DATE: August 19, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Human Resources Department
TITLE: RESOLUTION APPROVING AND IMPLEMENTING THE MEMORADUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE AND THE OCEANSIDE CITY EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION (OCEA)
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 City Employees' Association retroactively effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The Oceanside City Employees' Association (OCEA) represents approximately 305 employees in various classifications throughout the City. The previous Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City and OCEA expired on June 30, 2026. The City's negotiating team and OCEA representatives began negotiations for a successor MOU in April 2026 and met and conferred in good faith over the following four months. On July 17, 2026, the City issued a Last, Best and Final Offer package proposal, which was subsequently rejected by 81% of OCEA members who participated in the vote. The parties thereafter resumed negotiations, exchanged additional proposals, and the City issued a revised Last, Best, and Final Offer package proposal. OCEA held a ratification vote on August 11, 2026, and the revised proposal was approved by a simple majority of voting members. The proposed MOU has a two-year term from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028, and includes compensation changes and contract language clarifications consistent with City Council authority.
The key economic issues in the agreement include:
1) Salary:
Effective the first full pay period following adoption of this successor MOU, a 4% increase to each step of the salary schedules for all classifications represented by OCEA.
Effective the first full pay period in July 2027, a 2% increase to each step of the salary schedules for all classifications represented by O...
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