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City Council Memorandum TO:HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILDATE:JULY 5, 2022 FROM:HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENTWARDS: ALL SUBJECT:REVISIONS TO THE MEMORANDAOF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS(IBEW), UTILITY AND SUPERVISORYUNITS,AND RELATED REVISIONS TO THE FRINGE BENEFIT AND SALARY PLANSUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION ISSUE: The item for City Council consideration istheapproval of successorMemorandaof Understanding with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Utility Unit and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Supervisory Unit. RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: 1.Approve the attached Memorandaof Understanding(MOUs) effective January 1, 2022, through December 31,2024,which incorporatesthe negotiatedrevisions; 2.Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Memorandaof Understandingson behalf of the City; 3.Adopt the attached Resolution amending the Master Fringe Benefits and Salary Plan to reflect the revised MOU provisions as outlined inExhibit A attached thereto; and 4.With five affirmative votes, authorize the Chief Financial Officer or designee to record supplementalappropriations in the approximate amountsof $3.8millionin fiscal year 2022/23 and $2.6 millionin fiscal year2023/24in the applicable accounts of the Electric Fund. BACKGROUND: The City began labor negotiations with theInternational Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Utility Unit and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Supervisory Unitin late 2021 upon the expiration of the former MOUson September 30, 2021. The City and the Union mutually agreed to extend the former contract through December 31, 2021. Labor negotiation meetings continued through June 2022 until a mutual agreement was reached.