FROM: Laura Drottz Kalty, Chief Negotiator
Originator: Laura Maravilla, Director of Human Resources
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SUCCESSOR MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS - LOCAL 501
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CHIEF NEGOTIATOR'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
A. Adopt Resolution No. OC SAN 25-07, entitled "A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District approving the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Orange County Sanitation District and the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 501, for Fiscal Years 2025/2026, 2026/2027 & 2027/2028"; and
B. Direct staff to finalize and sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Orange County Sanitation District and the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 501 bargaining unit.
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BACKGROUND
The MOU between the Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) and the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 501 (Local 501) that became effective on July 1, 2022, expired on June 30, 2025. On September 25, 2024, the Board of Directors selected Laura Drottz Kalty of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore to serve as its Chief Negotiator to negotiate successor agreements with all recognized employee organizations. Subsequently, on November 20, 2024, the Steering Committee provided Ms. Kalty with negotiating parameters and authority to commence negotiations.
Local 501 submitted its initial proposal for a successor MOU on April 8, 2025. Local 501 and OC San have met and conferred in good faith nine (9) times since receiving the initial proposal.
On June 25, 2025, OC San and Local 501 reached a Tentative Agreement on the terms and conditions of employment for employees represented by Local 501, as set forth in the successor MOU being presented for final approval and adoption by the OC San Board of Directors.
On June 25, 2025, the Board of Directors authorized the Chi...
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