HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-21 - Adopting A Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Newport Beach and The Newport Beach City Employees AssociationRESOLUTION NO. 2019-21
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AND THE NEWPORT
BEACH CITY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach ("City Council")
previously adopted Resolution No. 2001-50, the "Employer -Employee Relations
Resolution," pursuant to the authority contained in the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act,
Government Code §3500, et seq.;
WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach ("City") supports effective communication
and collaborative working relationships with its employee associations to promote
improved relations while balancing good management practices;
WHEREAS, the City previously entered into a memorandum of understanding with
the Newport Beach City Employees Association ("NBCEA"), a recognized employee
organization, for the term of July 1, 2015 through December 31, 2018 ("2015 MOU");
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 1(13)(1) of the 2015 MOU, its provisions
remain in full force and effect after its expiration while the City and the NBCEA meet and
confer on a successor memorandum of understanding;
WHEREAS, representatives from the City and the NBCEA met and conferred in
good faith and reached a tentative agreement on wages, benefits, and other terms and
conditions of employment ("Tentative Agreement"), which are memorialized in the
Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the NBCEA ("Memorandum of
Understanding") attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference;
WHEREAS, the City was notified on February 8, 2019 that the NBCEA had ratified
said Tentative Agreement;
WHEREAS, City of Newport Beach Charter Section 601 requires the City Council
to provide the number, titles, qualifications, powers, duties and compensation of all
officers and employees of the City;
WHEREAS, Newport Beach Municipal Code Section 2.28.010 provides that, upon
recommendation of the City Manager, the City Council may establish by resolution the
salary range or rate for each position;
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WHEREAS, the City Manager has reviewed the changes to the salary schedule
for the NBCEA unit members provided in this resolution and recommends approval;
WHEREAS, the City Council received and considered the Tentative Agreement at
its regular meeting on February 26, 2019;
WHEREAS, the City Council received and considered the Memorandum of
Understanding at its regular meeting on March 12, 2019;
WHEREAS, by adopting this resolution, the City Council intends to amend the
salary schedule for employees represented by the NBCEA so as to be in conformance
with the Memorandum of Understanding; and
WHEREAS, by adopting this resolution, the City Council also desires to replace
the 2015 MOU by adopting the Memorandum of Understanding attached hereto as Exhibit
A to serve as the successor agreement between the City and the NBCEA for the period
of January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2021.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows:
Section 1: The City Council does hereby adopt the Memorandum of
Understanding that is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A. Wages,
hours, fringe benefits and other terms and conditions of employment for employees
represented by the NBCEA shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of the
Memorandum of Understanding, which shall serve as the successor agreement between
the City and the NBCEA for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2021.
Section 2: The City's Salary Schedule shall be modified to be consistent with this
resolution.
Section 3: The Memorandum of Understanding shall supersede in all respects
any and all terms and provisions of all prior memoranda of understanding between City
and employees represented by the NBCEA, except to the extent that any term or provision
of this Memorandum of Understanding expressly provides otherwise.
Section 4: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are
incorporated into the operative part of this resolution.
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Section 5: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolution
is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the
validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City Council
hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section, subsection,
sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 6: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution is not subject to
the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the
activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378)
of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it
has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
Section 7: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this 12th day of March, 2019.
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
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Aaron C. Harp
City Attorney
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Diane B. Dixo
Mayor
Attachment: Exhibit A — Memorandum of Understanding
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN
THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
AND
THE NEWPORT BEACH
CITY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
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January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2021
FULL DOCUMENT ATTACHED TO STAFF REPORT
AS ATTACHMENT B
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I, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council is seven; the foregoing resolution, being Resolution
No. 2019-21 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting
of said Council held on the 12th day of March, 2019; and the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Member Brad Avery, Council Member Joy Brenner, Council Member Duffy
Duffield, Council Member Jeff Herdman, Council Member Kevin Muldoon, Mayor Pro Tem
Will O'Neill, Mayor Diane Dixon
NAYS: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of
said City this 131h day of March, 2019.
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Newport Beach, California