FROM: Laura Drottz Kalty, Chief Negotiator
Originator: Laura Maravilla, Director of Human Resources
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SUCCESSOR MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
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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 25-06, 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 Orange County Employees Association (OCEA), 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 three (3) OCEA bargaining units.
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BACKGROUND
The MOUs between the Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) and the three (3) OCEA 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.
OCEA submitted its initial proposal for successor MOUs on March 27, 2025. OCEA and OC San have met and conferred in good faith seven (7) times since receiving the initial proposal.
On June 4, 2025, OC San and OCEA reached a Tentative Agreement on the terms and conditions of employment for the three (3) bargaining units represented by OCEA, as set forth in successor MOUs being presented for final approval and adoption by the OC San Board of Directors.
On June 25, 2025, the Board of Directors authorized Ms. Kalty to proceed with a three-year contract and salary increases for OCEA as follows: 4.5% for the first y...
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