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Police Association Labor Negotiations

At a glance

  • What: Council met in closed session on July 20, 2026 for a conference with labor negotiators under Government Code Section 54957.6. The City's negotiator was Laura Izon of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo, PC; the employee organization was the Berkeley Police Association.
  • Where it stands: No reportable action was taken.
  • Next: Negotiations continue; no dates or terms are public.

Detail

  • Roll call at 3:04 p.m. Present: Kesarwani, Taplin, Tregub, Lunaparra, Humbert, Ishii. Blackaby joined at 3:08 p.m., remotely under the Brown Act just-cause exemption for a childcare need. Absent: Bartlett and O'Keefe.
  • No speakers on the agenda items.
  • Adjourned at 4:07 p.m. (Humbert/Tregub).

Successor contract approved June 16, 2026

  • Consent item 20, Resolution No. 72,319-N.S., adopted with the June 16 Consent Calendar (motion Humbert/Taplin, all ayes): approves a successor Memorandum of Understanding with the Berkeley Police Association running from adoption (or July 1, 2026, whichever is later) until 12:00 a.m. on July 1, 2028; authorizes the City Manager to execute and implement it, including operational agreements that add no economic obligations and change no negotiated pay or benefits; and approves a new Classification and Salary Table for Representation Units E and F, with the Police Officer salary schedule changes.
  • The terms were within the authority Council gave in closed session, and the union ratified them in a five-day vote that ended May 28, 2026. Contact: Janelle Rodrigues, Human Resources. The minutes give no dollar figures; see the staff report.
  • The July 20 closed session below is a separate round of negotiations conference.

May 4, 2026 closed session

  • Council met in closed session on May 4, 2026 (roll call 4:37 p.m., adjourned 6:43 p.m.) for a conference with labor negotiators under Government Code section 54957.6. City negotiators: City Manager Buddenhagen, David White, Budget Manager Dupaya, Janelle Rodrigues and David Coleman. The employee organizations listed included the Berkeley Police Association, three fire associations (Local 1227 and the Fire EMS Professionals Association), SEIU 1021, IBEW Local 1245, Public Employee Union Local 1 and unrepresented employees. No reportable action. This was shortly before the union's ratification vote that ended May 28, 2026.

Sources

Log

2026-07-20 - City Council (closed session)

Closed session labor negotiations conference with the Berkeley Police Association; no reportable action.

2026-06-16 - City Council (regular)

Successor MOU through July 1, 2028 and new salary table for Units E and F adopted on consent (Resolution 72,319), all ayes.

2026-05-04 - City Council (closed session)

Labor negotiators conference covering the Police Association and other bargaining units; no reportable action.