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AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO RESOLUTION NO. 179-19
APPROVING MEMORANDUM: OF UNDERSTANDING
FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE BLUE AND WHITE COLLAR
UNITS AND ADOPTING SALARY SCHEDULE AND
RELATED BENEFITS.
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 179-19 sets salaries and related benefits for
employees of the Blue and White Collar Units.
WHEREAS, the City and SEIU entered into a Memorandum of Understanding
(Agreement 179-19) effective June 29, 2019 through December 31, 2022 (hereinafter
"Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the City and SEIU desire to amend this Agreement under the terms
of Article 3 which provides a limited reopener; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Agreement, representatives of the City and
SEIU have met and conferred in good faith and jointly propose the following changes to
the current Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield
that effective immediately following Council action, a part of the Resolution No. 179-19
is hereby -amended as follows:
Article 12, Grievance Procedure
Section 3. Review of the grievance procedure will commence February 15th, 2021.
Given the complexity of the issue a separate process, inviting all bargaining units, will
convene to review Municipal Code language, MOU language and propose
recommended changes.
Article 24, Holidays
Section 6. Employees regularly assigned to a 10 -hour work schedule will have the
following options when required to supplement the 8 hours holiday pay: 1) use accrued
vacation or CTO, 2) take time off without pay, or 3) with department approval work
additional hours during the workweek. Effective upon ratification the following holidays
will be paid at 10 hours — Thanksgiving Day; Day after Thanksgiving Day; Christmas
Day, New Year's Day, and Independence Day. No supplemental will apply to floating
holidays.
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Article 27, Uniform / Boot Allowance
Section 3. Hats and Safety Jackets
A. Following ratification, and availability of product, all City employees including
emergency responders covered by this bargaining agreement working within the
right-of-way of a highway and engaged in any other types of operations who work
within the right-of-way of a highway who are exposed either to traffic (vehicles'
using the highway for purposes of travel) or to construction equipment within the
Work area shall be provided one safety ANSI 3 compliant jacket per calendar
year. Additional staff may be approved at the discretion of the department head
and human resources.
B. Effective January -1, 2021, all City employees including Emergency
responders covered by this bargaining agreement working who primarily work
outdoors shall be provided three hats per calendar year.
The city shall provide no less than three types of hats. One being a full shade hat
(i.e., Straw or equivalent with cloth lining), one baseball type hat, and one cloth
wide brimmed hat (i.e., boonie style). The employee shall have the right to
decide which hats they prefer to wear from the hats provided.
No hats other than those provided by the city shall be worn, other than by
permission of the department head. (Examples: employees may be permitted to
wear their teams NFL hat on Fridays during the playoffs, etc.)
Article 30, Compensatory Time
The City agrees to modify Article 30 as shown below:
The accumulation of compensatory time shall not exceed one hundred (100) hours. Any
compensatory time in excess of one hundred (100) hours shall be automatically paid if
management is unable to schedule the time off. The use of comp time shall be.
scheduled through mutual . agreement between the employee and management.
MaRagemeRt Pnay establish the time Off f9F G9MP time M e)(Gess of foFty -(40) hGUFS
heFe m6itual agFeeMeRt Ga^tbe FeaGhed. Employees retain the right to cash
payment for any comp time on the books, subject to budgetary restraints.
Article 43, Certification Pay
The parties agree to add and recognize the following certifications effective January 1,
2021.
Water Distribution II
Water Treatment II
Water Distribution III
Water Treatment III
$500 per year
$500 per year
$750 per year
$750 per year
FOR THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES
INTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCM, 521
Jason Suchin
Bernie Daverin
Courtney Camps
Michelle Gonzales
Darwin Duncan
Pete Rodriguez
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FOR THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD
Chris Huot
Christi Tenter
Randy McKeegan
Nick Fidler
Darin Budak
William Avery
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ORIGINAL
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution/sfd+ea eewas passed
and adopted, by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held
on NOV 18 1020 by the following vote:
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER,
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
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Rfv'ERA, GONZALES, WEIR, SMITH, FREEMAN, SULLIVAN, PARLIER
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CITY CLERK and EX OFFICIO CLERK of
the Council of the City -of Bakersfield
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KAREN GOH
Mayor
NOV 18 2020
APPROVED S TO FORM:
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VIRGINIIA A. GIRNNARO
CITY ATTORNEY of the City of Bakersfield
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