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CV! ` City Council Staff Report
September 22, 2015
Agenda Item No. 12
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Dave Kiff, City Manager— (949) 644-3002, dkiff@newportbeachca.gov
PREPARED BY: Maggie Williams-Dalgart, Senior Human Resources Analyst
PHONE: 949-644-3337
TITLE: Printing and Release of Tentative Agreement with the Newport Beach Police
Management Association
ABSTRACT:
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Newport Beach and the Newport Beach
Police Management Association (NBPMA or Association) expired on December 31, 2014. The parties
began meeting and conferring in good faith on wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of
employment on April 1, 2015, and reached a Tentative Agreement on the terms of a successor MOU on
September 8, 2015. Consistent with City Council's goal of providing greater transparency in the
negotiations process and disclosure of the costs of labor contracts, the Tentative Agreement is being
presented to allow time for public review and comment. The complete MOU, for the period January 1, 2015
through June 30, 2018, will be presented for City Council consideration at the October 13, 2015 regular
meeting.
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and file.
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
The estimated cost of the contract with the Police Management Association is provided in Attachment B.
The cost in year one is estimated to be $293,300, which can be accommodated in the adopted FY2015-16
budget.
DISCUSSION:
The Newport Beach Police Management Association represents 33 full-time police management staff in the
classifications of Police Sergeant, Police Lieutenant and Police Captain (the Captain classification is not
currently active or budgeted). Employees in these positions are responsible for assisting the Police Chief in
managing the Police Department's nearly 250 employees. Representatives for the City and the Police
Management Association began negotiations on April 1, 2015. The parties met eight times before a
Tentative Agreement was reached on September 8, 2015.
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