Explanation
Section 2.4 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement with Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Labor Council, Inc., and the City of Columbus, June 16, 2017 through June 15, 2020, requires that any modifications to the Agreement be agreed to by the parties. Memorandum of Understanding #2017-02 has been executed by the parties. Memorandum of Understanding #2017-02 amends Article 18, Section 18.1 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, June 16, 2017 through June 15, 2020, by adding Veterans Day as a holiday observed by the City and eliminating Columbus Day as a holiday observed by the City. The passage of this ordinance indicates City Council’s acceptance of Memorandum of Understanding #2017-02, a copy of which is attached hereto.
Emergency action is recommended in order to allow for expedient implementation.
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To accept Memorandum of Understanding #2017-02 executed between representatives of the City of Columbus and the Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Labor Council, Inc., which amends Article 18, Section 18.1 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, June 16, 2017 through June 15, 2020 by adding Veterans Day as a holiday observed by the City and eliminating Columbus Day as a holiday observed by the City; and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, representatives of the City and the Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Labor Council, Inc. entered into Memorandum of Understanding #2017-02, a copy of which is attached hereto, which amends the observed holidays in Article 18 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City and the Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Labor Council, Inc., June 16, 2017 through June 15, 2020, by adding Veterans Day as a holiday observed by the City and eliminating Columbus Day as a holiday observed by the City; and
WHEREAS, emergency action is recommended in order to implement the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding in a timely manner; 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 the Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Labor Council, Inc., by accepting Memorandum of Understanding #2017-02; 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 #2017-02 amends the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City and the Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Labor Council, Inc., June 16, 2017 through June 15, 2020.
SECTION 2. That City Council, in the best interests of the City, hereby, recognizes and accepts Memorandum of Understanding #2017-02, a copy of which is attached hereto, executed between representatives of the City and the Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Labor Council, Inc.
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.