City Council

1. APPROVAL OF SIDE LETTER WITH THE COSTA MESA CITY 24-351 EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION REGARDING THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU AND UPDATES TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HIRING AND REFERRAL INCENTIVE PROGRAM RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council: 1. Approve and Adopt the Side Letter with the City Employees Association. 2. Approve and Adopt Resolution Number 2024-XX renaming Communications classifications and updating pay rates. 3. Approve and Adopt Resolution Number 2024-XX establishing the Reserve Senior Public Safety Dispatcher. 4. Approve the certified Fiscal Impact Analysis. 5. Authorize the City Manager and members of the City’s Negotiation Team to execute the Side Letter documents. 6. Approve an appropriation increase of $319,000 in the FY 2024/2025 Budget for year one of the one-time incentives for the retention and retroactive overtime costs and the new Hiring and Referral Incentive Program for Police Officers and Dispatchers. 7. Approve an appropriation increase of $270,650 in the FY 2024/2025 Budget for recurring costs due to compensation adjustments for the Public Safety Dispatchers. Attachments: 1. Side Letter 2. CMCEA Resolution 3. Part Time Resolution 4. Fiscal Analysis AUTHORITY*