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SR-603-004 (7) PE:JS:ss Council Meeting: Santa Monica, California June 23, 1987 Cf~A TO: Mayor and City Council '<fL,J.,' if" / (tIft 7 e IV"CU<tf /- 1/'1"/1.5 Resolution Authorizing the city Manager to Execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Santa Monica Police Officers' Association City Staff FROM: SUBJECT: INTRODUCTION This report requests that Council adopt the attached Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Santa Monica Police Officers' Association. BACKGROUND The MOU with the Santa Monica Police Officers' Association (hereinafter referred to as SMPOA) expires on June 30, 1987. Negotiations to replace this MOU commenced in March and resulted in the attached MOU. This new agreement was ratified by the membership of SMPOA on June 18, 1987. The agreement includes cost of living increases, increases the amount of time off to which an officer is entitled (compensatory time off in lieu of cash overtime, more floating holidays in lieu of holiday pay, and conversion to time off in lieu of cash sick leave payoff), increases the amount which the city contributes to POA LTD insurance, increases the amount of time allotted to SMPOA business, grants an agency shop provision (previous MOU language - 1 - 9-,~ 0-' ,'/ }..!< t ( i')' I granted an identical agency shop provision if any other city bargaining unit should receive one), offers an incentive for employees who are habitual smokers to stop smoking, obtains SMPOA's concurrence in implementing a ban on hiring smokers if the City so chooses to implement one, provides that the City will offer the PERS health plans in lieu of the existing City insurance plans (including a "caps" on the city's contributions at the level for the PORAC plan in the second year), and makes some other minor economic and non-economic changes. RECOMMENDATIONS It is recommended that Council adopt the attached Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the attached MOU with the Santa Monica Police Officers' Association. Prepared By: Sharon Skeels (dft.pms, "stfrptpd") - 2 -