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Revisions to the IBEW Utility/Supervisory MOU Page 2 DISCUSSION: The City entered into and has successfully concluded labor negotiations with the IBEW Utility and Supervisory Units. Provisions of the tentative agreements were ratified by the union in June 2022, and are herein presented : Labor Contract Period: January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2024. Salaries: Date Salary Increase Year 1: Effective the first pay period following July 1, 2022, or 5% increase to base salary first pay period after City Council approval, whichever is later Year 2: Effective the first pay period following July 1, 2023 3.5% increase to base salary Year 3: Effective the first pay period following July 1, 2024 3.5% increase to base salary All represented (IBEW) City employees as of the date payment is made will receive a one-time non- PERSable stipend of $10,000 to be paid with the first pay period following July 1, 2022, or the first pay period after City Council approval, whichever is later. Disability Insurance: Effective as soon as feasible after City Council approval of this contract, the City will establish a Short-Term Disability Plan with the City contributing $25.60 per month towards the monthly premium and the employee contributing the remainder of the premium to cover the total monthly premium. This new plan will require mandatory enrollment from all IBEW employees. Upon the establishment of the Short- Term Disability plan, the existing Long Term Disability plan will become a voluntary plan completely paid by the employee. Compensatory Time: Employees may cash out their compensatory time or roll their equivalent monetary amount into their deferred compensatory account twice per calendar year, up to the maximum annual IRS limit. In addition, this section includes changes to allow employees to use their compensatory time to augment earned rest period for the employee to complete their full shift. Holidays: Add Cesar Chavez holiday effective 2022, and Juneteenth holiday effective 2023. Boot Allowance: Effective fiscal year 2022-23, the City will provide five hundred dollars ($500) per fiscal year for a boot allowance. Life Insurance: For the Utility unit, the City will provide a $100,000 term life insurance policy. For the Supervisory unit, the revision is a language clean-up to reflect the existing term life insurance of ry. Rest Time: Removal of existing provision under 1.7.3 for Electric Power Dispatchers I and II. New language added to this section: if Electrical Power System Dispatchers I and II classifications fall below 70% staffing (filled positions v. budgeted positions) during the term of this MOU, the parties agree to reopen to meet and confer about alternative work schedules, overtime, and rest time options for the Electrical Power System Dispatchers I and II classifications. Other changes: Additional miscellaneous changes have been made to non-economic terms throughout the contract, as reflected in the attached red-lined MOUs.