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ADOPTION OF THE MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) BETWEEN THE CITY OF COSTA MESA (CITY) AND THE COSTA MESA POLICE ASSOCIATION (CMPA), THE COSTA MESA POLICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (CMPMA), THE COSTA MESA FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION (CMFA) AND THE COSTA MESA FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION.
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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. Approve and adopt the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Costa Mesa and CMPA (Attachment 1).
2. Approve and adopt the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Costa Mesa and CMPMA (Attachment 2).
3. Approve and adopt the revised Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Costa Mesa and CMFA (Attachment 3).
4. Approve and adopt the revised Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Costa Mesa and CMFMA (Attachment 4).
5. Authorize the Interim City Manager and members of the City's Negotiation Team to execute the MOUs.
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BACKGROUND:
The current Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) for CMFA and CMFMA were approved by the City Council on February 20, 2024 and are scheduled to expire on June 30, 2027. The current Agreements for a Successor MOU for CMPA and CMPMA were approved by the City Council on June 17, 2025 and the MOUs are scheduled to expire on June 30, 2026.
Each MOU/Agreement includes language stating "the parties agree that either side can propose MOU language to clean up provisions which are either outdated or in need of modification. Any language changes must be mutually agreeable."
The MOUs required some language updates to provide additional clarity and to comply with Public Employees' Retirement Law (PERL), Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA), Government Code and Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR).
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