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Page 2 of 8 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org BACKGROUND Due to the dynamic nature of providing services to the community and as service needs and City operations evolve over time, City staff review the organization to recommend changes in support of the City’s Strategic Plan and to improve operating efficiency and service delivery. The City Council has adopted a strategic initiative related to government operations, and one of the goals of that initiative is: Uphold the highest standards of professionalism within City Operations, and encourage fiscal responsibility, innovation, and strategic decision making. In addressing this goal, the City continues to invest in staff leadership, skill development and other human resources strategies to attract, develop, support and retain a highly qualified, valued and diverse municipal workforce. City staff also has worked closely and collaboratively with the City Council and employee groups to develop recommended salary and benefit changes. When considering compensation packages for various employee groups the City considers multiple factors such as the cost of living, recruitment and retention goals, and compensation survey data from comparable Bay Area cities, as well as the current financial condition of the City, and any anticipated fiscal challenges. In addition, in accordance with State law, the City negotiates agreements with recognized bargaining units on any changes that affect hours, wages, or terms and conditions of employment for positions within the respective groups. ANALYSIS In July of 2025, SEIU requested to add temporary contract employees to the same unit as regular, SEIU- represented employees who perform the same or similar type of work, pursuant to Government Code Section 3507.7 of the Meyers Milias Brown Act (MMBA). At the direction of City Council, City staff met and conferred in good faith with representatives of SEIU over an MOU Addendum covering contract employees. The parties met regularly since September 9, 2025 to address topics of concern to both parties and to meet and confer over the terms in the MOU Addendum. The City’s Tentative Agreement with SEIU addresses topics of concern to both SEIU and the City. The City and representatives of SEIU reached a Tentative Agreement on the terms and conditions of employment governing contract employees of the City who perform the same or similar type of work as SEIU- represented regular employees for the period of January 26, 2026 through January 23, 2028. 8.E. - Page 2 of 31 39