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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN CITY OF REDLANDS AND Redlands Association Of Safety Management Employees J U LY 1, 2026 - J U N E 30, 2029 MEMORANI)fINl OF UNDERSTANDING RET41iEEN City of Redlands AND Redlands Association of Safety Management Employees July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2029 Table of Contents Article1: Term Of Agreement............................................................................................................. ..................... 3 Article2: Preamble...................................................................................................................................................3 Article3: Recognition..................................................................................................................................... ... 3 Article4: Salaries......................................................................................................................................................3 Article5: Retirement................................................................................................................................................3 Article 6: Medical Insurance.....................................................................................................................................4 Article 7: Retiree Insurance Benefits........................................................................................................................4 Article 8: State Disability Insurance..........................................................................................................................5 Article9: Vision Care................................................................................................................................................5 Article 10: Dental Insurance.......................................................................................................................................5 Article11: Life Insurance................................................................................................................................ Article 12: Deferred Compensation............................................................................................................................6 Article 13: Post Certification Pa.................................................................................................................. 6 Article 14: Reimbursement of Educational Expenses.................................................................................................6 Article15: Uniform Allowance...................................................................................................................................6 Article16: Longevity Pay............................................................................................................................................ 6 Article17. Mobile Device Pay..................................................................................................................................... 6 Article 18: Legal Defense Insurance........................................................................................................................... 6 Article19: Holidays.....................................................................................................................................................6 Article20: Sick Leave..................................................................................................................................................7 Article21: Vacation....................................................................................................................................................7 Article 22: Accrued Vacation Time Sell Back..............................................................................................................8 Article 23: Bereavement Leave...................................................................................................................................8 Article24: Personal Leave.......................................................................................................................................... 8 Article 25: Executive Leave.........................................................................................................................................8 J Article 2 Compensatory Time Off And Overtime................................................................-...................................8 Article27: Workweek.................................................................................................................................................8 Article 28: Police Vehicle Usage.......................................................................................... ... 9 .................................... Article29: No Strike Provisions..................................................................................................................................9 Article30: Prevailing Benefits.................................................................................................................................... 