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Category 2: Sensitive information <br />E EVERETT <br />Project title: Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Everett and Amalgamated Transit Union <br />Local 883 regarding wages and working conditions <br />City Council Agenda Item Cover Sheet <br />Council Bill # IrerojjICE' use <br />Agenda dates requested: <br />06/14/2023 <br />Briefing <br />Proposed action <br />Consent. X <br />Action <br />Ordinance <br />Public hearing <br />Yes <br />X No <br />Budget amendment: <br />Yes X No <br />PowerPoint presentation: <br />Yes X No <br />Attachments: <br />MOU <br />Department(s) involved: <br />Transit, HR <br />Contact person: <br />Kandy Bartlett <br />Phone number: <br />425-257-8706 <br />Email: <br />kbartlett@everettwa.gov <br />Initialed by: <br />K3 <br />Department head <br />Administration <br />Council President <br />Project: Fixed route and paratransit wages and working conditions MOU <br />Partner/Supplier: Everett Transit <br />Location: <br />Preceding action: <br />Fund: 425/Transportation Services <br />Fiscal summary statement: <br />This wage adjustment will cost approximately $150,000 in 2023 and $300,000 in 2024, through <br />the life of the current labor agreement. Funding for this adjustment is available within the $2M <br />annual Move Ahead WA transportation grant. <br />Project summary statement: <br />The MOU addresses three issues, two related to competitive recruitment and retention of fixed <br />route and paratransit operators, and one to improve management's ability to manage overtime <br />costs when covering paratransit work. <br />Fixed route bus operator wages are adjusted as follows: <br />• Months to top step decrease from 61 to 37. <br />• Training wage increases from $24.82 per hour to $27.00 per hour. <br />Paratransit operators with more than 10 and 15 years of service will be compensated at 95% and <br />100%, respectively, of fixed route wages. All other paratransit operator wages are adjusted to <br />90% of fixed route wages. <br />Management will have the ability to assign fixed route operators, with current paratransit <br />experience, to cover paratransit trips, before using inspectors or acting inspectors, who are <br />compensated at a much higher overtime rate. <br />Recommendation (exact action requested of Council): <br />Authorize the Mayor to sign the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Everett and <br />Amalgamated Transit Union Local 883 regarding wages and working conditions. <br />Category 2: For official use only / disclosure permissible by law. <br />