BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Consideration of the Side Letter of Agreement Between Santa Clara Valley Water District and Professional Managers Association, Local 21, IFPTE Regarding District Classification and Compensation Study, Compensation Implementation.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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A. Approve the side letter with the Professional Managers Association (PMA) regarding the compensation implementation of the District Classification and Compensation Study as an amendment to the 2015-2017 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Santa Clara Valley Water District and Professional Managers Association (IFPTE Local 21); and
B. *Approve the Further Side Letter of Agreement with PMA regarding the District Classification and Compensation Study as an amendment to the 2015-2017 MOU between the Santa Clara Valley Water District and IFPTE Local 21.
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SUMMARY:
*Following months of compensation negotiations with PMA arising from the District's Classification and Compensation Study (DCCS), on October 13, the parties reached an impasse in their negotiations.
Both the District and PMA declared impasse, and PMA requested appointment of a factfinder from the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB). The parties participated in a factfinding hearing in January 2016 before a panel chaired by neutral Norm Brand.
On March 4, 2016, the panel (with a dissent by the union's panel member) formally issued its report and recommendations.
The majority of the panel recommended that the parties implement all of their agreements, including those agreements embodied in the final last offer of the District. They also recommended that four over-market employees be Y-rated. The recommendation was that these four should continue to receive their current salary until, through general increases to bargaining unit salaries; the District's proposed top step equals or exceeds their current salary. At that point they should move to the proposed top step salary a...
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