THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF STANISLAUS BOARD ACTION SUMMARY BOARD ACTION AS FOLLOWS: RESOLUTION NO

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1 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF STANISLAUS BOARD ACTION SUMMARY DEPT: Chief Executive Office BOARD AGENDA:5.8.9 AGENDA DATE: July 17, 2018 SUBJECT: Approval of the Labor Agreement between the County of Stanislaus and the Deputy Sheriff's Association BOARD ACTION AS FOLLOWS: RESOLUTION NO On motion of Supervisor Q!:lL~s_q.1 Seconded by Supervisor _ Wi!br:.Q.W and approved by the following vote, Ayes: Supervisors: _.QI~~.n. _QI]i~~.s:t~.YYltbrQW... MQot~.ith_._aod.kb9iiOlC!Jl P_etM.s:trtioi. Noes: Supervisors: ~.PJ1_Et. Excused or Absent: Supervisors: _.N.QQ~. Abstaining: Supervisor: -~9.!1~- 1) X Approved as recommended 2) Denied 3) Approved as amended 4) Other: MOTION: ATTEST: of the Board of Supervisors File No.

2 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF STANISLAUS AGENDA ITEM DEPT: Chief Executive Office BOARD AGENDA:5.B.9 AGENDA DATE: July 17, 2018 CONSENT: CEO CONCURRENCE: YES 4/5 Vote Required: No SUBJECT: Approval of the Labor Agreement between the County of Stanislaus and the Deputy Sheriff s Association STAFF RECOMMENDATION: 1. Approve the provisions contained within the tentative agreement reached between the County and the Deputy Sheriff s Association representing the Custodial Deputy Sheriff s bargaining unit. 2. Amend the Salary and Position Allocation Resolution to reflect the changes included in the tentative agreement. 3. Authorize the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and all parties to sign the agreement. DISCUSSION: The prior agreement between the County and the Deputy Sheriff s Association (DSA) bargaining unit expired on June 30, The bargaining unit currently represents approximately 308 members assigned to the Deputy Sheriff-Custodial and Sergeant- Custodial classification series. The County has negotiated a new tentative agreement with the DSA. The County was informed that the new tentative agreement was ratified by the members of the bargaining unit on July 5, The agreement covers a 36 month term from July 1, 2018 through June 30, The agreement with the DSA provides a total of a ten percent (10%) base wage increase over three years. Three percent (3%) base salary increases are effective each full pay period following July 1 st annually in 2018, 2019, and A one percent (1%) equity increase is recommended effective the first full pay period following July 1, The additional one percent (1%) equity increase is recommended to cover equity concerns that were addressed during negotiations through the County s Eight Comparable County salary survey process. The Deputy Sheriff Custodial classification was used as a benchmark to determine the average base salary paid to other comparable classifications in the counties of Fresno, Kern, Madera, Monterey, Merced, Sacramento, San Joaquin and Tulare. The salary survey identified Stanislaus County s

3 Deputy Sheriff Custodial classification is behind market base plus cash incentives by approximately six percent (6%). Members of the bargaining unit are eligible to receive Custodial Level I/II Certificate Pay based upon eligibility criteria including level of education, law enforcement experience, and training points. A salary survey revealed that the average certificate pay is paid at a higher rate in five (5) out of the eight (8) comparable Counties to classifications equivalent to the Deputy Sheriff Custodial classification, and three (3) out of the eight (8) comparable Counties to Sergeant Custodial equivalent classifications. As a result, effective the first full pay period following BOS approval, the County and the DSA have agreed to increase the Custodial Level I/II Certificate Pay for Deputy Sheriff-Custodial and Sergeant-Custodial classifications by two and one half percent (2.5%). Additionally, the parties agreed to increase the uniform allowance by fifty dollars ($50.00) the first full pay period following January 1 st annually, 2019, 2020, and Stanislaus County and the DSA have agreed to several operational changes that provided an efficient use of resources for the 12-hour staffing model including incorporating the Regular Day Off (RDO) agreement between the County and the DSA that also expired June 30, Changes to the agreement include mandatory call-ins on paid holidays and regular days off, increasing the ability to call staff in on an RDO day to more than once per quarter, and electing to exchange sick time accruals on an hour-for-hour basis in lieu of performing assigned overtime. The tentative agreement summary is attached to this agenda item. In addition to the items listed above, the parties also agreed to contract language clean-up. Unless specifically stated, all negotiated agreements are effective upon approval of the Board of Supervisors. POLICY ISSUE: Per Stanislaus County Code , officers and employees shall receive the compensation provided in the basic salary schedule and compensation schedule as adopted by the Board of Supervisors by ordinance or resolution. Further, the Board of Supervisors is required to approve labor agreements and authorize the Chairman of the Board to sign agreements. FISCAL IMPACT: The new agreement between the County and the DSA covers thirty-six (36) months and is effective July 1, 2018 through June 30, The estimated cost of the agreement is $1,711,587 in Fiscal Year , $2,803,970 in the Fiscal Year , and $3,917,069 in the Fiscal Year Approximately 94% of the estimated costs are attributed to the General Fund. The Chief Executive Office will recommend a technical adjustment to the budget in the next appropriate budget cycle following the Board of Supervisors approval for the Sheriff s Department. If approved, all adjustments will be included with the recommended Final Budget / Page 2 of 3

