Adopt Resolution 2024-068 adopting a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea and LIUNA/UPEC, Local 792 (Management Unit) for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026 and authorizing the City Administrator to execute the MOU.

The MOU between the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea and LIUNA/UPEC, Local 792 (Management Unit) expired on June 30, 2024, the terms of which are still in effect unless and until a successor MOU is adopted. At the direction of the City Council, City management and staff have been meeting and conferring with LIUNA/UPEC, Local 792 (Management Unit) for several meetings in accordance with the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, Government Code section 3500 et seq. (“MMBA”). 

The parties have reached a tentative agreement on terms for a successor MOU. Through a member vote, LIUNA/UPEC, Local 79 (Management Unit) has unanimously approved the terms of the tentative agreement pursuant to its bylaws and the MMBA. Notable provisions of the tentative agreement include:

This recommendation aligns with the City’s goals of compensating its management employees at a competitive and fair level in light of the relevant labor market, while encouraging employees to maintain long-term employment with the City so as to provide knowledgeable and first-class municipal services to the City’s residents and visitors.

Accordingly, staff recommends that the City Council approve a Resolution (Attachment 1) adopting a successor memorandum of understanding with LIUNA/UPEC, Local 79 (Management Unit) for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026, authorize the City Administrator to execute said successor memorandum of understanding on behalf of the City (Attachment 2), and adopt an updated salary plan for the relevant classifications in accordance with Municipal Code section 2.52.520 (Attachment 3).