Res 20-053RESOLUTION NO. 20-053
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
POWAY, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A
TWO-YEAR MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN
THE CITY OF POWAY AND THE POWAY FIREFIGHTERS'
ASSOCIATION FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2019 THROUGH
JUNE 30, 2021
WHEREAS, the City of Poway, through its management representatives, has met and
conferred in good faith with the Poway Firefighters' Association (PFA);
WHEREAS, the representatives of the City and the PFA each have exchanged freely
information, opinions and proposals on matters regarding wages, hours and other terms and
conditions of employment for employees in the PFA Bargaining Group;
WHEREAS, the City and the PFA representatives have agreed on the term of a new
Memorandum of Understanding retroactive to July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the City and the PFA representatives have agreed upon the items as
described below.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Poway that the
City Manager is hereby directed and authorized to implement all provisions listed below which are
to be incorporated into the Memorandum for Understanding for Poway Firefighters' Association
employees without further specific actions by the City Council. No additional financial terms will
be assumed beyond the terms included herein when finalizing and executing the Memorandum
of Understanding for the Poway Firefighters' Association effective July 1, 2019.
Stipends:
One-time stipends equivalent to the amounts below for regular, full-
time employees. All PFA employees shall receive the Year 1 and
Year 2 cash stipends combined into one cash stipend of Five
Thousand Dollars ($5,000) to be paid in the first full pay period in
July 2020 (July 31, 2020). To be eligible to receive the stipend
payment, employees must be covered by this MOU and employed
on the date the stipend is paid.
Year 1:$3,000 Stipend (reportable to PERS)*
Year 2:$2,000 Stipend (reportable to PERS)*
* PFA employees will have the choice to take the stipend as a one-
time cash payment, to make a one-time deposit into the employee's
ICMA 457 account or split the amount into a one-time cash payment
and a one-time deposit into the employee's ICMA 457 account. Any
part of the stipends which equates to six percent (6%) or less of the
employee's salary paid to Classic employees of Tier 1 & 2 will be
reported to CaIPERS. Pursuant to the California Code of
Regulations section 571.1, the stipends are not reportable as
compensation for employees in Tier 3, commonly referred to as
"PEPRA" employees hired after January 1, 2013 when the Public
Employees' Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) took effect.
Tuition Reimbursement:
Educational Incentive:
Clean up Language:
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The maximum amount of tuition reimbursement shall increase from
$1,500 per fiscal year per employee to $2,500 per fiscal year per
employee on a first-come, first -serve basis. The total funds
available to the PFA will remain at $10,000 each fiscal year. Funds
remaining in any one fiscal year cannot be carried over to a future
year.
Bachelor's degree - Employees who earn a Bachelor's degree will
receive a one-time payment of $500 at the time the degree is
earned. The City will provide the $500 one-time payment to current
PFA employees who have already achieved a Bachelor's degree. If
an Associate's degree is achieved first and $250 is provided at the
time the Associate's degree is earned, an additional $250 will be
provided if the employee goes on to earn a Bachelor's degree.
Associate's degree — Employees who earn an Associate's degree
will receive a one-time payment of $250 at the time the degree is
earned. The City will provide the $250 one-time payment to current
PFA employees who already have achieved a stand-alone
Associate's degree.
New employees will be eligible for this benefit upon completion of
probation.
Housekeeping revisions or non -substantive, clarifying changes to
outdated language may be made to the Memorandum of
Understanding for the Poway Firefighters' Association in
coordination with the PFA.
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PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the
City of Poway, California on the 16th day of June, 2020, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: MULLIN, LEONARD, GROSCH, FRANK, VAUS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
DISQUALIFIED: NONE
Steve Vaus, Mayor
ATTEST:
Faviola Medina, CMC, City Clerk