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Article 1: TT;R,i7 0FAGRE,EJVTF,NT Except where expressly stated otherwise herein, the City and Association agree that the provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) shall become effective on July 1, 2017 and shall expire on June 30 2018 Article 2 PR1iAA18LF, It is the intent and purpose of this MOU to set forth the understanding of the parties reached as a result of meeting and conferring in good faith regarding, but not limited to, matters relating to the wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment between the City of Redlands (hereinafter referred to as "City") and the Redlands Association of Fire Management Employees(hereinafter referred to "Association") Article 3 RECOGNITION The Association is the recognized employee organization for the personnel employed in the Fire Department occupying the classifications of Fire Battalion Chief, and Deputy Fire Chief Article 4: A1AivicEmFNT RIGHTS The authority of the City includes the exclusive right to determine the mission of its constituent departments, commissions and boards, set standards of service, determine the procedures and standards of selection for employment and promotion, direct its employees, take disciplinary action, relieve its employees from duty because of lack of work or for other legitimate reasons, maintain the efficiency of work or for other legitimate reasons, maintain the efficiency of governmental operations, determine the methods, means and personnel by which government operations are to be conducted, determine the content of job classifications, take all necessary actions to tarry out its mission in emergencies, exercise complete control and discretion over its organization and the technology of performing its work,provided,however,that the exercise and retention of such rights does not preclude employees or their representatives from meeting and conferring on the effects that decisions on these matters may have on wages, hours and working conditions Article 5 SALARIES There shall be no Mase salary increase during the term of this agreement The City and the Association agree,that for the term of this contract only, there is an agreement that if any other bargaining unit is successful in negotiating an increase to salary(not total compensation, but salary only),that the RAFME association shall receive the same salary increase The association and the City agree that this agreement sunsets at the expiration of the contract (June 30, 2018) and the City will not be required to negotiate to remove said agreement The salary ranges for unit classifications shall be set to the closest rage that ensures a minimum salary differential between unit classifications as follows Between Captain and Battalion Chief 15% Between Battalion Chief and Deputy Chief 21% Between Deputy Chief and Chief 13% Article 6 RETtRFAIENT A Concurrent with City Council adoption of the 2012-2015 MOU, unit members hired prior to City Council adoption of the 2012-2015 MOU, shall pay 4 5% of "compensation" as defined in the Government Code, representing 50%of the required 9% member's normal contribution to CalPERS These contributions shall, at the time of termination, belong to the employee (See Section E, below ) B. Effective July 1, 2013, unit members hired prior to City Council adoption of the 2012 2015 MOU shall pay an additional 4 5% of "compensation" as defined in the Government Code, equaling the full 9% of member employee contributions to CaIPERS These contributions shall, at the time of termination, belong to the employee (See Section E, below ) City of Redlands&Redlands Association of Fire Management Employees MOU-2017.2015 Page 3