HomeMy WebLinkAboutContracts & Agreements_04-2026CITY OF REDLANDS AND THE REDLANDS ASSOCIATION OF FIRE
MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES
SIDE LETTER OF AGREEMENT (2025)
This Side Letter of Agreement amending July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2026, Memorandum of
Understanding between the Redlands Association of Fire Management Employees (RAFME) and
the City of Redlands ("City") is made and entered into thisAay of &,nacLr , 2029. RAFME
and the City are sometimes individually referred to herein as a "Party" and, together, as the "Parties."
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on July 25, 2023, RAFME and the City agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding
("RAFME MOU") for the period of July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the Parties now wish to clarify their intentions with respect to Article 16 of the
RAFME MOU; and
WHEREAS, representatives of the City and RAFME have met and conferred in good faith and
now wish to effect changes with respect to Article 16 of the RAFME MOU.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, RAFME and
the City agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
Article 16 of the RAFME MOU, entitled "Longevity Pay", is hereby amended to read as follows:
A. Employees with fourteen (14) years of continuous service with the City shall receive compensation in
the amount of five (5) percent of base salary, effective at the beginning of the pay period closest to
completion of their fourteenth (14th) year of service.
B. Employees with nineteen (19) years of continuous service with the City shall receive an additional
three (3) percent, effective at the beginning of the pay period closest to completion of their
nineteenth (19`1) year of service.
C. The 14-year longevity percentages shall be compounded with the 19-year longevity pay. Incentives
and leave cash out shall be calculated based on the combination of base salary and longevity pay.
D. The change in the manner in which longevity pay is administered and paid shall not result in any
loss of compensation to any member.
CITY OF
Mario Saucedo,
Attest:
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Teanne Donaldson, City Clerk
REDLANDS ASSOCIATION OF FIRE
AGEMENT EMPLOYEES
David Ketcherside, President