HomeMy WebLinkAboutContracts & Agreements_228-2019CITY OF REDLANDS AND THE REDLANDS ASSOCIATION OF
MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES SIDE LETTER OF AGREEMENT (2019)
This Side Letter of Agreement amending the July 1, 2018 — June 30, 2023 Memorandum of
Understanding between the Redlands Association of Management Employees ("RAME") and the
City of Redlands ("City") is made and entered into this 19th day of November, 2019 RAME and
City are sometimes individually referred to herein as a "Party" and, together, as the "Parties "
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on December 5, 2017, RAME and City agreed to a Memorandum of
Understanding ("RAME MOU") for the period of July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2023, and
WHEREAS, the Parties now wish to clarify their intentions with respect to Article 15 and
Article 16, Section C, of the RAME MOU, and
WHEREAS, representatives of the City and RAME have met and conferred in good faith,
and now wish to effect changes with respect to Article 15 and Article 16, Section C, of the RAME
MOU,
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, RAME
and City agree as follows
AGREEMENT
Section 1 Article 15 of the RAME MOU, entitled "Vacation" is hereby amended to read as
follows
"A The vacation accrual for employees m the unit shall be as follows
YEARS OF SERVICE ACCRUAL RATE —
HOURS
0-5 80
6-7 120
8-9 128
10— 11 136
12— 13 144
14— 15 152
16-20 160
21 168
22 176
23 184
24 192
25+ 200
Effective July 1, 2017, the maximum vacation accrual leave balance shall be one thousand (1000)
hours Unit members shall convert all vacation hours over 800 each year to a qualified 401(a)
compensation plan to the maximum allowed by law This conversion shall occur in January each
1
year Unit members with more than one thousand (1,000) hours at the time of adoption of the July
1, 2017 MOU will have five (5) years in which to decrease their vacation balances to one thousand
(1000) hours or less Unit members who have more than one thousand (1,000) hours on June 30th
2022 will have their vacation balances reduced to one thousand (1,000) hours, and will no longer
be allowed to accrue vacation hours above one thousand (1,000) hours "
Section 2 Article 16, Section C, of the RAME MOU, entitled "Sick Leave Buy Back," is hereby
amended to read as follows
"C BUY BACK. In November of each calendar year, each employee in the unit may elect to
be paid at his/her current hourly rate for each sick leave day accumulated during the following
calendar year, in excess of six (6) sick leave days in November of the following year A total
of one (1) year's accumulation, ninety-six (96) hours, must be on the books prior to any
compensation being paid This election is irrevocable and may not be changed once the
election is made Employees in the unit may also choose to accumulate all sick leave days,
from calendar year to calendar year, to an unlimited amount "
CITY OF REDLANDS
REDLANDS ASSOCIATION OF
MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES
aul W Foster, Mayor Farr Jenner, Vi resident
Attest
ne Donaldson, City Clerk
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