SR-03-27-1979-6E-7Agenda Item 6-ES, 6 E6, and F7 Presented at this time were recom-
mendations for ratification of agreements on wages and benefits with the
Management Team Association (MTA), the Municipal Employees Association
GMEA) and the Supervisory Team Association (STA)e After discussion
Councilmember Scott moved that the matters be continued until the admin-
istration reports to -Council the dollar cost and annualized percentage
of increase of the previous MTA agreement. Second by Councilmember Reed.
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Council Vote: Unanimously approved 6 -0
Absent: Councilmember Trives
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - MARCH 77, 1979
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Santa Monica,
Mayor and City Council
City Staff
California, March 26, 1979
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Interim agreement for salary adjustment for Mechanic Supervisors
employed in the Transportation Department.
Introduction
This interim agreement is intended to alleviate a temporary
situation in the Mechanical Maintenance. Division of the
Transportation Dept. It will more properly allign salaries
through the career ladder of mechanics and their supervisors
in that area.
Background
The City Council approved an MOU with Statewide Employees
Association that called for among other items, classification
and salary study for the employees of the Mechanical Maint-
enance Division of the Transportation Department. This study
was completed and under the terms of the contract employees in
the unit effected by the study were given salary increases.
Supervisors of the employees receiving raises under the above
Process are not in the Statewide Employees bargaining unit and
hence did not receive pay adjustments. Usually this does not
present a problem, but in this instance it does. Under some
rare circumstances,:aechanics given special assignments earn
just three cents (3 (,) less than their supervisors.
Present salaries at the top (E) step for these supervisors
is $9.39 per hour. Top step under the proposed interim
revision is $11.05 per hour.
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Mayor and City Council
March 26, 1979
Page Two
Alternatives:
A. Leave the situation as it is since the Supervisors
are scheduled for bargaining and change of contract terms
effective July 1, 1979.
B. Make an interim agreement with the Supervisor's Team
Association, the bargaining unit of the supervisors, which
will approximate the indicated needed adjustments pending the
outcome of a comparative study.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that City Council authorize the City Manager
to execute the attached agreement.
Because of large increases in need for transit mechanics and
drivers in this area due to the explosion in the use of buses
by the L.A. School District, many good and long standing
employees have been lured by high wages to accept jobs with
the school district. It was this factor which led the City
to reluctantly agree to a study and adjustment in the SEA
contract as noted above. This request comes as a domino
effect from that previous action. Alternate B is recommended
as a fair treatment of an unusual situation. Alternate A
will create more disharmony between the City and a few of its
employees than it is worth. Staff respectfully re-
,t
commends approval of alternative B above.
Prepared by: R. r0 rector
Ad mist ative ervices
INTERIM AGREEMENT
It is mutually agreed that as a part of any agreement
which results from negotiations between STA and the City
during upcoming negotiations a salary survey covering
Transportation Mechanic Supervisor will be conducted. It is
further understood that any other classifications may be
surveyed as a result of said negotiations. As an interim
measure only, which will last until a final agreement is
ratified by the Santa Monica City Council, the classification
of Mechanic Supervisor in the Transportation Department is
hereby temporarily increased by $1.66 per hour at the E
step. This temporary increase will establish the current E
step for a proposed new Transportation Mechanic Supervisor
classification at $11.05 per hour. All other terms and
conditions of employment will remain the same. Effective
date of the above noted salary change shall be January 14,
1979.
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13111 Heric ii, STA Presiden
Charles Kent McClain, City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Richard Knickerbocker
City Attorney
WE
FROM
SUBJECT:
Santa Monica, California, March 16, 1979
Mayor and City Council v 5 7
City Staff MAR 2 7 1979
Interim agreement for salary adjustment for Mechanic Supervisors
employed in the Transportation Department.
Introduction
This interim agreement is intended to alleviate a temporary
situation in the Mechanical Maintenance Division of the
Transportation Dept. It will more properly allign salaries
through the career ladder of mechanics and their supervisors
in that area.
Background
The City Council approved an MOU with Statewide Employees
Association that called for among other items, classification
and salary study for the employees of the Mechanical Maint-
enance Division of the Transportation Department. This study
was completed and under the terms of the contract employees in
the unit effected by the study were given salary increases.
Supervisors of the employees receiving raises under the above
process are not in the Statewide Employees bargaining unit and
hence did not receive pay adjustments. Usually this does not
present a problem, but in this instance it does. Under some
rare circumstances,::,iechanics given special assignments earn
just three cents (3p) less than their supervisors.
Present salaries at the top (E) step for these supervisors
is $9,39 per hour. Top step under the proposed interim
revision is $11.05 per hour.
MAR 2 7 1979
Mayor an ,ity Council
March 16, 1979
Page Two
Alternatives:
A. Leave the situation as it is since the Supervisors
are scheduled for bargaining and change of contract terms
effective July 1, 1979.
B. Make an interim agreement with the Supervisor's Team
Association, the bargaining unit of the supervisors, which
will approximate the indicated needed adjustments pending the
outcome of a comparative study.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that City Council authorize the City Manager
to execute the attached agreement.
Because of large increases in need for transit mechanics and
drivers in this area due to the explosion in the use of buses
by the L.A. School District, many good and long standing
employees have been lured by high wages to accept jobs with
the school district. It was this factor which led the City
to reluctantly agree to a study and adjustment in the SEA
contract as noted above. This request comes as a domino
effect from that previous action. Alternate B is recommended
as a fair treatment of an unusual situation. Alternate A
will create more disharmony between the City and a few of its
employees than it is worth. Staff respectfully re-
commends approval of alternative B above.
Prepared by:
IN
tive
rector