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Rio Vista City Council approves side letter with firefighters to extend MOU and allow retroactive pay
Summary
The Rio Vista City Council on Aug. 6 unanimously approved a side letter extending the existing MOU with the Rio Vista Professional Firefighters Association to permit continued negotiations and to allow retroactive pay back to July 1 if a contract is reached.
The Rio Vista City Council on Aug. 6 voted unanimously to authorize a side letter extending its memorandum of understanding with the Rio Vista Professional Firefighters Association, a move the city said will allow negotiations to continue and permit retroactive pay back to July 1 if the parties reach agreement.
A city staff member told the council that “the union has requested that we adopt this extension to the existing MOU to allow negotiations to continue while our negotiator had a vacation,” and said the side letter would allow retroactive pay back to July 1 should the parties reach an agreement. The staff member’s remarks were made during the council’s single action-item discussion.
The council then moved to act on the staff recommendation. Motion text recorded by the clerk directed the council to consider and authorize a side letter agreement with the Rio Vista Professional Firefighters Association and to adopt Resolution No. 20205. The clerk recorded that Council Member Stanis made the motion and Vice Mayor Okamura seconded.
In a roll-call vote, the clerk recorded five affirmative votes as follows: Council Member Spanish — yes; Vice Mayor Okamura — yes; Council Member Doak — yes; Council Member Donnelly — yes; Mayor Koch — yes. The council’s vote carried, and the resolution was adopted.
The side letter, as described in the meeting, would extend the existing MOU to allow the parties to continue bargaining during the city negotiator’s absence and would permit any agreed-upon retroactive pay to be applied back to July 1. The transcript did not specify dollar amounts, changes to benefit language, or implementation dates beyond the July 1 retroactivity reference.
The council concluded the special meeting and adjourned. No public comment was received during the meeting.
Resolution No. 20205 and the authorized side letter will be part of the city’s administrative records; the transcript records the council’s authorization but does not include the side letter text or any contract figures.
