FROM: Laura Drottz Kalty, Chief Negotiator
Originator: Laura Maravilla, Director of Human Resources
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SUCCESSOR MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE SUPERVISOR AND PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT GROUPS
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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 25-08, entitled, "A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District approving the Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) between the Orange County Sanitation District and the Supervisory and Professional Management Group, for Fiscal Years 2025/2026, 2026/2027 & 2027/2028"; and
B. Direct staff to finalize and sign the Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) between Orange County Sanitation District and the two (2) Supervisory and Professional Management Group bargaining units.
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BACKGROUND
The MOUs between the Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) and the Supervisory and Professional Management Group bargaining units 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.
The Supervisory and Professional Management Group (SPMG) submitted its initial proposals for successor MOUs on March 17, 2025. SPMG and OC San have met and conferred in good faith eight (8) times since receiving the initial proposal.
On June 24, 2025, OC San and SPMG reached a Tentative Agreement on the terms and conditions of employment for employees represented by SPMG, as set forth in the successor MOUs being presented for final ...
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