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1 <br />The City of Livermore and the City of Pleasanton have jointly formed the Livermore-Pleasanton <br />Fire Department Joint Powers Authority -Pleasanton Fire <br />. The International Association of Fire Fighters, Local <br />1974, AFL-CIO-CLC and representatives of the City of Livermore and the City of <br />Pleasanton have met and conferred in good faith regarding wages, hours and other terms and <br />conditions of employment for employees in the representation unit specified in Section 1, and <br />have exchanged freely information, opinions and proposals and have reached agreement on all <br />matters relating to the employment conditions and employer-employee relations of such <br />employees. <br /> <br />This Memorandum of Understanding is entered into pursuant to the Meyers-Milias- <br />Brown Act (Government Code Section 3500, et. seq.) and has been jointly prepared <br />by the parties. <br /> <br />This MOU has been presented to the JPA governing board and to the City Councils of the City <br />of Livermore and the City of Pleasanton. The governing board and the City Councils have <br />approved the salary and employee benefit adjustments for the period commencing July 1, 2025 <br />and ending on June 30, 2029. <br /> <br />the Union and covered by this MOU. <br />of the City. <br /> <br />Section 1. Recognition <br /> <br />"The Union" is the formally recognized employee organization for the Fire Employees Unit <br />comprised of the classifications of Firefighter, Fire Engineer, Fire Captain, Fire Inspector and <br />Hazardous Materials Inspector certified pursuant to the Employer-Employee Relations <br />Procedures & Resolution No. 97-1 adopted by the JPA on November 21, 1997. <br /> <br />Section 2. Union Security <br /> <br />2.1 Dues Deduction <br /> <br />A. Bargaining unit employees may voluntarily join the Union and authorize individual <br />payroll deductions for dues, initiation fees, and general assessments, as well as any <br />other membership benefit program sponsored by the Union (hereinafter collectively <br />bargaining unit employees who provide written consent to join the Union and authorize <br />dues deductions. The Union shall certify to the City the identity of such members and <br />the amount of the dues deductions to be withheld from their paychecks. <br /> <br />B. The Employer agrees to deduct from the paychecks of each bargaining unit employee <br />who voluntarily authorizes dues deductions as certified by the Union, or pursuant to <br />an authorization form tendered to the Employer by either the Union or the employee. <br />The <br />of dues certified by the Union per month or per pay period as applicable. The <br />Page 195 of 674