HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Fresno Professional Employees Assoc Inc - Licensed Professional Engineer Side Letter Agreement 7-31-23 Side Letter Agreement
Between
City of Fresno
and
City of Fresno Professional Employees Association, Inc. (CFPEA)
Licensed Professional Engineer Classification
This Side Letter of Agreement("Agreement")is entered into by and between the City of Fresno("City")and
the City of Fresno Professional Employees Association, Inc. ("Association"), representing Unit 13, Exempt
Supervisory and Professional and Non-Exempt Professional (CFPEA), collectively ("parties"), and sets
forth the full and entire understanding of the parties regarding Licensed Professional Engineer
Classification in the current Memorandum of Understanding(WOU")between the City and the Association,
specifically amending Article VI I as follows:
ARTICLE VIII
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
C. PREMIUM PAY
5. Licensed Professional En ineer
a. As determined solely by the * * * Appointing Authority with City
Manager approval, a Licensed Professional Engineer may receive premium
pay * * * of three hundred dollars ($300) per month when the Licensed
Professional Engineer's assignment requires specialized expertise, * * * or
other job-related criteria as determined by management. Eligibility for such
premium pay will not continue beyond twelve(12) months without review, an
EAF, and * **Appointing Authority recommendation and City Manager
approval. This pay is pensionable under the City of Fresno Retirement
System.
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b. It is expressly understood that reduction in force and lay off processes
are governed by the FMC; however, in addition to the Code, a senior
employee occupying the class of * * * Licensed Professional Engineer
affected by a reduction in force will not bump a more junior employee
occupying the same class if the position occupied by the junior employee
requires specialized certification/licensure/training not possessed by the
more senior employee.
U. LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER CLASSIFICATION
1. Employees in the Professional Engineer classification transferred into the
Licensed Professional Engineer classification on July 31, 2023 shall be
placed at the salary step in the Licensed Professional Engineer
classification which is at least fifteen percent (15%) higher than the rate
received in the employee's former Professional Engineer classification. If
such an increase requires compensation greater than the highest step,the
highest step shall be paid.
Side Letter of Agreement
City of Fresno and CFPEA
Article VIII —Licensed Professional Engineer Classification
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2. The salary step adjustment in the new class shall not alter the employee's
anniversary date for purposes of future step increases in the class.
3. Seniority in the Licensed Professional Engineer classification shall be
calculated using all time of continuous permanent service in both the
Professional Engineer and Supervising Professional Engineer
classifications.Continuous service shall not include any time spent under
suspension from duty, demotion to another class,on any leave of absence
without pay as defined in FMC Section 3-104, or separation from City
service. A military leave of absence shall not be considered a break in
service.
This Agreement shall be effective on July 31, 2023 until the implementation of a successor MOU.
This subject will be addressed in the successor MOU.
FOR THE CITY OF FRESNO FOR THE CITY OF FRESNO:
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION, INC.:
JESSE GONZALEZ TJ MILL
President, CFPEA, Inc. Interim ersonnel Services
Date: July 28,2023
APPROVED AS TO FORM
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
BY: .
*upe#isin Deputy City Attorney