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RESOLUTION NO. 8515(CCS)
(CITY COUNCIL SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH
THE SANTA MONICA FIRE FIGHTERS
LOCAL 1109 IAFF
WHEREAS, the City administration and representatives of
the Santa Monica Fire Fighters, Local 1109, IAFF, have met and
conferred under the terms of Ordinance No. 801 (CCS) and have
reached agreement on an amendment to the current Memorandum of
Understanding covering the wages, hours and other terms and
conditions of employment; and
WHEREAS, section 2.06 of ordinance No. 801 (CCS) of the
City of Santa Monica requires preparation of a written Memorandum
of Understanding, including any amendments to said Memorandum of
Understanding, between the administration and employees if an
agreement can be reached; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.06 of Ordinance No. 801 (CCS) further
provides that any such Memorandum of Understanding, and any
amendments to said Memorandum of understanding, shall not be
binding unless and until presented to the governing body for
determination; and
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WHEREAS, the purpose of the Memorandum of Understanding,
and any amendments to said MemorandUIll of Understanding, is to
promote and provide harmonious relations, cooperation, and
understanding between the City and the Santa Monica Fire Fighters,
Local 1109, IAFF;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the city of Santa Monica
does hereby approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the
amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding executed by the Santa
Monica Fire Fighters, Local 1109, IAFF, a copy of which is attached
hereto.
Section 2. The city Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall
be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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JOSE LAWRENCE
Acting City Attorney
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AMENDMENT
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN
CITY OF SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
AND
SANTA MONICA FIRE FIGHTERS
LOCAL 1109, IAFF
The term of the current Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between
the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Fire Fighters, Local
1109, IAFF, is from July 1, 1992 through June 30, 1994. Both
parties to said MOU agreed to reopen the MOU for the purpose of
meeting and conferring to modify certain sections of the MOU. The
modifications to the MOU which have been agreed to by both parties
are set forth herein. Said modifications the the MOU shall be
effective as of July 1, 1992. Except as specified below, the
remainder of the Memorandum of Understanding remains unchanged.
1.04. Union RecoanitioD. ResDonsibilities. and Riqhts
A. Recoanition - The City recognizes Local 1109 of the
International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) as
the recognized bargaining agent for the employees in
the following job classifications:
Battalion Chief
Fire Captain
Fire Engineer
Fire Fighter
Fire Prevention Engineer
Fire Prevention Inspector
It is the mutual understanding of the parties that
acknowledgement of Local 1109 as the recognized
employee organization:
(1) Current MOU language remains unchanged
(2) Current MOU language remains unchanged
As a result of a petition of accretion of the Fire
Prevention Inspector filed by Local 1109 and a written
statement signed by all of the current incumbents in
the Fire Prevention Inspector job classification
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requesting that they be represented by Local 1109, the
city recognizes Local 1109 as the recognized
bargaining agent for employees in the Fire Prevention
Inspector job classification as of July 1, 1992.
Incumbents in the Fire Prevention Inspector jOb
classification as of July 1, 1992 shall be
Irqrandfatheredlt as Fire Prevention Inspectors and
shall be covered by the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. However, all vacancies in what would have
been the Fire Prevention Inspector job classification
shall be filled by Firefighters, with the Fire
Prevention Inspector job classification being
eliminated once all of the employees who have been
" grand fathered " as Fire Prevention Inspectors have
vacated those Fire Prevention Inspector positions. In
addition, all inc~mbents in the Fire Prevention
Inspector job classification who are Itgrandfatheredlt
must obtain a Fire Prevention Officer III
certification from the state Fire Marshall by no later
than June 30, 1994. Any Fire Prevention Inspector who
fails to meet this position requirement by that date
shall have hiS/her employment with the city
terminated. Said termination shall not be considered
disciplinary in nature but shall be based on the
employee's failure to meet minimum job requirements.
As a result of a petition of accretion of the Fire
Prevention Engineer filed by Local 1109 and a written
statement signed by the current incumbent in the Fire
Prevention Engineer job classif ication requesting that
he be represented by Local 1109, the city recognizes
Local 1109 as the recognized bargaining agent for
employees in the Fire Prevention Engineer job
classification as of July 1, 1992. Incumbents in the
Fire Prevention Engineer job classification as of July
1, 1992 shall be "grandfathered" as Fire Prevention
Engineers and shall be covered by the terms and
conditions of this Agreement. However, all vacancies
in what would have been the Fire Prevention Engineer
job classification may, at the discretion of the Fire
Chief, be filled by Fire Captains, with the Fire
Prevention Engineer job classification being
eliminated once all of the employees who have been
"qrandfatheredu as Fire Prevention Engineer, or who
are subsequently hired as Fire Prevention Inspector,
have vacated the Fire Prevention Engineer positions.
In addition, all incumbents in the Fire Prevention
Engineer job classification who are "grandfathered"
must obtain a Fire Prevention Officer III
certification from the state Fire Marshall by no later
than June 30, 1992. Any Fire Prevention Engineer who
fails to meet this position requirement by that date
shall have hiS/her employment with the City
terminated. said termination shall not be considered
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disciplinary in nature but shall be based on the
employee's failure to meet minimum job requirements.
2.02.
salaries
A. Current MOU language remains unchanged
B. Current MOU language remains unchanged
c. The E-step salary of Fire Prevention Inspector shall
be set equal to the E-step salary established for Fire
Fighter. The E-step salary of Fire Prevention
Engineer shall be set equal to the E-step salary
established for Fire Captain.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Amendment to the current Memorandum of Understanding to be executed
this date: , 1992.
By:
Santa Monica Fire Fighters
Local 1109, IAFF
City of Santa Monica
H. Robert Wirtz, President
John Jalili, City Manager
steve Davis, Board of Directors
John Nevandro, Board of Directors
Paul Radomski, Board of Directors
Dirk Bailey, Board of Directors
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By:
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Joseph Lawrence
Acting City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 8th day of December, 1992.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 8515(CCS)
was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Monica
at a meeting thereof held on December 8, 1992 by the following
council vote:
Ayes:
Councilmembers:
Abdo, Greenberg,
Rosenstein, Vazquez
Holbrook,
Noes: Councilmembers:
None
Abstain: Councilmembers:
None
Absent: Councilmembers:
Genser, Olsen
ATTEST:
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