TITLE:
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ADOPTION OF SIDE LETTER OF AGREEMENTS FOR THE COSTA MESA FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION AND THE COSTA MESA FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION FOR TEMPORARY UPGRADE PAY AND ADOPTION OF SALARY RESOLUTION FOR EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES TO INCLUDE COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE CITY MANAGER AND ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
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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:
Approve and Adopt Side Letter between the City of Costa Mesa and Costa Mesa Firefighters Association (CMFA) (Attachment 1).
Approve and Adopt Side Letter between the City of Costa Mesa and Costa Mesa Fire Management Association (CMFMA) (Attachment 2).
Approve and Adopt Resolution Number 2026-XX updating the compensation and benefits for Executive Employees (Attachment 3).
Authorize the City Manager and members of the City’s Negotiation Team to execute the Side Letter documents.
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BACKGROUND:
CMFA and CMFMA
The Fire Department currently provides “Move Up” pay for Firefighters, Fire Engineers, Fire Captains and Battalion Chiefs when they are assigned to perform duties of a higher level classification. For example, a Firefighter may temporarily “move up” to the Fire Engineer position if the Fire Engineer position is temporarily vacant due to a call out, leave of absence or vacancy. During this “move up” assignment, the Firefighter is performing all of the functions of the Fire Engineer position while assigned. “Move up” assignment pay is paid at 5% above the employee’s base salary for all hours worked in the assignment and qualifies as “Temporary Upgrade Pay” and is reported as special compensation for “Classic” members.
Language updates are required in reference to “move up pay” to provide clarity and to comply with Public Employees’ Retirement Law (PERL) and the Government Code, Title...
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