4 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PRIORITY: The recommended actions are consistent with the Board s priority of Delivering Efficient Public Services and Community Infrastructure by providing fair and equitable compensation and benefits for employees that will enhance the County s ability to recruit and retain staff. STAFFING IMPACT: There is no impact on staffing resulting from the terms of this agreement. CONTACT PERSON: Tamara Thomas, Human Resources Director, ATTACHMENT(S): 1. Attachment A - Negotiations Summary Chart Page 3 of 3

5 Deputy Sheriff s Association Negotiations Tentative Agreement July 1, 2018 Term 36-months July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021 Base Salary Increases Effective the first full pay period following July 1, % Effective the first full pay period following July 1, % Effective the first full pay period following July 1, % Equity Increases Effective the first full pay period following July 1, % equity increase Certificate Pay Effective the first full pay period following July 1, 2018, DSA members shall receive an increase of 2.5% Custodial Certificate pay for Level I and Level II Specialty Pays Effective the first full pay period following July 1, 2018 Sergeants assigned to a Court Holding or Administration specialty assignment shall receive special assignment pay of 2.5%. Uniform Allowance Effective the first full pay period following January 1 each year, 2019, 2020, 2021, uniform allowance shall be increased by $50.00 per year for the term of the contract New Section Regular Day Off Added a new section incorporating Attachment E on Regular Day off Call in List and Shift Bidding Deleted Outdated Section 7.A Salary Restoration Language Section 7.A.4 Additional Compensation Section 7.D Salary Spread Section 7.F Compensation Section 7.I Court Pay Section 10.A.8 Holiday/Vacation Time Provisions Language Clean Up Section 7.M and 7.N Special/Collateral Assignment Terms, Process, and Pay Updated language to combine sections, specified eligibility for collateral assignments when assigned to a specialty assignment, expanded specialty assignment list, decreased length of time between specialty assignments to six (6) months, and added language to allow the department to extend all specialty assignments for an additional two (2) years beyond the identified term Section 7.O Bilingual Certification Pay Updated language to list County recognized languages qualified for certificate pay Section 9 Employee Work Schedules Updated language to include hour-for-hour reduced sick leave accruals when unable to report for duty when ordered in on a regular day off Section 10.F DSA Time Bank Updated language to provide bargaining union members the ability to donate up to three (3) hours of vacation time to the DSA time bank Section 14 Leaves of Absence Updated language to include clarification on anniversary date postponement when on a protected leave of absence Section 16 Maximum Suspension Updated language to specify maximum number of suspension hours per shift

6 schedule Section 22.A Group Insurance Benefits Updated language to clarify Employee health insurance benefits Section 30 Internal Affairs Investigations Updated language to specify investigator classification, and included agreement that internal affairs investigations may be completed by an outside agency Section 31.A Safety Equipment Updated standard issued safety equipment list New Section RDO Updated language to clarify mandatory call-ins and compensation on observed County holidays, the shift bidding process Other Changes The County and DSA reviewed, formatted, and made applicable changes throughout the entire MOU. The complete language for all tentative agreements is located in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the County and Stanislaus County Deputy Sheriff s Association (DSA). This document is intended to summarize the changes in the MOU agreed to in the negotiations process. The language in the MOU represents the final binding terms of the agreement between the parties. Unless otherwise noted all changes will be effective upon Board of Supervisor Approval of the agreement.