DATE: August 5, 2026
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 MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE (MECO)
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 Management Employees of the City of Oceanside effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The Management Employees of the City of Oceanside (MECO) represents a total of 94 active employees in a variety of mid-management and supervisory classifications throughout the City. In March 2026, the City's negotiating team and representatives of MECO initiated the meet and confer process. The parties met in good faith and reached a tentative agreement on the terms and conditions of a new bargaining agreement on July 18, 2026. The MECO membership subsequently held a ratification vote and elected, by a simple majority, to approve the agreement.
The proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028, and includes compensation and contract language clarification as directed by the City Council.
The key economic changes in the proposed Compensation Plan include the following:
1. The current salary schedules for all MECO classifications listed in the shall be modified as follows:
a) Effective the first full pay period following adoption of the new MOU by the Oceanside City Council, a 3% increase to each step of the salary schedules for all classifications represented by MECO.
b) Effective the first full pay period in July 2027, a 3% increase to each step of the salary schedules to each step of the salary schedules for all classifications represented by MECO.
2. Effective January 1, 2027, the City's total contribution towards health insurance (i.e., applied...
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