TITLE:
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APPROVAL OF SIDE LETTER WITH THE COSTA MESA CITY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION REGARDING THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU AND UPDATES TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HIRING AND REFERRAL INCENTIVE PROGRAM
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DEPARTMENT: CITY MANAGER'S DEPARTMENT - HUMAN RESOUCES DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: KASAMA LEE, HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER
CONTACT INFORMATION: KASAMA LEE, HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER (714) 754-5169
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Approve and Adopt the Side Letter with the City Employees Association.
2. Approve and Adopt Resolution Number 2024-XX renaming Communications classifications and updating pay rates.
3. Approve and Adopt Resolution Number 2024-XX establishing the Reserve Senior Public Safety Dispatcher.
4. Approve the certified Fiscal Impact Analysis.
5. Authorize the City Manager and members of the City's Negotiation Team to execute the Side Letter documents.
6. Approve an appropriation increase of $319,000 in the FY 2024/2025 Budget for year one of the one-time incentives for the retention and retroactive overtime costs and the new Hiring and Referral Incentive Program for Police Officers and Dispatchers.
7. Approve an appropriation increase of $270,650 in the FY 2024/2025 Budget for recurring costs due to compensation adjustments for the Public Safety Dispatchers.
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BACKGROUND:
The Telecommunications Bureau in the Police Department provides citywide 911 and dispatch services to the City of Costa Mesa via a centralized, computer-aided Communications Dispatch Center that receives citizen requests for emergency fire, paramedics, and police services. The Bureau also provides medical pre-arrival instructions using Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) procedures and provides a means of contact for emergency Public Services, Water District Services, Animal Services, and Orange Coast College Security outside of normal business hours. The Bureau is currently budgeted at 21 full-time communications employees in the c...
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