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To:	Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:	David Twa, County Administrator
Date:	April 18, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Consider adopting Resolution No. 2017/127 approving the side letter between Contra Costa County Fire Protection District and IAFF, Local 1230

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/18/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, Director
Diane Burgis, Director
Karen Mitchoff, Director
Federal D. Glover, Director

ABSENT:

Candace Andersen, Director

Contact:	Shanna Edwards, Labor Relations, 925-335-1782
cc:	Haj Nahal, Assistant Auditor-Controller

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: April 18, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Adopt Resolution No. 2017/127 approving the side letter between Contra Costa County Fire Protection District and IAFF, Local 1230 to temporarily amend section 5.18 of the parties' Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the period of January 10, 2017 through February 10, 2017, to allow Trainers to receive the 10% differential for the duration of their training assignment which ended February, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There are three eligible employees who will receive the differential of 10% of base-pay (excluding differential) for one month. The total cost is estimated to be approximately $2,500.

BACKGROUND:

There are 3 employees governed by the IAFF, Local 1230 MOU who were appointed in September, 2016 to a 40-hour training position to enable them to teach in the Fire Academy. The recruits did not graduate from the Academy until February 10, 2017 and the Academy needed the Trainers through that time. Section 5.18 of the MOU provides for payment of a differential for these employees that lasts "...for either the duration of the 40-hour work week assignment or four (4) months, whichever comes first" and in this situation, the differential ended January 17, 2017, 4 months after the appointment. A side letter modification is required to allow for payment to the Trainers through February, 2017, when the recruits graduated. The side letter will be effective following its approval and is only for the period of January 10, 2017 through February 10, 2017.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The Trainers will not be paid the differential for the last month they served as Trainers in the Fire Academy.