TITLE:
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DESIGNATION of city negotiators for the costa mesa CITY EMPLOYEES association (CMCEA) 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 Liebert Cassidy Whitmore Partner Peter Brown as the Principal Negotiator and City Manager Lori Ann Farrell Harrison, Assistant City Manager Susan Price, Assistant to the City Manager Alma Reyes, Human Resources Manager Kasama Lee, and Finance Director Carol Molina as the City’s representatives in negotiations with the CMCEA.
2. Authorize staff to have the independent fiscal analysis of the current CMCEA 2016-2022 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) completed per the requirements of the Transparency In Labor Negotiations Council Policy (hereinafter policy).
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BACKGROUND:
Per the 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 Council may also designate one or more employees 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 the City Council designate Liebert Cassidy Whitmore Partner Peter Brown as the Principal Negotiator and City Manager Lori Ann Farrell Harrison, Assistant City Manager Susan Price, Assistant to the City Manager Alma Reyes, Human Resources Manager Kasama Lee, and Finance Director Carol Molina as the City’s representatives in negotiations with the CMCEA. Furthermore, Section 2, Economic Analysis of the policy, requires that the Finance Director prepare an economic analysis that must be verified by an independent auditor. Staff recommends that the City Council authorize staff to have the independent fiscal analysis of the current CMCEA MOU completed per the requirements of the policy.
In January 2022, the CMCEA contacted the City to enter into negotiations given the expiration of the current Memorandum of Understanding with the association on June 30, 2022.
ALTERNATIVES:
An alternative is to propose other designated representative(s).
FISCAL REVIEW:
The funds are budgeted in the General Fund in the Human Resources Division budget for outside legal counsel for negotiations.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney’s Office has reviewed the report and approved as to form.
CITY COUNCIL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
This item works toward achieving the following City Council goal:
• Recruit and Retain High Quality Staff.
CONCLUSION:
Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Designate Liebert Cassidy Whitmore Partner Peter Brown as the Principal Negotiator and City Manager Lori Ann Farrell Harrison, Assistant City Manager Susan Price, Assistant to the City Manager Alma Reyes, Human Resources Manager Kasama Lee, and Finance Director Carol Molina as the City’s representatives in negotiations with the CMCEA.
2. Authorize staff to have the independent fiscal analysis of the current CMCEA 2016-2022 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) completed per the requirements of the Transparency In Labor Negotiations Council Policy.