RES-2025-077RESOLUTION NO. 2025- 0 7 7
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AMENDING
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-137 FOR THE
PURPOSE OF MODIFYING RATES OF
COMPENSATION FOR DISPATCHER
CLASSIFICATIONS REPRESENTED BY THE
ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION, CLERICAL EMPLOYEES, AND
APPROVING A LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING
PROVIDING A SEVEN PERCENT (7%) BASE
PAY INCREASE TO EMPLOYEES IN FULL-
TIME DISPATCHER CLASSIFICATIONS AS A
MARKET ADJUSTMENT TO SUPPORT
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
WHEREAS, Section 1.05.020.0103 of the Anaheim Municipal Code requires the
Human Resources Director to maintain and administer the position classification and
compensation plan; and
WHEREAS, the Human Resources Director has recommended in a staff report
dated August 26, 2025, that the City Council approve a Letter of Understanding with the Anaheim
Municipal Employees Association ("AMEA"), Clerical Employees, to provide a seven percent
(7%) base pay increase to full-time Dispatcher classifications as a market adjustment, effective the
first full pay period following City Council approval; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 2022-137, has established and modified
classifications, rates of compensation, and pay policies for classifications assigned to the AMEA,
Clerical Employees; and
WHEREAS, such additions, deletions and modifications require an amendment to
Section 1 of Resolution No. 2022-137, as amended; and
WHEREAS, a Letter of Understanding ("LOU") is required to amend the current
Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") between the City and the AMEA, Clerical Employees
and authorize a seven percent (7%) base pay increase to full-time classifications with existing
salary relationships to the Police Dispatcher II; and
WHEREAS, the City and the AMEA, Clerical Employees, have met and conferred
in good faith, and as a result thereof, a LOU dated August 14, 2025 between the parties has been
prepared and signed; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Anaheim does find that creating,
deleting and/or modifying such classifications within the designation of AMEA, Clerical
Employees, and the approval of the LOU is in the best interest of the City of Anaheim.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Anaheim as follows:
SECTION 1.
1. That effective the first full pay period following City Council approval,
Appendix "B" - Wages, of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Anaheim Municipal
Employees Association, Clerical Employees, and the City of Anaheim, as amended, is hereby
further amended by modifying the compensation of the following job classifications:
Classification
Hourly Salary Range
SteUs
Fire Communications Shift Supervisor
$43.84 - $53.29
05 - 09
Fire Dispatcher I
$30.04 - $40.26
03 - 09
Fire Dispatcher II
$33.58 - $45.00
03 - 09
Police Communications Operator
$27.84 - $35.53
04 - 09
Police Communications Supervisor
$48.71 - $59.21
05 - 09
Police Dispatcher I
$35.07 - $42.63
05 - 09
Police Dispatcher II
$38.97 - $47.37
05 — 09
Senior Police Dispatcher
$42.87 - $52.11
05 - 09
Senior Fire Dispatcher
$36.94 - $49.50
03 - 09
2. That effective the first full pay period following City Council approval, the
LOU dated August 14, 2025 between the City of Anaheim and the Anaheim Municipal Employees
Association, Clerical Employees, and the City of Anaheim, a copy of which is attached hereto and
incorporated by reference herein, is hereby approved.
SECTION 2.
Except as amended herein, classifications assigned to the AMEA, Clerical
Employees, shall remain in full force and effect.
CFCTION I
The Human Resources Director shall be delegated with the authority to publish the
authorized salary schedule in said Memorandum of Understanding in any format meeting the
requirements of the California Code of Regulations section 570.5.
SECTION 4.
The effective date of said amendment to Resolution No. 2022-137, as amended, is
the first full pay period following City Council approval of this Resolution.
SECTION 5.
The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of the
City of Anaheim this 26th day of August, 2025 by the following roll call vote:
Mayor Pro Tem Meeks and Council Members Balius,
AYES: Leon, Rubalcava, Kurtz and Maahs
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Aitken
ABSTAIN: None
CITY OF ANAHEIM
By— -
MA YOR OF THE CITE' OF ANAHEIM
PRO TEM
OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING
between the
ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, CLERICAL EMPLOYEES
and the
CITY OF ANAHEIM
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim ("City") and the Anaheim Municipal Employees
Association ("AMEA") are parties to a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") governing
wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment for Clerical Employees; and,
WHEREAS, the PARTIES are currently engaged in negotiations for a successor MOU to
the June 24, 2022 through July 3, 2025 agreement; and,
WHEREAS, during these ongoing negotiations, the PARTIES identified urgent
recruitment and retention concerns in the Dispatcher classification series, supported by the results
of an active recruitment process indicating the need for an immediate market adjustment; and,
WHEREAS, the PARTIES have agreed to address this single, discrete issue now, without
prejudice to their respective positions on any other outstanding bargaining matters, and without
waiving the right to continue negotiating the full range of terms and conditions of employment for
the successor MOU; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, the PARTIES agree to the following terms and conditions:
Effective the first full pay period following City Council approval, the City shall increase
the base salary for the classification of Police Dispatcher II by seven percent (7%). To preserve
the existing salary relationship within the June 24, 2022 through July 3, 2025 Memorandum of
Understanding ("MOU") between the PARTIES, the below classifications shall receive
corresponding adjustments and Appendix `B" — Wages shall be amended as provided:
POLICE DISPATCHER II BENCHMARKED CLASSIFICATIONS
7% INCREASE
Classification
Fire Communications Shift Supervisor
Fire Dispatcher I
Fire Dispatcher II
Police Communications Operator
Police Communications Supervisor
Police Dispatcher I
Police Dispatcher II
Senior Police Dispatcher
Senior Fire Dispatcher
Hourly
Rates
Annual Rates
$43.84 -
$53.29
$91,187.20 -
$110,843.20
$30.04 -
$40.26
$62,483.20 -
$83,740.80
$33.58 -
$45.00
$69,846.40 -
$93,600.00
$27.84 -
$35.53
$57,907.20 -
$73,902.40
$48.71 -
$59.21
$101,316.80 -
$123,156.80
$35.07 -
$42.63
$72,945.60 -
$88,670.40
$38.97 -
$47.37
$81,057.60 -
$98,529.60
$42.87 -
$52.11
$89,169.60 -
$108,388.80
$36.94 -
$49.50
$76,835.20 -
$102,960.00
The remainder of the MOU between the AMEA and ANAHEIM shall not be affected hereby and
shall remain in full force and effect.
STAFF OFFICIALS OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM, a Municipal Corporation
By: att'4'
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ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION, CLERICAL
EMPLOYEES
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CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, THERESA BASS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing is the
original Resolution No. 2025-077 adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the Anaheim
City Council held on the 26' day of August, 2025 by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: Mayor Pro Tern Meeks and Council Members Balius, Leon, Rubalcava,
Kurtz and Maahs
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Mayor Aitken
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 27t" day of August, 2025.
RK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)