Explanation
Passage of this ordinance will accept the collective bargaining contract between the Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Labor Council (FOP/OLC), and the City covering the period April 2, 2004 through April 1, 2007, which is marked as Attachment A to this ordinance.
All Articles of the Contract have been approved by the City, FOP/OLC, and its membership. An executed copy of the contract will be kept on file in the Department of Human Resources.
Emergency action is proposed because certain provisions of the contract are effective on a retrospective basis.
FISCAL IMPACT: The impact is summarized in a memorandum, dated April 12, 2004 to City Council.
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To accept the proposed collective bargaining contract between the City of Columbus and the Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Labor Council, Inc. (FOP/OLC), to provide for wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment for employees in the bargaining unit as provided in Attachment A attached hereto; and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City in that it is immediately necessary to accept the proposed collective bargaining contract between the City and the Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Labor Council, Inc. (FOP/OLC), to provide for wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment for employees in the bargaining unit, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; Now, Therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO:
SECTION 1. The Council of the City of Columbus hereby accepts the proposed collective bargaining contract between the City and the Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Labor Council, Inc. (FOP/OLC), attached hereto as Attachment A and incorporated herein in its entirety as if fully rewritten herein, to establish the wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment for employees in the bargaining unit, as specified in Attachment A. A copy of the contract will be kept on file in the Office of the City Clerk and the Department of Human Resources and will not be printed in the City Bulletin as a part hereof.
SECTION 2. If any section of this Ordinance, including any article, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of Attachment A, for any reason, is held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining paragraphs or sections of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each section hereof, including any article, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of Attachment A, irrespective of the fact that any one or more articles, sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases may be declared unconstitutional or invalid.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be effective through March 31, April 1, 2007, subject to Article 28, Duration of Contract, of Attachment A.
SECTION 4. 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.