa and the Napa City Firefighters Association
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Approve and adopt the Tentative Agreement between the City of Napa and the Napa City Firefighters Association (NCFA) for the term July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021, and authorize the City Manager to finalize a successor Memorandum of Understanding.
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DISCUSSION:
In April 2018, the City of Napa and NCFA began negotiations on a new Memorandum of Understanding for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021. On June 6, 2018, the City and NCFA reached a Tentative Agreement. The Tentative Agreement was ratified by NCFA membership on June 18, 2018. The major terms of the agreement are as follows:
* Three-year term, July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021
* Negotiated increases: Year 1=2.5%, Year 2 = 2.7%, Year 3 = 2.7%.
* Napa Interagency Response Team, Swift Water Rescue and SWAT medic specialty pays compensated at 3% of member's base salary.
* Infection Control Coordinator and Fitness Coordinator specialty pays compensated at 2% of member's base salary.
* All specialty assignments are additive up to 6% maximum.
* Uniform allowance increased to $800 per year per member.
* Minimal increase to education pay with elimination of 30-unit education incentive through attrition.
* Elimination of "Me Too" clause.
* Maintain medical and dental premium caps.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS:
The costs associated with the changes to the new NCFA agreement can be accommodated in the adopted FY 2017-19 budget and have already been anticipated in the Long Term Financial Plan projections, therefore a budget adjustment is not required at this time. There is no net impact to the General Fund for implementation of this agreement. Specific changes in the terms of the agreement from the current MOU are included in Attachm...
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