Agda Pkt 2025.03.10 Joint SA PFA

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Page 7 of 13 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org BEREAVEMENT LEAVE Currently, employees are entitled to 3 regularly scheduled working days of paid bereavement leave in the event of a death in the immediate family of the employee, as defined by the agreement (or 4 days in the event the funeral is 300 or more miles from the City). The tentative agreement increases paid bereavement leave to 40 hours or five working days, whichever is higher. Bereavement leave may be taken intermittently, but must be completed within three (3) months of the family member’s date of death. In addition, the Tentative Agreement provides that an employee may request bereavement leave to attend the funeral of a close relation not listed in the MOU, subject to the approval of the City Manager or designee. DENTAL INSURANCE COMMITTEE The Tentative Agreement provides that in 2025, the City shall convene a City-wide dental benefit subcommittee with representation from all unions. Potential changes are subject to agreement and Council authorization, to be effective January 2026 unless otherwise agreed to. PRIORITY REGISTRATION CITY RECREATION PROGRAM The Tentative Agreement incorporates an existing side letter which provides employees with a discount and priority registration to enroll their children in qualifying child-based recreation programs offered by the City’s Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department. ASSOCIATION RECOGNITION The Tentative Agreement updates the job classification listing for which RCMEA is recognized as the majority representative. ASSOCIATION RIGHTS - INFORMATION PROVIDED The Tentative Agreement updates the information which shall be provided to the Union by agreement and in accordance with legal requirements. ASSOCIATION RIGHTS - DUES DEDUCTION The Tentative Agreement provides that Association dues will be deducted from employee paychecks subject to Association certification of employee authorization, and subject to the indemnification of the City as agreed to by the parties. CLASSIFICATION AND JOB DESCRIPTION CHANGES Senior Project Manager: The City of Redwood City and RCMEA have met and conferred and agreed to establish the new classification of Senior Project Manager effective March, 2025. This classification will oversee the operations of individual projects within programs and will plan, organize, oversee, coordinate, and provide complex support for an assigned City Department. Salary for this new classification will be set the same as the Business Manager classification ($6,151.48 - $7,382.25 bi-weekly), and will be a represented by the Redwood City Management Employees Association. SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER CLASSIFICATION SIDE LETTER The Side Letter establishes that the Senior Project Manager job classification, once established, will be represented by RCMEA, with a salary range equivalent to that of the Business Manager classification. The Side Letter establishes rules for a limited-term promotional appointment, if applicable. 6.I. - Page 7 of 119 421