City Council

10.6\nConsideration of a Resolution Approving Letter of Agreements\nwith the Bell Gardens City Employees Association, the Bell\nGardens Public Works Employees Association, and the Bell\nGardens Public Works Supervisors Association for Closure of\nCity Hall and Other City Facilities for the Holidays\nRECOMMENDATION: It is staff’s recommendation that the City\nCouncil approve the attached Resolution, approving a Letter\nAgreement with the Bell Gardens City Employees Association\n(BGCEA), the Bell Gardens Public Works Employees Association\n(BGPWEA), and the Bell Gardens Public Works Supervisors Association\n(BGPWSA) to close City Hall and other City facilities on Monday\nDecember 22, 2025, through Thursday December 25, 2025. Employees\nwould be required to take approved leave time (i.e., vacation,\ncompensatory) or unpaid time off for those hours not worked, for the\ndates of Monday, December 22, 2025; Tuesday, December 23, 2025;\nand Wednesday, December 24, 2025. Thursday, December 25, 2025, is\nobserved as a City holiday, per the current Memorandum of\nUnderstanding (MOU) with the respective employee associations. The\nCity will be open for business on Monday, December 29, 2025;\nTuesday, December 30, 2025; and Wednesday, December 31, 2025.\nCONCLUSION: If the Letter Agreements with BGCEA, BGPWEA, and\nBGPWSA are approved, then:\n1. City Hall, Public Works, and Parks and Recreation offices will\nbe closed from Monday, December 22, 2025, through\nThursday, December 25, 2025. However, BGPWEA and\nBGPWSA employees working in certain Public Works\noperations who are needed for operational continuity, BGCEA\nemployees designated to work in the Police Department\nPolice Field Services, and BGCEA employees working in certain\nRecreation and Community capacities would work their\nregular schedules.\n2. BGCEA, BGPWEA, and BGPWSA members will use up to 30\nhours of leave time during this period, and the City will reduce\nits accrued leave liabilities by approximately $95,000 in future\nleave payouts.\nFISCAL IMPACT: For the three (3) days that employees will be off,\nthey will use approximately 30 hours of their own leave time that will\navoid future City leave accrual payouts of $95,000. There will also be\nadditional cost savings by reduced energy use related to utilities and\nHVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning).\nATTACHMENTS:\nExhibit 1 – Resolution No. 2025-103\nExhibit 2 – Side Letters\nExhibit 3 – City Closure Schedule