DATE: January 22, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Human Resources Department
TITLE: RESOLUTION APPROVING AND IMPLEMENTING THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE AND THE OCEANSIDE POLICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (OPMA)
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution approving and implementing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Oceanside and the Oceanside Police Management Association (OPMA) retroactively effective January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2026.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The Oceanside Police Management Association (OPMA) represents a total of 13 active employees in the classifications of Police Lieutenant and Captain. In November 2024, the City’s negotiating team and representatives of the OPMA initiated the meet and confer process. Over the next few weeks, the parties met in good faith and reached a tentative agreement on the terms and conditions of a new bargaining agreement on January 9, 2025. The OPMA membership held a ratification vote and elected, by a simple majority, to approve the agreement.
The proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is retroactively effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026, and includes compensation and contract language modifications as directed by the City Council.
The key economic issues in the agreement include:
1) Salary:
Retroactively effective the first full pay period in January 2025, a 2.75% increase to each step of the salary schedules for all classifications represented by OPMA.
Effective the first full pay period in July 2025, a 2.75% increase to each step of the salary schedules for all classifications represented by OPMA.
Effective the first full pay period in July 2026, a 3.4% increase to each step of the salary schedules for all classifications represented by OPMA.
2) Health Insurance: Effective 30-45 working days following the adoption of the new MOU by the Oceanside City Council, the City’s total contribution towards health insurance (i.e., applied towards medical, dental and vision only) shall be:
|
Cap (Based on Medical Selection) |
Employee Only |
Employee+1 |
Employee+ Family |
|
Kaiser Plans |
$875 |
$1,500 |
$1,925 |
|
Blue Shield Plans |
$1,000 |
$1,725 |
$2,200 |
Effective January 2026, the City’s total contribution towards health insurance (i.e., applied towards medical, dental and vision only) for all unit members shall be:
|
Cap (Based on Medical Selection) |
Employee Only |
Employee+1 |
Employee+ Family |
|
Kaiser Plans |
$919 |
$1,575 |
$2,021 |
|
Blue Shield Plans |
$1,050 |
$1,811 |
$2,310 |
3) Uniform Allowance: Effective the first pay day in August 2025, the City shall provide an annual uniform allowance payment of $1,000.
FISCAL IMPACT
Ongoing Costs:
Fiscal Year 2024-25 $ 82,500
Fiscal Year 2025-26 $ 211,130
Fiscal Year 2026-27 $ 152,870
Total Agreement (Net New) Costs: $ 446,500
COMMISSION OR COMMITTEE REPORT
Does not apply.
CITY ATTORNEY’S ANALYSIS
The referenced documents have been reviewed by the City Attorney and approved as to form.
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Prepared by: Robert O’Brien, Deputy City Manager
Reviewed by: Jill Moya, Financial Services Director
Submitted by: Jonathan Borrego, City Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Staff Report
2. Resolution
3. OPMA MOU