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DATE: July 19, 2017 CONSENT
SUBJECT: AMEND THE EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS RESOLUTION FOR
THE CLASSIFICATION OF FIRE CAPTAIN
FROM: David H. Ready, City Manager
BY: Department of Human Resources
SUMMARY
The City Council will consider an amendment to the Employer-Employee Relations
Resolution of the City of Palm Springs to remove the classification of Fire Captain from
the Palm Springs Fire Management Association (PSFMA) and add it to the Palm
Springs Fire Safety Association (PSFSA) effective July 1, 2018.
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Adopt Resolution No. , "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AMENDING THE
EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS RESOLUTION 16438 AND
AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED BY RESOLUTION 17793 FOR THE
CLASSIFICATION OF FIRE CAPTAIN".
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to effectuate this
action.
STAFF ANALYSIS:
The City currently has a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in effect with the
PSFSA and a separate MOU with the PSFMA, both of which expire on June 30, 2018;
and the classification of Fire Captain is currently represented by the PSFMA. Both the
PSFSA and the PSFMA have informed the City that they mutually desire to have the
classification of Fire Captain represented by the PSFSA effective July 1, 2018 and have
requested that the City cooperate in the request in lieu of filing a formal request to
modify their bargaining units through the California Public Employment Relations Board.
Fire Captains are typically represented by safety associations throughout California and
the representation would likely have a greater community of interest in the Fire Safety
Association. In order to support the decision, this requested modification required both
associations to conduct an election of their membership and obtain a majority of
ITEM NO.
City Council Staff Report
July 19, 2017-Page 2
Amend Classification of Fire Captain
members of both associations to support this modification. A vote was held in May
2017 and a majority of members of both associations voted in favor for this modification.
As a majority of both associations are in support of the Fire Captains being removed
from the PSFMA bargaining unit and being added to the PSFMA bargaining unit, the
recommendation is to support the agreement and adoption of the resolution.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no FY budget impact.
Perry Nlzl$6n David H. Ready, Es ., D.
Director f Human Resources City Manager
Attachments:
Proposed Resolution Amending the Employer-Employee Relations Resolutions
Employer-Employee Relations Resolution Amendment 17793
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE
EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS RESOLUTION,
NO. 16438 AND AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED.
WHEREAS, Resolution 16438, the Employer-Employee Relations Resolution of
the City of Palm Springs, was adopted April 6, 1988, and
WHEREAS, Resolution 16438 was amended by Resolution 17793, adopted
February 5, 1992; and Resolution 18960, adopted January 8, 1997; and
WHEREAS, in making its unit determination, the City Council has investigated
and considered whether and which employees share a similar community of
interests, the City's needs to maintain an efficient operation, the units of
representation historically recognized by the City, and other matters considered
relevant by the City to promoting sound employer-employee relations and
efficient operation of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 17793 on February 5, 1992
which modified Resolution 16438 and provided in Section 1 of that Resolution
that there are two separate bargaining units for Fire employees. That resolution
amended Section 8.1.1 of Resolution 16438 and added Section 8.1.2 as follows:
8.1.1 Fire Safety Unit consisting of all Fire Fighting and Fire Inspection
Employees below the rank of Fire Captain; and
8.1.2 Fire Management unit consisting of all management, professional
and supervisory positions in the Fire Department, but Fire Safety positions below
the rank of Fire Captain; and
NOW, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The true and correct recitals above are incorporated by this
reference herein as the factual basis for this resolution.
SECTION 2. Section 1 of Resolution 17793 is modified to read as follows:
8.1.1 Fire Safety Unit consisting of the classifications of Firefighter, Fire
Engineer and Fire Captain.
8.1.2 Fire Management unit consisting of employees in the classifications
of all Fire Safety Management positions in the Fire Department above the rank of
Fire Captain
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Resolution No.
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SECTION 3. Except as expressly amended above in Section 2, all other
provisions of Resolutions 16438 and 17793, as amended, shall remain as
provided herein.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE PALM SPRINGS CITY
COUNCIL THIS 19th DAY OF JULY, 2017.
David H. Ready, City Manager
ATTEST:
Kathleen D. Hart, Interim City Clerk
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, KATHLEEN D HART, Interim City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby
certify that Resolution No. is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly
adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on
by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Kathleen D Hart, City Clerk
City of Palm Springs, California
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