CONTRACT 7090A OtherAgreement No. 7090A
SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO AND THE EL
CITY EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION, AFSCME, LOCAL 3519
This Side Letter of Agreement ("Agreement") between the City of El Segundo ("City") and
the El Segundo City Employees' Association ("CEA") (hereinafter referred to as the
"Parties") is entered into with respect to the following:
WHEREAS, the Parties are parties to a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU")
for the term of October 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027; and
WHEREAS, Article 2, Section 9 of the current and operative MOU provides the
term regarding standby duty, including the definition of applicable terms, requirements for
employees on standby duty, the compensation for such service, and a reopener of the
term following the adoption of the MOU; and
WHEREAS, Article 2, Section 9 of the current and operative MOU defines "standby
duty" to mean the time that employees, who have been released from duty, are
specifically required by their supervisor to be available for return to duty when required
by the City; and
WHEREAS, Article 2, Section 9 of the current and operative MOU requires that
employees on standby duty adhere to the following: 1.) be reachable by cellular phone or
other device; 2.) be ready to respond immediately; 3.) be able to report to work within one
(1) hour of notification; 4.) refrain from activities which might impair their ability to perform
assigned duties; and 5.) respond to any call back during the assigned period; and
WHEREAS, Article 2, Section 9 of the current and operative MOU provides that
"for each assigned period of standby duty employees shall be provided two (2) hours of
pay per day"; and
WHEREAS, Article 2, Section 9 of the current and operative MOU includes a
provision that requires the Parties to meet and discuss standby duty and pay following
the adoption of the MOU; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes the commitment of City employees represented
by CEA to serve in standby assignments, to respond to call-backs, and to serve City
residents and businesses with a high level of professionalism; and
WHEREAS, following the adoption of the MOU, the Parties met and discussed
standby duty and pay consistent with their contractual obligations; and
WHEREAS, through such meetings and discussions, the Parties mutually agreed
to revise the Article 2, Section 9 of the current and operative MOU as follows:
Agreement No. 7090A
Side Letter Between the City of El Segundo and CEA
The Parties will replace the following sentence "For each assigned period of
standby duty employees shall be provided two (2) hours of pay per day" with the following
sentence For each assigned period of standby duty employees shall be provided three
(3) hours of pay per day". All other terms and conditions set forth in Article 2, Section 9
shall remain unchanged.
This agreement between the Parties shall take effect the pay period after approval
and adoption by the City Council of the City of El Segundo.
FOR THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO
Darrell George, City Manager
Rebecca Redyk
Date
Date
Director of Human Resources & Risk Management
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FOR Th. EL SEGUNDO CITY EMPLOYEE'S ASSOCIATION
atrick Graham, resident CEA Date
Bob Adams, FSCME Local 3519 Date