TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Scott Garrison, Human Resources Administrator
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Set Forth Salaries, Benefits, and Other Terms of Employment Applicable to the recognized bargaining unit Red Bluff Fire Mid-Managers Association (RBFMMA).
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RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
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Staff recommends that City Council adopt Resolution No. 14-2026 Setting Forth Salaries, Benefits, and Other Terms of Employment Applicable to the recognized bargaining unit, Red Bluff Fire Mid-Managers Association (RBFMMA) Employees.
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SUMMARY:
The Red Bluff Fire Mid-Management Association, self-represented, is one of the City’s recognized bargaining groups. Previously, salary and benefit agreements between the City of Red Bluff and the RBFMMA were contained in a 7/01/2023 - 6/30/2026 Agreement under Resolution 17-2023.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
The City Council approved the current three-year Agreement with the RBFMMA under Resolution 17-2023 on June 20, 2023.
DISCUSSION:
The City and the RBFMMA have bargained in good faith and have agreed to the employment terms reflected in the proposed Agreement for a three-year term, starting on July 1, 2026, and ending on June 30, 2029. Some of the new terms are:
• A cost-of-living adjustment of 2% salary increase in 2026, 1.5% in 2027, and 1% in 2028.
• New annual Health & Wellness Physical Program.
• Dividing Longevity incentive from 5% at 20 years to 2.5% at 15 and 2.5% at 20.
• A guaranteed 85% minimum coverage rate for the medical plan.
• An increase to the medical-in-lieu payment and retiree medical plan.
• A new Vacation cash out option.
Staff recommends adoption of the new Agreement.
CITY FISCAL IMPACT:
The fiscal impact of adopting the Agreement for FY2026/27 will be included in the new budget. Future budgets for FY2027/28 and FY2028/29 will also be affected.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. RBFMMA Agreement redline
2. RBFMMA Agreement clean
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 14-2026
A RESOLUTION OF THE RED BLUFF CITY COUNCIL SETTING FORTH SALARIES, BENEFITS, AND OTHER TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT APPLICABLE TO THE RECOGNIZED BARGAINING UNIT FOR THE RED BLUFF FIRE MID-MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (RBFMMA)
WHEREAS, the City’s existing bargaining group Memoranda of Understanding (MOU’s) do not apply to Department Heads or Mid-Management employees; and
WHEREAS, Section 10(b)(2) of Resolution No. 38-1970 Employer-Employee Relations provides that management and confidential employees are not to be represented in the same unit as non-management and non-confidential employees; and
WHEREAS, the management and confidential employees should be identified by position titles; and
WHEREAS, the duties, responsibilities, rights, and privileges of such employees are set forth in the various chapters of the Code of the City of Red Bluff; and
WHEREAS, that Resolution 17-2023 is replaced in its entirety with this Resolution. In addition, all other prior agreements and side letters between the City and the RBFMMA are repealed and replaced with the provisions set forth herein.
WHEREAS, that the City Council hereby adopts the following salary and benefits for the RBFMMA employees and authorizes the Mayor to execute all necessary documents to implement said changes.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED ON JUNE 16, 2026, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RED BLUFF:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT OR NOT VOTING:
ATTEST: ___________________________
Mayor’s Signature
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Deputy City Clerk