TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
Human Resources
Cathryn Laird
425-556-2125
DEPARTMENT STAFF:
Human Resources
Lindsay Smith
Human Resources Analyst
TITLE:
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Administrative Updates to the Teamsters Police Support and Teamsters Police Officers Collective Bargaining Agreements
OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
recommendation
The Redmond Police Association (RPA) was the previous union representative of the police officer and police support employees. Teamster Local No. 117 became the PERC certified union representative of police officer and police support employees as of September 22, 2020. Due to that certification, administrative changes to the collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) with each bargaining unit are required.
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REQUESTED ACTION:
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REQUEST RATIONALE:
* Relevant Plans/Policies:
RPA Police Commissioned CBA; RPA Police Support CBA
* Required:
RCW 35A.11.020
* Council Request:
N/A
* Other Key Facts:
Council previously reviewed and approved the RPA Police Commissioned and Police Support collective bargaining agreements.
OUTCOMES:
These CBAs set forth the working relationship between the City and the police officer and police support employees, and covers salaries, benefits, working conditions, and other information. These changes to the CBA as a result of Teamsters' representation are administrative in nature and include the following changes:
* Updated identification of union representative from "RPA" and "Association" to "Teamsters" and "Union"
* Added "unintended consequences" language and maintain Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)/Letter of Understanding (LOU) language (see Section 14.4 of Police Officer CBA and Section 13.4 of Police Support CBA)
* Updated formatting and signature blocks
* Added Appendix C, which includes an index of effective MOUs and LOUs...
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