DATE: November 6, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Paul Nerland, Director of Human Resources
SUBJECT: Memorandum of Understanding for Representation Unit 7
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve the Memorandum of Understanding for Representation Unit 7 - Nurses, represented by the California Nurses Association, effective November 5, 2018, through November 1, 2020
2. Approve the related Salary Resolution Amendment as reflected on Appendix "E"
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions would effectuate the tentatively agreed upon terms and conditions as delineated herein regarding Unit 7's successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), effective November 5, 2018, through November 1, 2020. The estimated cost for FY 2018-19 ($224,405) includes $0 in Net County Cost (NCC), which has been included in the impacted departments' FY 2018-19 adopted budgets and will be included in subsequent annual budget requests. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board were not to approve the recommended actions, the existing terms and conditions would remain in effect and contract negotiations would continue.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The total estimated cost of the negotiated terms and conditions for FY 2018-19 is approximately $224,405; $0 in NCC, which includes related retirement costs. The estimated year-over-year cost increase for FYs 2019-20 and 2020-21 is approximately $423,381 ($0 in NCC) and $270,471 ($0 in NCC), respectively. Sufficient appropriations are included in the impacted departments' FY 2018-19 adopted budgets and will be included in subsequent annual budgets requests.
DISCUSSION:
Your Board's representatives have met and conferred with Unit 2 representatives regarding a successor MOU (latest MOU expired July 29, 2018). A tentative agreement was signed on October 16, 2018, and was subsequently ratified by the California Nurses Association, which currently represents 68 employees.
The significant components of the MOU, effective N...
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