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Human Resources Department recommending the Board:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign a Letter of Agreement with the Operating Engineers Local Union 3 AFL-CIO, representing the Trades and Crafts Bargaining Unit to address Memorandum of Understanding provisions for longevity pay and compensatory time off; and
2) Direct Human Resources to administer and implement the provisions of the Letter of Agreement.
FUNDING: General Fund, Road Fund.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Human Resources Department recommending the Board:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign a Letter of Agreement with the Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3 AFL-CIO, representing the Trades and Crafts Bargaining Unit to address MOU provisions for longevity pay and compensatory time off, and
2) Direct Human Resources to administer and implement the provisions of the Letter of Agreement.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On October 10, 2017, the Board adopted the negotiated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the County of El Dorado (County) and the Operating Engineers Local #3 AFL-CIO, representing employees in the Trades and Crafts bargaining unit (OE3), which is in effect through December 31, 2018.
Human Resources subsequently became aware of two provisions of the MOU that required further language modification in order to be implemented as the County and OE3 had intended: Article 6, Section 7 of the MOU, which provides for longevity pay, and Article 9, Section 1, which provides for premium compensation for employees who work on an official County holiday or observed holiday in lieu.
For Article 6, Section 7, it was determined that neither the current nor anticipated County payroll systems can make longevity pay effective mid pay period, as was adopted with this successor MOU. Therefore the parties wish to modify language to provide, consistent with current and past practice, that the longevity pay effective date for eligible employees shall be the first full pay period ...
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