FROM: Laura Kalty, Chief Negotiator
Originator: Celia Chandler, Director of Human Resources
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SUCCESSOR MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION:
A. Adopt Resolution No. OC SAN 22-23, entitled, A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District approving the Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) between the Orange County Sanitation District and the Orange County Employees Association (OCEA), for Fiscal Years 2022/2023, 2023/2024 & 2024/2025"; 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 OCEA bargaining units that became effective on July 1, 2019, expired on June 30, 2022. OCEA submitted its initial proposal for successor MOU(s) on January 26, 2022. OCEA and OC San have met and conferred in good faith five (5) times since receiving the initial proposal. As of the Board meeting on June 22, 2022, most items proposed, except for salary and wages, had either reached tentative agreement or had been withdrawn.
On June 22, 2022, the Board of Directors authorized the Chief Negotiator to proceed with a three-year contract and salary increases for OCEA as follows: 4.5% for the first year, 4% for the second year, and 3.5% for the final year of the contract. This includes corresponding salary range adjustments due in the first pay period in July for each year of the contract, with the first increase to commence on July 1, 2022.
RELEVANT STANDARDS
* Ensure the public's money is wisely spent
* Offer competitive compensation and benefits
* Cultivate a highly qualified, well trained, and diverse workforce
* Negotiate fair and equitable labor agreements
* Maintain positive employer-employee relations
* Pr...
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