9 Article31: Savings Clause...........................................................................................................................................9 Article32: Death Of Employee...................................................................................................................................9 Article33: Zipper Clause..........................................................................................................................................................9 Article 34: Signatures........................................................................... .....9 ................................................................. City of Redlands & Redlands Association of SafetyManagement Employees MOU— 2026-2029 Page 2 Article 1: TERM OFAGREEhMENT Except where expressly stated otherwise herein, the City of Redlands ("City") and the Redlands Association of Safety Management Employees ("Association") agreethatthe provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) shall become effective on July 1, 2026 and shall expire on June 30, 2029. Article Z: PREAMBLE It is the intent and purpose of this MOU to set forth the understanding of the City and the Association reached as a result of meeting and conferring in good faith regarding, but not limited to, matters relating to the wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment between the City and the Association. Article 3. RECOGNITION The Association is the recognized employee organization for the personnel employed in the Police Department and occupying the classifications of Deputy Police Chief and Police Commander. Article 4: SALARIES All Association employees shall receive the following salary increases: A. Effective the first full pay period following July 1, 2026, all Association employees will receive a seven percent (7%) increase to base salary. B. Effective the first full pay period following July 1, 2027, all Association employees will receive a three percent (3%) increase to base salary over the prior year. C. Effective the first full pay period following July 1, 2028, all Association employees will receive a three percent (3%) increase to base salary over the prior year. D. Salary Range Restructure: 1. Effective the first full pay period after July 1, 2026, the City shall eliminate Step 0 on the salary range for each classification. Employees on Step 0 at that time shall immediately be placed on Step 1. For those employees being advanced to Step 1, service hours for the purpose of receiving their next merit increase shall not reset. Effective the first full pay period after July 1, 2026, the City shall establish three new steps (Steps 5, 6 and 7) at the top of the salary range for each classification. Each of the new steps shall be two and a half percent (2.5%) higher than the preceding step. Advancement to the new Steps 5, 6, and 7 shall continue to occur u pon an employee's anniversary date. The City shall maintain the following salary differentials at all times during the term of this MOU: Between bottom step Sergeant and bottom step Commander 30% Between bottom step Commander and bottom step Deputy Chief 10% Article 5: RETIREMENT 1. Only as to unit members hired by the City in any role prior to January 1, 2013, the City shall individually provide the following provisions in its contract with the PERS retirement system: 3% @ 50 Retirement Formula Survivor Continuance Highest Single Year 2. The Public Employees' Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) and application to PEPRA defined "New Members". Unit members who are "new members" as defined by the PEPRA and/or California Government Code section 7522.04(f), shall be required to pay a PERS member contribution in an amount equal to 50% of the normal City of Redlands& Redlands Association of Safety Manageinent Employees MOU- 2026-2029 Page 3 cost rate for the Defined Benefit Plan provided for by PEPRA, in which the new member is enrolled, rounded to the nearest quarter of 1%, or the current contribution rate of similarly situated employees, whichever is greater, pursuant to Government Code section 7522.30. Those new members shall be enrolled in the 2.7% at 57 benefit plan, as provided for in Government Code section 7522.25(f), with a final compensation measurement period of 36 consecutive months as set forth in Government Code Section 7522.32(a), and their retirement benefits shall be calculated based on "pensionable compensation" (Section 7522.10) rather than compensation earnable (Section 20636). To the extent permitted by law, retirement contributions herein made by the employees shall be made on a pre-tax basis. The City shall report to CalPERS as compensation only the percent, if any, of the member contribution funded by the City. Article 6: MEDICAL INSURANCE A. The City shall contribute directly to CalPERS on behalf of each employee three hundred and ninety-seven dollars ($397.00) per month pursuant to Resolution No. 4572, adopted by the City Council on September 5, 1989. In addition, the City shall contribute an amount through the City's cafeteria plan that is equal to the difference between the City's minimum PEMHCA contribution and the following amounts: COVERAGE LEVEL EFFECTIVE JULy, 2026 Employee Only: I $900...... Employee Plus One Dependent: $1,700 Employee plus Two or more $2,200 Dependents: J B. City contributions to the cafeteria plan may be used toward available cafeteria benefits, including City medical plan premiums, flexible spending account, and post -employment health plan. C. The City agrees to provide a stipend of $350.00 on a monthly basis for those Unit employees with alternative medical coverage who opt for the stipend in lieu of the medical insurance benefit. Article 7. RETIREE INSURANCE BENEFITS A. For all unit members who qualify as an "annuitant" under PEMHCA, the City will contribute directly to CaIPIERS on behalf of each annuitant three hundred and ninety-seven dollars ($397) per month pursuant to Resolution No. 4572, adopted by the city council on September 5, 1989. For existing RASME members hired by the City prior to June 2, 2015, who have served a minimum of 15 years of service with the City of Redlands and who qualify as annuitants under PEMHCA, upon separation other than for service or disability retirement under the PERS retirement plan, or in the event of the death of an employee