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Home My WebLink AboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011999 - 1999-634 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on , D cember 71999 by the following vote: AYES: SUPERVISORS GIOIA, UIIXEM, GERBER, DESAULNIER AND CANCIAMIU A NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE SUBJECT: Adopt Letter of Understanding ) With Califomia Nurses`_Association ) Resolution No 99!634 BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County ADOPT the Letter of Understanding (copy attached and Included as part of this document), jointly signed by Kathy Ito, Labor Relations Manager, and Francisco Ugarte, California Nurses' Association Labor Representative, regarding economic terms and conditions for October 1, 1999 through September 30, 2002 for those classifications represented by that employee organization. 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: December 7, 1999 ),Z)f HIL BATCH LOO,Clerk of thi Board Supervisor nd Coun Administrator By ,Deputy Cont ro Human Resources Costa Department Cu j� Administration Bldg. t 651 Pine Street,Third Floor A Martinez,California 94553-1292 November 18, 1999 Mr. Francisco Ugarte, Labor representative California Nurses Association 2000 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94821 RE: ECONOMIC TERMS & CONDITIONS FOR CALIFORNIA NURSES ASSOCIATION 1999-2002 LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING Dear Mr. Ugarte: This confirms agreement to submit this Letter of Understanding outlining negotiated wage agreements and other economic terms and conditions of employment beginning October 1, 1999 through September 30, 2002 for approval by the Board of Supervisors. This letter expresses wage and benefit changes and other terms and conditions of employment, agreed upon between Contra Costa County California Nurses Association, which shall be implemented upon approval by the Board of Supervisors and expressed in a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which is being prepared. The Tentative Agreements attached hereto are incorporated herein by reference. A comprehensive MOU will be finalized by the parties as soon as possible and submitted to the Board of Supervisors for further approval. bending such further approval, the terms and conditions of employment of employees represented by California Nurses Association are expressed in the last expired MOU, subject to the terms of this Letter of Understanding. COALITI N AGREEMENT 1. Wage Increases: October 1, 1999: 5.0% increase October 1, 2000: 3.0% increase October 1, 2001: 4.0% increase 2. LuMP Sum PaYm+ nt. A five percent (5%) Lump Sum Pay will be calculated for all eligible earnings. This includes employee regular pay, overtime pay and specific other earnings computed as a percentage of base pay from October 1, 1999 through November 30, 1999. A. The October 1, 1999 increase will be paid retroactively in a lump sum payment to each employee for the period October 1, 1999 through November 30, 1999, without interest. B. The payment amount thus computed will be paid on the January 10, 1999 pay warrant as a "Lump Sum Payment" and will be subject to normal tax withholding and retirement deduction requirements. 3. Catastrophic Leave-Bank. Modify to allow employees to donate hours either to a specific eligible employee or to the bank. Employees who elect to donate to a specific individual shall have seventy-five percent (75%) of their donation credited to the individual and twenty-five percent (25%) credited to the Catastrophic Leave Sank. 4. Disability. Amend section to add Psychologist to the list approved for examination of employees. 5. Health Care Spending ccount. Increase the amount of pre-tax dollars an employee may set aside from $2400 to $3000 per year for health care expenses not reimbursed by any other health benefits plan. 6. Retirement Coverao. Clarification of language regarding conversion of medical plan upon retirement. 7. Workers' Cgmpensation. Reduce amount of continuing pay for all permanent employees from eighty-seven percent (8710) to eighty-six percent (86%) of regular monthly salary for all claims filed on or after January 1, 2000. Clarify continuing pay and waiting period language. Follow-up treatment visits are to be scheduled contiguous to either the beginning or end of the scheduled work day whenever possible. S. Medic l/Dent /Life insurance Adjustments. From January 1, 2000 to September 30, 2002, the medical, dental and life insurance benefits for permanent employees regularly scheduled to work twenty (20) or more hours per week shall be those expressed in the Tentative Agreements between Contra Costa County and the members of the Labor Coalition dated October 1, 1999, a copy of which is attached hereto. _2- 9. Health Plans. The County and the Health Care Oversight Committee, as a sub-committee of the County and the Labor Coalition, shall 1) seek and secure mutually agreeable options of health plans which provide improved "portability" for participants and 2), consider certain issues regarding CCHP and improvements in vision care coverage. 