{"id":11712,"date":"2012-12-12T06:31:45","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T14:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/?p=11712"},"modified":"2012-12-13T20:20:06","modified_gmt":"2012-12-14T04:20:06","slug":"city-poa-agree-to-terms-on-mou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/?p=11712","title":{"rendered":"City, POA Agree to Terms on MOU"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sierra<\/a>Posted 12\/12\/12 –<\/em> The City Council approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the Sierra Madre Police Association (PA) regarding terms and conditions of employment at last night’s Council meeting. \u00a0The agreement runs through June 30, 2015. \u00a0This is the first agreement between the two since the year 2000.<\/p>\n

New Sierra Madre Police Chief Larry Giannone, (sworn in at the City Council’s last meeting on Nov. 27th), had this to say about the agreement, which was approved as part of the Consent Calendar for the meeting: “This is the first comprehensive MOU in over a decade and I want to thank the negotiation teams from both the City and the Police Association for coming to an agreement, which did not include any raises.\u00a0 Taking over as the new Chief I felt it was important to have the MOU in place so as a Department we can move forward to continue to provide quality police services for the community, without having to worry about misconstrued working conditions behind the scenes.” \u00a0Chief Giannone, as department head for the City, is not a member of the PA.<\/p>\n

According to the Agenda posted on the City website, the agreement incorporates changes\u00a0and clarifying language to the 2000 document that the Council imposed in December, 2011. \u00a0It inserts new language identifying sections of the\u00a0Personnel Rules and Regulations that apply to PA\u00a0members,\u00a0when complaints\u00a0are removed from the personnel file (consistent\u00a0with the penal code), and it inserts a section regarding the California Public\u00a0Employees\u2019 Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA).<\/p>\n

It inserts the exact language from the Personnel Rules and Regulations regarding the Educational Program\/Tuition Reimbursement. \u00a0It reduces the officers\u2019 Uniform Stipend from\u00a0$80\/month to $55\/month; and the City agrees to\u00a0provide job related safety equipment. \u00a0The new MOU bases seniority for those in the association on the\u00a0length of time of uninterrupted service of an\u00a0employee rather than rank. \u00a0It also provides $30,000 for the length of the contract for\u00a0payment of time and a half for an officer who is\u00a0held over because another employee has called in\u00a0sick, and provides that \u201cday trades\u201d can be done\u00a0within the 28-day work rather than the 14-day pay\u00a0period.<\/p>\n

The agreement also clarifies that to receive the \u201cfinder\u2019s fee\u201d for recommending a newly hired officer, the employee must be identified on the employment application. Adjusts how employees are paid for special security detail and criminal court, and increases Training Officer, Detective, and Traffic stipends from $250 to $275.<\/p>\n

It inserts the exact language from the Personnel Rules and Regulations regarding sick leave and jury leave and court appearances. \u00a0Regarding outside employment, it adjusts the verbiage so that employees must\u00a0notify the department when there is a change in\u00a0job responsibilities or classification and\/or if an\u00a0employee discontinues his\/her employment with\u00a0an outside agency. \u00a0And it increases the time for responses by a disciplined officer from five\u00a0business days to 15 calendar days.<\/p>\n

According to the staff report, the agreement as presented will not provide significant increases in costs nor\u00a0significant savings to the adopted balanced 2011-2013 fiscal budget.<\/p>\n

In a statement issued after last night’s meeting, Council member Chris Koerber had this to say about the agreement –\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m pleased that the PA worked so diligently\u00a0with the City’s negotiating team to reach this accord. In spite of the extremely tight budget outlook for\u00a0Sierra Madre, both sides exemplified the teamwork necessary to reach this mutually beneficial\u00a0agreement. This new MOU is another step in keeping Sierra Madre \u2018Sierra Madre.\u2019 \u00a0Neighborhood\u00a0policing, done through our own Police Department, will continue to be one of the cornerstones of our\u00a0mountain village.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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