Explanation
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) #2006-05 was executed by representatives of the City and Columbus Municipal Association of Government Employees (CMAGE)/CWA Local 4502. This MOU assigns pay grades to the new classifications of Communication Systems Specialist and Communication Systems Manager. The passage of this ordinance indicates Council's acceptance of MOU #2006-05, a copy of which is attached hereto.
Emergency action is recommended in order to begin the selection process and to acknowledge the Civil Service Commission's action of creating the classifications.
FISCAL IMPACT: Costs associated with the acceptance of these MOUs will be covered by the existing budget.
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To accept Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) #2006-05 executed between representatives of the City of Columbus and Columbus Municipal Association of Government Employees (CMAGE)/CWA Local 4502, which amends the Collective Bargaining Contract, August 24, 2005 through August 23, 2008; and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, representatives of the City and CMAGE/CWA Local 4502 entered into MOU #2006-05, a copy of which is attached hereto, to amend the Collective Bargaining Contract between the City and CMAGE/CWA, August 24, 2005 through August 23, 2008, by adding the classifications of Communication Systems Specialist and Communication Systems Manager to the bargaining unit and assigning pay grades to the classifications; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City in that it is immediately necessary to amend the Collective Bargaining Contract between the City and CMAGE/CWA, by accepting MOU #2006-05, thereby preserving the public peace, property, health, safety, and welfare; Now, Therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That MOU #2006-05 amends the Collective Bargaining Contract between the City and CMAGE/CWA, August 24, 2005 through August 23, 2008.
Section 2. That City Council, in the best interests of the City, hereby recognizes and accepts MOU #2006-05, a copy of which is attached hereto, executed between representatives of the City and CMAGE/CWA, to be effective at the beginning of the pay period following passage by City Council.
Section 3. For the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor or ten (10) days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.