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DESIGNATION OF CITY NEGOTIATORS FOR THE COSTA MESA CITY FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (CMFMA) MEET AND CONFER AND AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED WITH THE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT MOU PER THE TRANSPARENCY IN LABOR NEGOTIATIONS COUNCIL POLICY
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DEPARTMENT: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE- HUMAN RESOURCES 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. Designate City Manager Lori Ann Farrell Harrison as the City's Principal Negotiator, Deputy City Manager Alma Reyes, Human Resources Manager Kasama Lee, Human Resources Administrator Fanni Acosta and Finance Director Carol Molina as the City's representatives in negotiations with the CMFMA.
2. Authorize staff to have the independent fiscal analysis of the current CMFMA 2017-2024 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) completed per the requirements of the Transparency in Labor Negotiations Council Policy.
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BACKGROUND:
Per the Transparency in Labor Negotiations Council Policy, the City Council must designate a Principal Negotiator who "shall have extensive prior experience in negotiating public employee collective bargaining agreements and shall be free from any actual or potential conflict of interest with respect to the bargaining unit." The City shall also be represented by legal counsel whether or not legal counsel is designated as the Principal Negotiator.
The City Council may also designate one more employee(s) to be present during negotiations and to assist the Principal Negotiator as the City Council and/or Principal Negotiator deem appropriate.
ANALYSIS:
Staff recommends that City Council designate City Manager Lori Ann Farrell Harrison as the City's Principal Negotiator, Deputy City Manager Alma Reyes, Human Resources Manager Kasama Lee, Human Resources Administrator Fanni Acosta and Finance Director Carol Molina as the City's represe...
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