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D.7

To:	Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:	David Twa, County Administrator
Date:	December 5, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Salary Resolution No. 2017/389 Increasing Salaries for Unrepresented Fire Safety Management

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/05/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor

Contact:	Lisa Driscoll, County Finance Director (925) 335-1023
cc:	Robert Campbell, Auditor-Controller Timothy Ewell, Senior Deputy County Administrator

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: December 5, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Acting as the Governing Body of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, ADOPT Resolution No. 2017/389 regarding salary increases for unrepresented fire safety management classifications in the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The estimated cost of this action and the companion management resolution is $68,000 for FY 2017/18 (seven months); $177,000 for FY 2018/19; and $218,000 for FY 2019/20. These costs include the reduction to employee paid pension subvention over the three years of $20,000, $35,000, and $35,000 respectively. The estimated cost of the three fiscal years is $463,000.

BACKGROUND:

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Historically, the wages and benefits granted by the District to its unrepresented safety management employees have paralleled the wages and benefits negotiated by the District with the United Chief Officers' Association. On December 5, 2017, the Governing Body of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District adopted a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the United Chief Officers' Association that included wage increases. Resolution No. 2017/389 increases the wages of unrepresented safety management classifications in order to retain parity with represented fire classifications.

In summary the resolution provides:

Effective December 1, 2017 five percent (5%) increase; and
Effective July 1, 2018 four percent (4%) increase.

Additionally, the Contra Costa County Fire Management Resolution will be revised to include reductions in the employee share of employer cost of pension (pension subvention):

Effective December 1, 2017 three percent (3%) reduction to employee paid pension subvention;
Effective July 1, 2018 three (3%) decrease; and
Effective July 1, 2019 three (3%) decrease.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The District could be detrimentally impacted by the potential loss of highly-trained personnel and it may become more difficult to attract candidates for promotion.