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SEIU 721 City of Santa Paula Members Unanimously Voted to Approve Tentative Agreement

Congratulations! SEIU 721 City of Santa Paula members unanimously voted to approve the Tentative Agreement with the city!

The agreement includes:

Salary Adjustments

  • Effective the first full pay period commencing on or after July 1, 2021 all employees will receive 2% cost of living adjustment.
  • In addition, all employees will receive a one-time lump sum payment equivalent to a 2% base salary increase. We are still waiting to see when this lump sum will be disbursed. We will provide an update when we receive that information.
  • In addition, all employees will receive a $500 contribution to their deferred compensation account.
  • Effective the first full pay period commencing on or after July 1, 2022 all employees will receive a 2.5% cost of living adjustment.

The agreement also has increases to the Cafeteria Benefit Plan, a new Christmas Eve official paid city holiday, improvements in Standby Pay, and improvements in the Uniform Allowance and on Bilingual Pay.

Your bargaining team members are Joe Byrum, Frank Michl, Michelle Tanaka and Chief Negotiator Aram Agdaian, aram.agdaian@seiu721.org.

For questions, contact a bargaining team member or Regional Coordinator, Edwin Valdez at Edwin.valdez@seiu721.org.

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