HomeMy WebLinkAboutContracts & Agreements_107-2010_CCv0001.pdf A Redlands Professional Firefighters • Local 1354
Post Office Box 784 Redlands, California 92373
June 30, 2010
Deborah Scott-Leistra, Hunan Resources Director
City of Redlands
35 Cajon St., Ste. 10
Redlands, CA 92373
RE: Suspension of Sick Leave Buy-back
Deborah,
The Redlands Professional Firefighters are aware of the dire budget issues facing the City
of Redlands. The membership of the Redlands Professional Firefighters have explored
ways to reduce personnel costs without reducing the number of firefighting personnel that
are vital to accomplish the mission of providing for public safety and the safety of other
firefighters.
On this date, the Redlands Professional Firefighters agree to suspend Sections B, buy-
back (24 hour shift personnel) and C, buy-back (40 hour week personnel) of Article 49-
Sick Leave within the Extension Agreement to the Memorandum of Understanding
between City of Redlands and Redlands Professional Firefighters Association for fiscal
year 2010-11. All other sections of Article 49 and the remainder of the MOL and its
extension agreement shall remain in effect.
If this suspension of the sections regarding sick leave buy-back is agreed upon and
ratified by the City the effective date shall be July 1, 2010. This letter shall serve as the
agreement to suspend the sick leave buy-back as indicated by the undersigned.
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William Conway, President
Redlands Professional Firefighters Association
Union Local No, 1354, I.A.F.F.
Pat Gilbreath, Mayor
City of Redlands
ATTEST-
Sam Irwin, eity Clerk
Affiliated with International Association of Fire Fighters - California Professional Firefighters - AFL-00 • California Labor Federation A11111—
AGENDA ITEM NO.
COUNCIL MEETING OF 7/20/2010
REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF REDLANDS PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS
ASSOCIATION (RPFA) SIDE LETTER TO SUSPEND SICK-LEAVE BUY-
BACK PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010/11.
MOTIONS: I move to approve the resolution authorizing approval of the RPFA request for
a side letter to their current MOU which will suspend their sick-leave buy-back
program for fiscal year 2010111.
DISCUSSION:
On June 30, 2010, the Redlands Professional Firefighters Association (RPFA) sent a letter to
Human Resources Director Deborah Scott-Leistra requesting the suspension of their sick-
leave buy-back program for fiscal year 2010/11 in an effort to reduce the personnel costs in
the Fire Department. Per the proposed side letter, this sick-leave buy-back suspension will
apply only to FY 2010/2011 to Article 49, Sick Leave, Sections B, buy-back (24 hour shift
personnel) and C, buy-back (40 hour week personnel) within the Extension Agreement to the
RPFA MOU.
FISCAL IMPACT:
In accordance with the RPFA MOU, employees with over 700 hours of sick leave accruals
may purchase up to three (3) shifts of sick leave at twenty-four (24) hours per shift for a total of
seventy-two (72) hours. RPFA employees with over 1,100 hours of sick leave accruals may
purchase up to six (6) shifts of sick leave at twenty-four (24) hours per shift for a total of one
hundred forty-four (144) hours. There are approximately sixteen (16) RPFA employees who
will potentially be eligible to purchase up to seventy-two (72) hours of sick leave in November.
If each of these employees were to purchase the full seventy-two (72) hours of sick leave at
their current rate of pay, the savings to the City from suspending this benefit would amount in
$36,933,12. There are approximately thirteen (13) RPFA employees who will potentially be
eligible to purchase up to one hundred forty-four (144) hours of sick leave in November, If
each of these employees were to purchase the full one hundred forty-four (144) hours of sick
leave at their current rate of pay, the savings to the City from suspending this benefit would
amount in $67,968. Therefore, potential savings to the City is $104,901.12.
Council Meeting of 7120/10
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Prepared Rec men by:
DEBB.LE SCOTT-LEfSU A �"''W E VRI( E�UTARTINEZ
Human Resources Director City Manager
Reviewed by: Reviewed by:
DANT J. M UGH TINA T. KUNDIG
City Attorney Finance Director 1 City Treasurer