SIDE LETTER OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN VALLEJO FLOOD & WASTEWATER DISTRICT & VFWD MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION Pursuant to the provisions of the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act ("MMBA"), this Side Letter of Agreement ("Side Letter Agreement") is entered between the Vallejo Flood & Wastewater District (the "District") and VFWD Management Association (collectively, the "Parties"). This Side Letter Agreement is made for the purpose of addressing the findings and recommendations issued by the CalPERS Office of Audit Services ("OFAS") on March 5, 2020 regarding Temporary Upgrade Pay ("TUP"). Specifically, the OFAS provided that the District's written labor policy or agreement must specify when an employee is eligible for TUP and the amount of compensation to be received. The District and members of the Management Association have met and conferred in good faith, in accordance with the MMBA, concerning the terms and conditions of this Side Letter Agreement. The specific provisions contained in this Side Letter Agreement are intended to supersede any previous agreements, whether oral or written, regarding matters contained in this Agreement. Further, except as provided herein, all wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment presently enjoyed by Management Association in the existing Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") shall remain in full force and effect. Effective July 1, 2020, the Parties mutually agree to add a new section in the MOU and shall read as follows: (** added section) 3.00 - Wages & Salaries 3.01 - Adjustment in Salaries 3.02 - Certification/License Fees 3.03 - Working in a Higher Classification ** An employee may be specifically reassigned by a Department Head or the duly authorized representative of the Department Head to perform the duties of a higher classification in a temporary upgrade or acting appointment. The decision to make or not make a temporary upgrade or acting appointment is a District management right and not subject to the Union consensus or approval. A. Temporary Upgrade Assignment Criteria: 1. An employee may be assigned to a TU on a temporary basis due to a planned absence including vacation, termination, sick leave, leave of absence or other vacancy. 2. Temporary Upgrade assignments shall be in writing on an approval form indicating the name of the employee, the regular classification of the employee, the higher classification to which the employee is assigned on a temporary basis, and the term of the assignment. The approval form must be signed by the Department Head or duly authorized representative of the Department Head and approved by the District Manager or his/her designee before becoming effective.
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SIDE LETTER OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN
VALLEJO FLOOD & WASTEWATER DISTRICT &
VFWD MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
Pursuant to the provisions of the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act ("MMBA"), this Side Letter of Agreement
("Side Letter Agreement") is entered between the Vallejo Flood & Wastewater District (the "District") and
VFWD Management Association (collectively, the "Parties"). This Side Letter Agreement is made for the
purpose of addressing the findings and recommendations issued by the CalPERS Office of Audit Services
("OFAS") on March 5, 2020 regarding Temporary Upgrade Pay ("TUP"). Specifically, the OFAS provided
that the District's written labor policy or agreement must specify when an employee is eligible for TUP
and the amount of compensation to be received.
The District and members of the Management Association have met and conferred in good faith, in
accordance with the MMBA, concerning the terms and conditions of this Side Letter Agreement. The
specific provisions contained in this Side Letter Agreement are intended to supersede any previous
agreements, whether oral or written, regarding matters contained in this Agreement. Further, except as
provided herein, all wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment presently enjoyed by
Management Association in the existing Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") shall remain in full
force and effect.
Effective July 1, 2020, the Parties mutually agree to add a new section in the MOU and shall read as
follows: (** added section)
3.00 - Wages & Salaries
3.01 - Adjustment in Salaries
3.02 - Certification/License Fees
3.03 - Working in a Higher Classification **
An employee may be specifically reassigned by a Department Head or the duly authorized representative
of the Department Head to perform the duties of a higher classification in a temporary upgrade or acting
appointment. The decision to make or not make a temporary upgrade or acting appointment is a District
management right and not subject to the Union consensus or approval.
A. Temporary Upgrade Assignment
Criteria:
1. An employee may be assigned to a TU on a temporary basis due to a planned absence
including vacation, termination, sick leave, leave of absence or other vacancy.
2. Temporary Upgrade assignments shall be in writing on an approval form indicating the
name of the employee, the regular classification of the employee, the higher classification
to which the employee is assigned on a temporary basis, and the term of the
assignment. The approval form must be signed by the Department Head or duly
authorized representative of the Department Head and approved by the District Manager
or his/her designee before becoming effective.
3. No cascading effect shall be allowed except in instances deemed necessary by the District
Manager or Director of Human Resources. Cascading effect means when a TU creates
multiple vacancies in the lower classifications over the same period.
Eligibility: To be reassigned to a Temporary Upgrade Assignment, all of the following
conditions must be met:
1. The employee must possess the minimum qualifications or the requisite knowledge,
skills and abilities to perform the work of the higher classification.
2. The duties of the higher classification are outside of the scope of the employee's
current classification as determined by the Department Head or duly authorized
representative of the Department Head.
3. The employee must perform all of the duties and assume all the responsibilities of the
higher classification.
4. The term of the Temporary Upgrade Assignment shall be at least five (5) consecutive
work days, but no longer than sixty (60) consecutive calendar days, unless the District
is in the process of selecting a person to fill the position. In this instance the term can
be extended for a maximum of ten (10) calendar days or seventy (70) calendar days
total for the temporary assignment.
5. Non-permanent employees (e.g. probationary, part-time, seasonal) shall not be
assigned a Temporary Upgrade Assignment unless specifically authorized by the
District Manager or his/her designee.
Compensation:
1. An employee working on a Temporary Upgrade Assignment shall be paid at either ten
percent (10%) above the employee's current base rate or the first step of the
classification the employee upgraded into, whichever is less for each day the
employee is so assigned in the higher classification.
2. The Temporary Upgrade Pay shall commence on the first date of the Temporary
Upgrade Assignment, as stipulated on the approval form.
B. Acting Appointments
Criteria:
1. An employee may be appointed to an acting vacant position if the vacancy will be at
least sixty (60) calendar days or more, or in the event an incumbent is expected to be on
a leave status for a period in excess of sixty (60) calendar days. Upon return of the
incumbent from leave, the acting appointment shall be immediately terminated, and
the acting appointee shall resume the duties and receive compensation and privileges as
if he/she had continued his/her duties in his/her previous classification or position.
I. Eligibility: To be appointed to an acting position, all of the following conditions must be met:
1. The employee must possess the minimum qualifications or the requisite knowledge, skills
and abilities to perform the work of the higher classification.
2. The duties of the higher classification are outside of the scope of the employee's current
classification as determined by the Department Head or duly authorized representative
of the Department Head.
3. The employee must perform all of the duties and assume all the responsibilities of the
higher classification.
4. The term of the acting appointment shall not have a limited time period.
5. Acting appointments of a retired annuitant shall not exceed nine hundred sixty (960)
hours in a fiscal year.
II. Compensation:
1. An employee working in an Acting Appointment shall be paid at the first step of the higher
classification for each day the employee is assigned to act in the higher classification.
2. The Acting Appointment compensation shall commence on the first date of the Acting
Assignment, as stipulated on the approval form.
Meliss Morton, District Mana er
MJ Brown
Johnson aelatior
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FOR THE MEMBERS OF MANAGEMNT SSOCIATION:
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Jennifer H rrington, Direct nvironmental Services
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Angel Medina, Field Operations Superintendent
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Approved and Accepted:
Mark To ko, Director of Engineering
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Jeffe ke , Director of Finance/Treasurer
Kyle B oughton, Engineering Supervisor
Frank Silveira, Facilities Maintenance Superintendent