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City of San Leandro <br />City Council <br />Meeting Date: December 5, 2022 <br />Agenda Number: 10.k. <br />Agenda Section: CONSENT CALENDAR <br />File Number: 22-668 <br />File Type: Staff Report <br />Adopt a Resolution to Approve the San Leandro Police Officers’ Association (SLPOA) Memorandum of <br />Understanding for the Period Covering January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2028 <br />COUNCIL PRIORITY <br />·Public Safety <br />·Infrastructure <br />·Fiscal Sustainability and Transparency <br />SUMMARY <br />In October 2022, the City of San Leandro reached a tentative agreement with the San Leandro <br />Police Officers’ Association (SLPOA) on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a term of <br />five and one-half years. The SLPOA represents 82 employees and is comprised of Police <br />Officers and Police Sergeants. The proposed MOU contains changes from the prior agreement’s <br />terms and conditions consisting primarily of wage increases, additional cost share towards <br />retirement, as well as a new Master Officer incentive pay. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends that the City Council approve a resolution approving the Memorandum of <br />Understanding (MOU) between the City of San Leandro and the San Leandro Police Officers’ <br />Association (SLPOA) for the period covering January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2028; and <br />approve appropriations in the operating budget as necessary to implement the terms of the MOU. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The current SLPOA MOU expires on December 31, 2022. Beginning in August 2022, the City’s <br />negotiating team and SLPOA conducted eight negotiating sessions for a successor agreement. <br />In accordance with City Charter Section 450, a neutral mediator/arbitrator, selected by both <br />parties, then facilitated three mediation sessions. A tentative agreement was successfully <br />reached during the mediation process on October 24, 2022. The City received notice that the <br />SLPOA ratified the agreement on November 9, 2022. <br />Analysis <br />The following is a summary of the significant provisions from the tentative agreement. <br />Compensation <br />·Effective January 1, 2023, a base wage increase of 5%. <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 12/1/2022