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in uniform allowance of $100, from $500 to $600 per year. Fire administration staff and employees in the classifications of property and evidence technician, police dispatcher and police dispatch supervisor will be provided with an increase in uniform allowance of $50, from $450 to $500 per year. These increases impact approximately 18 employees. Telephone Responses: Given the nature of municipal services, employees may be contacted after regular work hours to respond to questions, provided services or otherwise address issues. For work up to 15 minutes and between 15 and 30 minutes, the City agreed to 15 and 30 minutes of appropriate pay, respectively. Technology personnel will be provided with at least one hour of appropriate pay to attend to computer related issues remotely, as opposed to requiring employees return to the work site which is often more time-consuming and more costly to the City. Items that did not result in budgetary adjustments, such as rights related representation, limits on use of sick leave to care for family members, bereavement leave, personal leave for educational purposes, etc., were also discussed and agreements were reached. In addition, general and routine changes to MOU language for the purposes of updating and clarifying were made. The draft MOU is attached to this staff report. The approximate fiscal cost of the contract, taking into consideration tie savings as a result of employees paying member contributions towards the pension program and the value of reducing 24 floating holiday hours, is approximately $1.15 million for a 3 year contract. (On an annualized basis, this translates to approximately $383,484 per year). The funds will be incorporated into the FY 2013/14 Operating Budget. CONCLUSION This topic introduces the key elements of the successor MOU with the AFSCME/PCEA group which represents non-management, non-sworn personnel of the City. All agreements reached between the parties during the meet and confer process are tentative until the contract is ratified by members of the unit (which took place on May 6, 2013) and approved by the City Council. It is the City of Pleasanton's practice to introduce the key elements of the proposed contract to allow for open discussion prior to presenting it for Council action at the next meeting of June 4, 2013. Submitted by: Fiscal Review: Approv by: L1� lJ lie Yuan- if Emily Wagner Nelson Fialho /Assistant Ci Manager/ Director of Finance City Manager Director of Administrative Services Attachments 1. Draft Memorandum of Understanding Page 4 of 4