To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: Side Letter with the United Chief Officers Association.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT a Resolution approving the Side Letter between the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) and IAFF, Local 1230 (Union), amending the vacation and sick leave sections of the MOU to reflect the process for calculating accrual balances for employees moving between 40-hour and 56-hour positions. This Side Letter also amends the Emergency Recall and Standby subsection to clarify that administration and assignment of emergency recall and standby is at the District's discretion and removes references to the monthly minimum amount of standby and emergency recall duty.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no direct fiscal impact by clarifying the accruals calculation process and removing reference to monthly minimums for emergency recall and standby duty.
BACKGROUND:
The District at times temporarily assigns staff in 56-hour positions to 40-hour positions, and vice versa. Employees in 56-hour positions accrue vacation and sick leave at a different rate from 40-hour employees. The parties have come to an agreement regarding the method of calculating accrual balances for employees who move between positions, both in terms of accrual rate and usage. This Side Letter formalizes that agreement and provides examples of calculations for employees who move between positions and accrue and utilize leave during the month.
Emergency Recall and Standby are detailed in the District's Emergency Recall and Standby Policy. This Side Letter adds language clarifying that administration and assignment of emergency recall and standby duty is at the District's discretion. Removing reference to the monthly minimums affords the District the flexibility to adjust their Emergency Recall and Standby Policy according to their operational needs without...
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