10. ' ina a� 1 Pay. Increase differential to seventy dollars ($70.00) per month effective October 1, 1999; to seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per month effective October 1, 2000; and to eighty dollars ($80.00) per month effective October 1, 2001. 11. Pay for Werk in Higher Classification. The rate of pay established for work in a higher classification shall commence on the 41s' consecutive hour in the assignment. 12. perm neat-IntermittentrTemnQrary Employee Medical. The County agrees to provide CCHP Plan A-2 to Permanent-Intermittent and Temporary Employees who meet the eligibility requirements. 13. Joint Lab r]Management Committee. Create a subcommittee to review the Memorandum of Understanding and recommend correction of inadvertent errors, deletion of obsolete language, etc. 14. Grievance Procedure. Step 4 — Adjustment Board may be waived by the written mutual agreement of the parties. 15. Ergonomics. No later than May 15, 2000, the County will submit for Coalition input revisions to Administrative Bulletin No. 426 dated April 17, 1990, and an Ergonomic Field Guide with a goal of finalization by June 30, 2000. 16. Personnel Files. The employee's union representative, with written authorization by the employee, shall have the right to inspect and review any official record(s) in an employee's personnel file in the Human Resources Department or in the employee's personnel file in their Department. If Senate Bill No. 172, regarding inspection of personnel records by employees, is signed into law, the Director of Human Resources agrees to advise departments of the statutory requirements and the County's obligation to comply. _3_ 17. Domestic Prtner. Add Domestic Partner to definition of Immediate Family in Sick Leave Section. UNIT T BLE AGREEMENTS 18. Health Service Department letter of understanding concerning mandatory overtime policy for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center in-patient Registered Nurses. 19. Health Service Department letter of understanding concerning meeting to discuss staffing for County Detention Facilities. 20. Section 21.3 (E), Bidder Selection, will be modified deleting "presentation in the interview" as one of the criteria for selecting an applicant. 21. The County will establish Medical/Surgical Nurse-Advance Level position(s) in the Registered Nurse-Deep Class within ninety (90) days of the adoption of the Memorandum of Understanding. 22. Effective October 1, 1999, the Shift Relief Differential for an Experienced Level Registered Nurse relieving the Advanced Level Registered Nurse or Charge Nurse will be increased from ten dollars ($10) to eighteen dollars ($18) per shift. 23. Effective October 1, 1999, the five percent (5%) Detention Facility Differential will be expanded to include members of the unit working at Byron Boys" Manch and Juvenile Hall. 24. Administrative time for part-time Family Nurse Practitioners will be prorated and administrative time "at risk" will be reduced from fifty percent (50%) to twenty percent (20%) per ten (10) week cycle. 25. Effective October 1, 1999, the differential paid Family Nurse Practitioners working evening and weekend assignments in the Hospital and Clinic Division will be increased from nine dollars ($9) to ten dollars ($10) per hour. 26. Family Nurse Practitioners who are scheduled to work at least sixteen (16) hours per week shall be eligible for four (4) hours per month of staff development time, the nature of which shall be decided by the appropriate Department Head. 27. The quarter and semester restrictions will be removed from Training Reimbursement. _4_ 28. Health Service Department letter regarding requests for increase in hours for Permanent Intermittent and Part-Time Registered Nurses and Family Nurse Practitioners. 29. Section 14.4, Administration of Sick Leave, Employee Responsibilities, modified to require sick leave notification by employees one (1) hour prior to the beginning of the day shift and at least two (2) hours prior to the beginning of the evening or night shift. if, due to circumstances beyond the employee's control, the employee is unable to call within the above time frames, he/she will call as soon thereafter as possible. 30. Section 28, Education Leave, revised to provide that an employee who attends a pre-approved course on a date for which he/she is not regularly scheduled to work or who completes a pre-approved home study course will be granted Continuing Education time off for the number of hours equivalent to the Continuing Education units earned. Only Board of Registered Nurses and Continuing Medical Education approved courses will be approved. Such time off must be scheduled in advance by mutual agreement between the employee and the supervisor. 31. Increase number of representatives the Union and the County can appoint to an Adjustment Board from two (2) to three (3) members. Dated: I I � CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CALIFORNIA NURSES ASSOCIATION i Kathy Ito, Labo Relations Manager Francisco Uga Representative LR:unions\CAN\L0lJ 99-02 cc: Leslie Knight, Director of Human Resources Human Resources Division-Personnel Services Unit Dr.walker, Director of Health Services Department Lee Ann Adams, Health Services Personnel Officer Auditor/Payroll -5-