REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
AND RECORD OF ACTION
February 25, 2025
FROM
DAN MUNSEY, Fire Chief/Fire Warden, San Bernardino County Fire Protection District
LEONARDO GONZALEZ, County Labor Relations Chief, Human Resources
SUBJECT
Title
Memorandum of Understanding with San Bernardino County Professional Firefighters, International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 935, Representing Employees in the Ambulance Operators Unit
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Acting as the governing body of the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District, approve a Memorandum of Understanding between San Bernardino County Fire Protection District and San Bernardino County Professional Firefighters, International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 935, representing employees in the Ambulance Operators Unit effective March 8, 2025 through February 28, 2026.
(Presenter: Leonardo Gonzalez, County Labor Relations Chief, 387-5570)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Create, Maintain and Grow Jobs and Economic Value in the County.
Improve County Government Operations.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Ensure Development of a Well-Planned, Balanced, and Sustainable County.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The San Bernardino County Fire Protection District (SBCFPD) will fund the ongoing costs.
The MOU’s estimated ongoing costs by fiscal year are reflected in the following table:
|
Fiscal Year |
Estimated Costs |
|
2024-25 |
$417,080 |
|
2025-26 |
$1,549,123 |
|
Ongoing Annual Amount (*) |
$1,549,123 |
(*) Fiscal year 2026-27 and thereafter.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Representatives of SBCFPD, under direction of the Board of Directors (Board), met and conferred with representatives of the San Bernardino County Professional Firefighters, International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 935 (Local 935) to negotiate a successor labor agreement covering wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment for employees in the Ambulance Operators Unit (Unit). The parties reached agreement on the proposed MOU with a term that will expire at 12:00 a.m. (midnight) of February 28, 2026.
The proposed MOU includes the following items:
• 3% across-the-board increase effective the pay period following Board approval.
• 10% equity for all salary ranges effective the pay period following Board approval.
• Increase Long Term Disability by $5 per month per employee, effective the pay period following Board approval.
Local 935 notified SBCFPD that the Unit ratified the proposed MOU on February 14, 2025. If approved by the Board, the proposed MOU will constitute a successor labor agreement between SBCFPD and Local 935 covering wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment effective March 8, 2025 through February 28, 2026.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by (Cynthia O’Neill, Chief Assistant County Counsel, 387-5455) on February 3, 2025; Human Resources (Leonardo Gonzalez, County Labor Relations Chief, 387-5568) on February 3, 2025; Finance (Ivan Ramirez, Administrative Analyst, 387-4020) on February 12, 2025; and County Finance and Administration (Matthew Erickson, County Chief Financial Officer, 387-5423) on February 12, 2025.