prior to retirement, the City shall contribute to a retiree health savings account the difference between the PEMHCA minimum and the cost of "Lifetime medical" for the employee, spouse and eligible dependents. Lifetime medical means equivalent health, dental, and vision insurance as provided by the City to its existing members through the CalPERS or similar group medical plan up to the cost of similar CalPERS plans. Employees who promote into the RASME unit shall maintain any lifetime medical benefit such employee has previously accrued with the City and/or eligibility to earn lifetime medical if they had that right under their previous memorandum of understanding. For existing RASME members, hired by the City prior to June 2, 2015, who have served a minimum of 15 years of service with the City of Redlands and who qualify as annuitants under PEMHCA, upon service or disability retirement under the PIERS retirement plan, or in the event of the death of an employee prior to retirement, the City shall contribute to a retiree health savings account the difference between the PEMHCA minimum and the cost of lifetime medical, dental and vision insurance for the employee, spouse, and eligible dependents under the City of Redlands & Redlands Association of Safety Management Employees MOU- 2026-2029 Page 4 association's current medical insurance program existing at the time of retirement. This health insurance shall be at no cost to the retired employee and shall cover thee mployee,spouse, and eligible dependents. Employees who promote into the RASME unit shall maintain any lifetime medical benefit such employee has previously accrued with the City and/or eligibility to earn lifetime medical if they had that right under their previous memorandum of understanding. In addition, for existing Association employees as of the adoption of the 2018-2023 MOU (December 5, 2017), or employees who promote into the RASME unit with eligibility for lifetime medical, who have served a minimum of 15 years of service with the City of Redlands, upon service or disability retirement under the PIERS retirement plan, or in the event of the death of an employee prior to retirement may elect to: a. Convert all remaining sick leave accrued at the time of retirement to cash value at the current rate of pay and apply said cash value to applicable premiums payable under the City's medical insurance program for the employee, spouses, and eligible dependents until the cash value is exhausted. This cash value is subject to all applicable taxes; b. Calculate the value of all accrued sick leave at the current hourly rate of pay and convert it into a cash payment; c. Convert all remaining sick leave accrued at the time of retirement to PIERS service credit; or d. A combination of options b and c. C. Employees hired on or after adoption of the 2018-2023 MOU (December 5, 2017) shall not be eligible for conversion of accrued sick leave to cash value. D. Unit members who do not qualify for life -time medical and retire with fifteen (15) years of service and who qualify as an annuitant under PEMHCA shall be entitled to a "medical bridge" program for themselves upon retirement from the City until they become Medicare -eligible. Under the "Medical Bridge" the City will contribute the difference between the PEMHCA minimum and the cost of employee -only coverage for the least expensive equivalent health and dental insurance plan as provided by the City to its existing unit members through the CaIPFRS medical plan until the employee reaches the age of Medicare eligibility at which time the benefit will cease, and employees will only receive the PEMHCA minimum contribution. Unit members who receive the medical bridge program can select coverage for dependents, however, the additional cost must be paid for by the respective unit member and will not be paid for by the City. Article 8: ,STATE DISABILITY INSURANCE Participation in the State Disability Insurance (SDI) program shall be optional, and all costs, funding, and premiums associated with participation in SDI shall be paid entirely by the participating Association employees. Article 9: VISION CARE The City agrees to contribute the entire monthly premium for Association employees and their eligible dependents for a vision insurance plan with VSP Vision Plan, or its equivalent. Article 10: DENTAL INSURANCE The City shall pay the full monthly premium for dental insurance under the Principal Financial dental plan, or its equivalent, for Association employees and all eligible dependents. Association employees may select from dental plans that are offered to members of the RPOA. Article 11: LIFE INSURANCE The City provides Association employees with $25,000 of life insurance. Employees may also purchase additional increments of life insurance at the City's group rate. Article 12; DEFERRED COMPENSATION The City shall make available to Association employees a qualified 457(b) plan and 401(a) plan. All plans will be structured in accordance with the latest IRS rulings. Each January, the City shall make an annual contribution to the City of Redlands & Redlarids Association of Safety Management Employees MOU- 202b-2029 Page 5 401(a) deferred compensation on behalf of each Association employee in the amount of up to $1,200 per year + 3% of gross annual salary. The full contribution amount to 401 (A) shall be provided based on a complete one year of service in the preceding year. For new Unit employees, and employees transferring into the Unit in the preceding year, the amount shall be prorated on a monthly basis for period of service within the unit. In the event that an employee leaves the Unit, they shall receive a final contribution in a prorated amount up to $1,200 per year plus 3% of salary based on their period of service in their final year in the