1988-0831_CVWD MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES_Memorandum of Understanding1988-89 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN CAPISTRANO VALLEY WATER DISTRICT AND CAPISTRANO VALLEY WATER DISTRICT MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS, the District's General Manager and authorized representatives of the
District's Management Employees have met and conferred in good faith and have
reached a mutual understanding concerning certain Employer-Employee matters.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed by the duly authorized District and
Management Employee representatives that the following shall constitute their
Memorandum of Understanding for the period of time commencing July 1, 1988 through
June 30, 1989.
Section 1. Recognition
Management Employees shall consist of permanent fulltime employees in
the following classifications:
Executive Management Class
Controller Customer Service Manager District Engineer
Management Class
Secretary to the General Manager
Section 2. Salary
The District will provide a cost of living salary increase of four percent
(4%) to the Controller, District Engineer, and Secretary to the General Manager,
effective July 1, 1988. The four percent (4%) salary increases shall be implemented by
advancing each employee eight (8) code steps on the Basic Compensation Plan.
Section 3. Health Plan Benefits
A. The District will continue to pay the full cost of Health Plan Benefits
provided by the Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company (Principal) with contract
modifications as outlined by Principal in their revised schedule of benefits to be
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effective September 1, 1988, including a change in deductible to $200 per person per
calendar year, $600 per family per calendar year; a change in Med Network charges to
$10 per visit and a change in Med Network prescription charges to $5 per prescription.
B. Both the District and the Management Employees recognize that
health insurance premium costs have risen disproportionately to other costs. The issue
of health care costs extends beyond the workplace and is a concern of society as a
whole. The District will participate with the City of San Juan Capistrano's
Medical/Dental Review Committee to study health insurance costs and recommend
program or provider changes. This study will occur during the course of this contract
year in order for conclusions to be reached and recommendations made prior to the
expiration of this agreement. If an alternate health plan provider is selected during the
term of this agreement, which offers comparable health benefits at a cost lower than
the following costs, the difference will be paid to the Management Employees. The
formula by which these funds will be distributed will be mutually agreed upon by the
District and the Management Employees at the time the change in health insurance
providers is made:
$137.74 for employee coverage
$294.39 for employee plus one dependent
$373.55 for employee plus two or more dependents
Section 4. Dental Plan Benefits
The District and Management Employees agree that the new Dental Plan
provider effective October 1, 1988, shall be Delta Dental Plan, and the District will
continue to pay the full cost of employee and dependent coverage. The $6000 life
insurance policy now provided with the existing Traveler's Insurance Dental Plan will
not be provided with the new Dental Plan.
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Section 5. Holidays
The District's Holiday schedule shall be revised by adding December 24th,
Christmas Eve, and deleting September 9th, known as Admission Day, as designated
District Holidays.
Section 6. Vacation Accrual ,
Employees shall now accrue vacation leave per the following schedule:
Length of Service Annual Hours Accrued
0-3 years 80
4-7 years 128
8-10 years 144
more than ten years 160
Section 7. Classification and Compensation Study
In conjunction with the City of San Juan Capistrano, the District proposes
to undertake a Classification and Compensation Study of the entire organization. The
Employees agree to this expanded study. This study wUl be conducted by a qualified
independent consultant and will be undertaken immediately. The District will consult
with the Employees during the course of the study.
Section 8. Continuation of Benefits
All terms and conditions of employment for District Management
Employees previously agreed to and currently in effect shall remain in ftdl force and
effect for fiscal year 1988-89, notwithstanding other provisions of this agreement.
Section 9. Separability
The provisions contained in this Memorandum have been bargained for and
agreed to independently, and no particular clause, condition, or agreement is contingent
or dependent upon any other; therefore, should any such clause, condition, or agreement
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be held to be void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms and conditions of this
Memorandum shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 10. Term of Memorandum
This Memorandum of Understanding shall be in effect from July 1, 1988 to
June 30, 1989.
DATED this 3ist day of August _, 1988.
Ray Ai'Auerbach
DISTRICT MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES
Jo^ V. Posthian Management Employee Representative
APPROVED by the Board of Directors of Capistrano Valley Water District on this