Explanation
Section 32.3 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Ohio Council 8, Local 1632 requires that any modifications to the Agreement be agreed to in writing by the parties. Memorandum of Understanding #2021-05 has been executed by the parties to offer an hourly incentive payment program to eligible employees working in classifications in the Department of Public Utilities who attain Class I or Class II Wastewater Collection System, Water Distribution, or Water Supply Operator Certifications from the Ohio EPA.
Employees working as Sewer Maintenance Worker, Sewer Maintenance Supervisor I, Sewer Maintenance Investigator, Sewer Cleaning Equipment Operator, and Sewer Telemonitoring Operator in the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Sewer Maintenance Operations Center who attain a Class I or Class II Wastewater Collection System Certificate from the Ohio EPA will receive an additional $0.25 per hour for a Class I Certificate and $0.50 per hour for a Class II Certificate.
Employees working as Water Maintenance Worker, Water Maintenance Supervisor I, and Water Maintenance Operator I in the Division of Water, Water Distribution Maintenance Section and Control Center who attain a Class I or Class II Water Distribution or Water Supply Operator Certificate from the Ohio EPA will receive an additional $0.25 per hour for a Class I Certificate and $0.50 per hour for a Class II Certificate.
The passage of this ordinance indicates Council’s acceptance of Memorandum of Understanding #2021-05, a copy of which is attached hereto.
Emergency action is recommended so that payment under the incentive program may begin.
Title
To approve Memorandum of Understanding #2021-05 executed between representatives of the City, Department of Public Utilities, and American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Ohio Council 8, Local 1632, which amends the Collective Bargaining Agreement, April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2024; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, representatives of the City, Department of Public Utilities, and AFSCME, Ohio Council 8, Local 1632 entered into Memorandum of Understanding #2021-05, a copy of which is attached hereto, which amends the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City and AFSCME, Ohio Council 8, Local 1632, April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2024, by implementing an hourly incentive payment program for eligible employees working in classifications in the Department of Public Utilities who attain Class I or Class II Wastewater Collection System, Water Distribution, or Water Supply Operator Certifications from the Ohio EPA; and
WHEREAS, emergency action is recommended in order to implement the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding to begin payment under the incentive program; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City in that it is immediately necessary to amend the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City and AFSCME, Ohio Council 8, Local 1632, by approving Memorandum of Understanding #2021-05; 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 Memorandum of Understanding #2021-05 amends the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City and AFSCME, Ohio Council 8, Local 1632, dated April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2024.
SECTION 2. That City Council, in the best interests of the City, hereby, recognizes and approves Memorandum of Understanding #2021-05, a copy of which is attached hereto, executed between representatives of the City, Department of Public Utilities, and AFSCME, Ohio Council 8, Local 1632.
SECTION 3. That 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.