Unit and shall not receive any additional contribution in January. Article 13: POST CERTIFICATION PAY Association employees shall receive POST certificate pay in the amount of 12.5% of base salary for an Advanced POST certificate. Additionally, Association employees shall also receive POST Supervisory or Management certificate pay in the amount of 13% of base salary. The maximum amount any Association employee shall receive in certificate pay shall be 25.5% of base salary. Article 14: REvviBURSEIVIENT OF (EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES Association employees enrolled in a degree program shall be reimbursed up to the dollar amount charged for the same number of units per term by the University of California, Riverside. However, any such employee shall not receive reimbursement in excess of Five Thousand dollars ($5,000) in any one fiscal year. The difference between the City's maximum obligation during any fiscal year and the amount of any actual reimbursement received by the employee during that fiscal year shall not be carried over or be available to use by the employee in any subsequent fiscal year. Upon the approval of the department head and human resources, an Association employee may use up to one thousand dollars($1,000) per year of their available $5,000 per fiscal year tuition reimbursement for attendance at a seminar or conference for the purpose of professional development That $1,000 per year amount may be applied for hotel and travel expenses related to the attendance at such a seminar or conference. Article 15: UNlFOnMAU0WANCE Association employees shall receive a uniform allowance in the amount of $3,200 per year. The uniforms allowance shall be paid as follows: fifty percent (50%) paid the first week in January of each year and fifty percent (50%) paid the first week in July of each year. Article 16. LUNavviTYPAY Association employees with twenty (20) years of continuous service with the City of Redlands shall receive compensation of five (5%) percent, effective the beginning of the pay period beginning closest to completion of their twentieth (20th) year of service. Article 17. INCENTIVES AND LEAVE CASH OUT SHALL BE CALCULATED BASED IN THE COMBINATION OFBASESALARYAND LONGEVITYPAY. MOBILE Association employees shall receive Mobile Device Pay in the amount of $100 per month in addition to their regular base pay. All employees receiving this incentive are required to carry a mobile device at all times. Article 1 S: LEGAL DEFENSE INSURANCE The City shall pay the premium for CPOA legal defense insurance for Association employees. Article 19: HOLIDAYS A. The City of Redlands currently observes the following holidays, established by Resolution: New Year's Day January 1 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Third Monday in January President's Day Third Monday in February Farm Workers Day March 311t City of Redlands & Redlands Association of SafetyManagement Employees MOU - 2026-2029 Page 6 Memorial Day Last Monday in May Juneteenth June 191h Independence Day July 4th Labor Day First Monday in September Columbus Day Second Monday in October Veteran's Day November 111h Thanksgiving Day Fourth Thursday in November Friday after Thanksgiving Day Fourth Friday in November Christmas Eve December 241h Christmas Day December 25th B. Association employees shall "bank" holiday hours at the rate of ten (10) hours for each holiday and be paid for them in January of the following year. C. Association employees that workon a recognized holiday shall receive halftime premium forall hours worked. D. in addition to the recognized holidays listed above, Association employees shall receive two (2) floating holidays per year. Floating holidays accrued but not taken shall be paid in January of the following year in which they were accrued. E. Holidays shall be paid at a rate of pay applicable to the shift to which the Association employee is regularly assigned and shall be include supplemental pay (POST Certification pay) which may apply to the specific Association employee. The City will report to CalPERS the Holiday Cash Out amounts. This amount is derived from an employee's left over Holiday Cash Out amount and paid at regular rate, which includes base pay rate and POST Certification pay. The City will report the Holiday Cash Out on an annual basis to CalPERS in January of each year. Article 20: SicKLEA vE ACCRUAL Association members shall receive eight (8) hours of sick leave per month. SICK LEAVE BUY-BACK PROGRAM Association employees may accumulate sick leave from calendar year to calendar year to an unlimited amount, or participate in the City's Sick Leave Buy Back program. In order to participate in the buy-back, the employee must have a minimum of 96 hours of sick leave on the books. In November of each year, Association employees may elect to be paid cash at their current hourly rate for any hours earned in the following year in accordance with the schedule below, less any sick leave hours used during that period. The payment will occur in November of the following year. The election is irrevocable and may not be changed once the election is made. 2-6 48 7 56 8 64 9 72 10 80 11 88 12 96 Article 21: VACATION A. Vacation shall accrue for Association employees based on the following schedule: City of Redlands & Redlands Association of Safety Management Employees MOU - 2026-2029 Page 7 1 - 5 (0-71 months) 80 6 - 7 (72-95 months) 120 8 -9 (96-119 months) 128 10-11(120-143 mos) 136 12-13 (144-167 mos) 144 14-15 (168-191 mos) 152 16-20 (192-251 mos) 160 21(252-263 months) 168 22 (264-275 months) 176 23 (276-287 months) 184 24 (288-299 months) 192 25 (300 months+) 200 Article 22: AccRVED VAGATi€tN TIME SELL BACK Association employees with a minimum of three hundred (300) hours of accumulated vacation time shall