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Council approves 8-year extension of CSEA contract; time clocks to be installed citywide
Summary
The Long Beach City Council voted to amend and extend its collective bargaining agreement with the Civil Service Employees Association through 2033, approving an amendment to the memorandum of agreement and authorizing purchase and rollout of biometric/time‑clock hardware required under the contract.
The Long Beach City Council on Wednesday approved an eight‑year amendment and extension to the collective bargaining agreement with the Long Beach Civil Service Employees Association, extending the memorandum of agreement through 2033 and authorizing a citywide time‑clock rollout required by the contract.
The contract, described by the city manager as providing “modest annual salary increases” and “long term stability,” was presented to the council after months of negotiations. City Manager Dan Creighton said the deal “provides the city's workforce with modest annual salary increases, and the city and its taxpayers with much needed long term stability.”
Council members and union leaders emphasized that negotiations included concessions on both sides and that CSEA membership overwhelmingly approved the agreement; Council Member Reinhart cited a 97% approval rate for the membership. John Mooney, president of the Long Beach Civil Service Employees Association, moved a technical amendment to the memorandum of agreement to correct language in Section 3(B). Mooney said, “I move that we amend the memorandum of agreement, under section 3 terms on page 2, section, B, after where it says civil service commission, we need to add the words seniority list.” A second was offered and the amendment was adopted by the council.
Council members subsequently voted to adopt the amended agreement. During the discussion and in public comment, several residents and former union members thanked union leadership and city negotiators for securing the contract. James Hodge, a former union member, urged the council to “vote yes to move this contract forward and give the union what they desire.”
Part of the contract implementation includes installation of biometric/key‑fob/time‑clock terminals across city departments. The council also authorized a separate purchase of time‑clock hardware and related maintenance and integration services from Tyler Technologies. City staff said exempt City Hall employees have used a similar system in recent months as a pilot. The city described the purchase as covering terminals that support biometrics, fobs and chipped ID cards; staff estimated roughly $3,000 per clock and said annual maintenance runs approximately 10% of purchase price to cover software support and integration work. City staff recommended a phased rollout and said policies and procedures governing exceptions, supervisor sign‑offs and overtime approvals will be finalized before full implementation; staff indicated the clocks were scheduled to begin use July 1.
Council members and public commenters discussed operational details and enforcement. The city manager and IT and payroll staff said supervisors will continue to review and approve exception reports during implementation and that the time‑clock software will be configured to match existing payroll and overtime rules. The council emphasized that implementation would include written policies on misuse and supervisor responsibilities.
The resolution adopting the amended memorandum of agreement and related procurement for time‑clock hardware passed with the affirmative votes of the council majority present.
