MEA Members provided an unabridged Newsletter
- SF HSS Open Enrollment Reminder
- MEA CRT Upcoming 2024 MOU Negotiations
- MEA Misc and MEA MTA Management Training Fund update
- Recent Meet and Confers
| San Francisco Municipal Executives Association Newsletter ǁ October 2024 |
| SFHSS Open Enrollment - Reminder Open Enrollment began on September 30th. For more information https://sfhss.org/oe2025/ccsf. The SF Health Service System (SFHSS) Open Enrollment Period is your opportunity to get enrolled in CCSF's high-quality employee health care system. Members can make changes to their health benefits enrollment, and learn about important new benefits and changes to existing Plans that may require attention or review period for the 2025 Plan Year. |
| COURT and MEA MOU Negotiations MEA and the Court met on a successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on September 20th and 25th, 2024. MEA submitted a majority of its proposals on September 20th pending the Court’s responses. However, on September 25th, MEA and the CRT agreed to another 30-day extension of the MOU through November 1, 2024. |
| MEA Misc and MTA Management Training Funds FY24-25 There are still Management Training Funds available for training requests related to professional development. Per the MOU-eligible expenses include tuition, internal or external training programs, professional conferences, executive coaching, professional association memberships, professional software, books. As a reminder, the equipment allocation for FY24-25 is exhausted. |
| Check out the Institute for Management Studies (https://www.ims-online.com/); they offer virtual seminars/courses (https://www.ims-online.com/programs/ and https://www.ims-online.com/region/San-Francisco/23). Employees can use the management training funds to attend these seminars/courses which are paid directly from the individual's training allocation through the Department of Human Resources (DHR). Hence, employees do not need to pay upfront or be reimbursed. The only requirement is to submit an expense authorization (including a description and quote for the course/seminar) to receive MEA pre-approval. |
SAVE-THE-DATE – 12/9/24
| On Monday, December 9, 2024, MEA will hold the Board of Director Elections (5 Director positions). Details to follow. |
| Meet and Confer Meetings that impact MEA - Update: Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code - Form 700 (Statement of Economic Interests) Filing Requirements. FILE NO. 240904. Supervisor Aaron Peskin proposed Charter amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code to add, delete, and change the titles of designated employees to reflect organizational and staffing changes made by thirty-three (33) City departments and agencies since the Code was last amended in 2022. The proposed amendments also revise the disclosure requirements applicable to some designated officials and employees. For language https://sfgov.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6869081&GUID=8C8F8497-BC3E-491C-8FC0-A2938584C03F&Options=ID|Text|&Search=240904. FILE NO. 221072 Supervisor Ronen’s amendment to the ordinance would require the Controller to report to the Board of Supervisors the result of any investigation where the Controller concludes that a department head or elected official engaged in improper or unlawful activities, misused City funds, directly caused deficiencies in the quality and delivery of government services, or directly caused wasteful and inefficient government practices. UPDATE – Supervisor Ronen has proposed amended language to include reporting to the Board at the investigation’s conclusion. |
| Transfer of SHARP from HRC to OVWR Proposed legislation transferring the Office of Sexual Harassment and Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) from the Human Rights Commission (HRC) to the Office of Victim and Witness Rights (OVWR) located at 49 South Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94103. |