sell back vacation time in excess of the 300 hours accumulation and deposit into a qualified 401(a) plan. The conversion and deposit of available vacation time shall occur during the third week of September each year. Employees shall contribute up to 100% of accrued vacation time in excess of the 300 hours accumulation up to the IRS maximum allowed. Article 23: BEREAVEMENT LEAVE In the event of the death in the immediate family, Association employees shall be compensated with four (4) days paid leave. In addition, eligible employees may be allowed to use accrued sick leave with full pay not to exceed three (3) days. Immediate family shall be defined as the following relatives to either the employee or spouse/registered domestic partner: spouse, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother and sister. Article 24: PERSONAL LEAVE Association employees may use up to a maximum of eight (8) hours of accrued sick leave peryearfor personal leave, subject to advance approval by his/her supervisor. Article 25: ,ExEcunu LEAVE Association employees shall receive one hundred twenty (120) hours of executive leave annually. Employees will be paid for up to twenty (20) hours of unused executive leave that is on the books as of December 31" of each year. Any leave above 20 hours remaining on the books will be removed and not carried over to the next year. Article 26: f`Cl'hIFL vsAmRY TIME OFFANLI QVL"RTIME A. Association members are exempt from the requirements of the FLSA and therefore ineligible to accrue compensatory time off or earn overtime pay at 1%times their hourly rate. B. Members are ineligible to receive overtime compensation and may therefore receive the equivalent of overtime pay at time and one half of salary ONLY if the hours are reimbursed by a third party, such as reimbursement mutual aid calls or billable contracts. Article 27: WORKWEEK Association employees shall have a standard workweek consisting of four ten-hour days followed by three consecutive days off unless an alternate schedule is agreed upon by the employee(s) and department head. Article 28: POLICE VEHICLE USAGE Upon authorization by the Police Chief, Association employees may utilize department vehicles for personal use. City of Redlands & Redlands Association of Safety Management Employees MOU - 2026-2029 Page 8 Article 29: No STRIKE PRovtsioNs The Association agrees that it shall not authorize, instigate, aid, condone, or engage in any strike which will interrupt or interfere with the operation of the City. The City places the Association on notice of its intention and right to terminate any employee who instigates or engages in any strike or work stoppage which interrupts or interferes with the operation of the City. Article 30: PREVAILING BENEFITS All terms and conditions of employment set forth in this MOU and all past practices recognized under prevailing law will remain in full force and effect for the term of this MOU unless modified by mutual agreement of the parties. All other matters affecting terms and conditions of employment shall be subject to change during the term of this MOU either by mutual agreement or by virtue of the meet and confer processes and any applicable impasse resolution procedures being completed, Article 31: SAi?INGS CLAUSE Should any provision of this MOU or the application of such provision be rendered or declared invalid by any court action or by reason of any existing or subsequently enacted legislation, the City and Association shall meet and confer immediately upon what constitutes an equivalent benefit to that which was determined to be unlawful. Such equivalent benefit will be implemented retroactive to the date the old benefit ceased. The remaining parts or portions of this MOU shall remain in full force and effect. Article 32: DEATH ©FEMPLoYEE In the event an Association employee dies while on duty, the City shall calculate compensation for the entire shift. The eligible dependents of the deceased employee shall be entitled to benefits as follows: sick leave accruals, vacation accruals, medical benefits, and any other applicable benefits. All benefits shall be calculated and compensated in accordance with the requirements of this MOU and PERS contracts. In the event the deceased employee qualified for a service retirement (i.e. age 50 with a minimum of five years of service in CaIPERS), the City shall calculate and compensate benefits in the same manner as an employee service retirement. If the death of the employee is job related, benefits may be calculated and compensated in the same manner as a disability retirement. The City will inter at Hillside Cemetery, at no cost to the public safety officer or his/her family, any active public safety officer who dies in the line of duty, or dies from any disease that is recognized by the State of California as being associated with the job of being a public safety officer. Article 33: ZIPPER CLAUSE The City and the Association agree that all negotiable items have been discussed during the negotiations leading to this MOU, including salaries and benefits, and conditions of employment, and therefore the City and the Association further agree that negotiations will not be reopened on any item during the term of this MOU, except by mutual agreement of the City and the Association, or as expressly provided otherwise in this MOU. City of Redlands & Redlands Association of Safety Management Em ployees MOIL - 2026-2029 page 9 Article 34: SIGNATURES CITY OF REDLANDS Mario 5aucedo, Mayor Attest: Date Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk Qbg,�� k§�� Date -7 -A6 REDLAND5 A55OCIATION OF SAFETY MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES Stephen Crane, President Date City of Redlands & Redlands Association of Safety Management Employees MOU - 2026-2029 Page 10