TITLE:
title
DESIGNATION OF CITY NEGOTIATORS FOR THE COSTA MESA POLICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (CMPMA), THE COSTA MESA POLICE ASSOCIATION (CMPA) AND THE COSTA MESA CITY EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION (CMCEA) LABOR NEGOTIATIONS PROCESSES AND AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED WITH THE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) PER THE TRANSPARENCY IN LABOR NEGOTIATIONS COUNCIL POLICY
end
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:
recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Designate City Manager Lori Ann Farrell Harrison as the City's Principal Negotiator, Assistant City Manager Cecilia Gallardo Daly, Deputy City Manager Alma Reyes, Human Resources Manager Kasama Lee and Finance Director Carol Molina as the City's representatives in negotiations with the CMPMA, CMPA and CMCEA.
2. Authorize staff to have the independent fiscal analysis of the current CMPMA, CMPA and CMCEA MOUs completed per the requirements of the Transparency in Labor Negotiations Council Policy.
end
BACKGROUND:
Per the Transparency in Labor Negotiations Council Policy (300-8), 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 and/or Principal Negotiator may also designate additional employee(s) to be present during negotiations and to assist the Principal Negotiator as the City Council and/or Principal Negotiator deem appropriate.
ANALYSIS:
The current Memorandums of Understanding for CMPMA, CMPA and CMCEA expire on June 30, 2025. Representatives fr...
Click here for full text