HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06092009 - SD.4RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Resolution No. 2009/225 approving the two-year extension of the Memorandum of
Understanding between Contra Costa County Fire Protection District and IAFF, Local 1230
from April 1, 2006 - June 30, 2010 to April 1, 2006 - June 30, 2012; and APPROVE the
two-year delay in receiving the negotiated wage increases for July 1, 2009 @ 2.5% and
January 1, 2010 @ 2.5% to July 1, 2011 and January 1, 2012, respectively.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Both for FY 2008/09 and FY 2009/10 the Fire District's operating fund reflects use of fund
balances in order to deal with the decline in property tax revenues for the District. Although
final figures for FY 2008/09 will not be known for certain until July of 2009, the current
year operating budget for the District projected use of over $4 million in fund balance. At
the time that the FY 2009/10 Budget was adopted, it was anticipated that the District would
utilize $7.93 million from reserves in order to meet projected operating expenses. All of this
in spite of reductions in staff and potential brown-outs of stations. As with many local
agencies, at the present time, the condition of the budget of the Contra Costa County Fire
Protection District continues to
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/09/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Glynis Hughes, (925)
335-1780
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: June 9, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Jane Pennington, Deputy
cc:
SD. 4
To:Board of Supervisors
From:TED CWIEK, Human Resources Director
Date:June 9, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:MOU Extension between IAFF, Local 1230 and Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
FISCAL IMPACT: (CONT'D)
worsen as property tax revenues continue to decline.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) currently in effect between the Fire District
and United Professional Fire Fighters IAFF Local 1230 (Local 1230) was scheduled to
expire on June 30, 2010. The unexpired MOU called for a wage increase of 2.5% on July
1, 2009 and an additional wage increase of 2.5% on January 1, 2010. Had these increases
been permitted to occur as scheduled, the already strained budget would have required
that additional reserves be utilized. The proposed MOU extension delays the
implementation of the scheduled wage increases until July 1, 2011 and January 1, 2012,
respectively. The extension is expected to save the Fire District $2.02 million dollars in
FY 2009/10 and $2.7 million dollars in FY 2010/11. This proposed agreement with Local
1230 will result in a total savings of $4.72 million dollars over the term of the MOU
extension.
BACKGROUND:
Faced with a growing budget deficit, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
and Local 1230 IAFF were able to reduce the budget gap by extending an existing MOU,
thereby delaying the implementation of scheduled wage increases for two (2) full years
and avoiding the related costs. This MOU extension will provide the Fire District
additional time to develop budget strategies to achieve a structurally balanced budget, in
which annual expenditures do not exceed annual revenues.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
CLERK'S ADDENDUM
Public comment by Vincent Wells, Local 1230, in favor of the proposed action.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution No. 2009/225
Negotiations 2009