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To:	Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:	Monica Nino, County Administrator
Date:	August 25, 2023

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Memorandum of Understanding with United Professional Firefighters I.A.F.F. Local 1230

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/25/2023

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

David Sanford, Chief of Labor Relations (925-655-2070)

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: August 25, 2023
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BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Acting as the Governing Body of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, ADOPT Resolution No. 2023/410 approving the Memorandum of Understanding with the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1230, for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The estimated yearly increase in salary costs of the negotiated contract is $6.15 million for 2023/24; $5.2 million for FY 2024/25; $5.5 million for FY 2025/26, and $5.76 million for FY 2026/27. Increases in vacation accruals and sick leave accruals may have a cost depending on usage and backfilling.

BACKGROUND:

IAFF, Local 1230 began bargaining with the District on April 13, 2023. A Tentative Agreement was reached between the District and Local 1230 on August 9, 2023, and the agreement was ratified on August 17, 2023. The resulting Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which is attached, includes modifications to wages, and other benefit changes.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

In summary, those changes include:

Duration of Agreement (Section 38.4)
- The term of the agreement is July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027.
General Wages (Section 5.1)
- Effective August 1, 2023, the base rate of pay for all classifications represented by IAFF, Local 1230 will be increased by 6.25%.
- Effective July 1, 2024, the base rate of pay for all classifications represented by IAFF, Local 1230 will be increased by 5%.
- Effective July 1, 2025, the base rate of pay for all classifications represented by IAFF, Local 1230 will be increased by 5%.
- Effective July 1, 2026, the base rate of pay for all classifications represented by IAFF, Local 1230 will be increased by 5%.
Safety Officer Certification (Section 27)
- Adds L-954 to list of courses required for Safety Officer Certification.
Off Duty Standby Differential (Section 5.12)
- Adds Public Information Officer to Off-Duty Standby Differential
- Deletes obsolete language regarding moving to a 24-hour duty shift schedule.
Temporary Staff Assignment Differential (Section 5.18)
- Adds additional assignments to confirm with status quo, combines maximums into a pool of eight assignments at once.
REACH Partnership Helicopter Differential (Section 5.20)
- Deleted section in its entirety.
Grievance Procedure (Section 21)
- Replaces Adjustment Board with Mediation.
Payment (Section 5.14)
- Employees may elect to receive a pay advance by using Employee Self Service during specified timeframes.
Union Recognition (Section 1.1)
- Change reference from "Fire Suppression and Prevention Unit" to "classifications listed in Attachment A."
Holidays (Section 9)
- Adds the Juneteenth holiday.
Maximum Continuous Work Hours (Section 29)
- Increases maximum continuous work hours from 96 to 120, provided that management approves.
Communication Center (Section 31)
- Updates staffing minimums for dispatchers and cleans up old language.
Minimum Staffing (Section 30)
- Amend various minimum staffing levels.
Sick Leave (Section 11)
- Increase sick leave accruals from 12 to 15 per month for 56 hour personnel.
Vacation Leave (Section 10)
- Increase monthly accrual rates and maximums for 56 hour personnel.
Re-ordered, re-numbered, and cleaned-up MOU sections as needed.

Historically, changes to the pay and benefits of the unrepresented management employees of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District have been approved at the same time as increases for IAFF Local 1230. Because compensation for local agency executives cannot be considered at a special meeting, proposed changes for unrepresented fire management will be considered at the regularly scheduled Board of Supervisors meeting on September 12, 2023 with a proposed effective date of August 1, 2023.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The District will be out of contract with IAFF, Local 1230 and may cause labor issues.

CLERK'S ADDENDUM

Speakers: Vincent Wells, President Local 1230; Bob Campbell, Auditor-Controller.