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File #: 1360-2025    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 5/13/2025 In control: Workforce, Education, & Labor Committee
On agenda: 6/2/2025 Final action: 6/4/2025
Title: To approve Memorandum of Understanding #2025-04 executed between representatives of the City of Columbus and the Communications Workers of America, (CWA) Local 4502 to amend Appendix B (classification listing) of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, dated April 24, 2023 through April 23, 2026, by assigning pay to the Collection Systems Supervisor II and creating and assigning pay to the Backflow Specialist in Columbus Water & Power; and to declare an emergency.
Attachments: 1. CWA MOU 2025-04_Collection Sys Sup II & Backflow_signed.pdf
Explanation

Section 20.2 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Communications Workers of America, (CWA) Local 4502 and the City of Columbus, April 24, 2023 through April 23, 2026, requires that any modifications to the Agreement be agreed to by the parties. The parties have executed Memorandum of Understanding #2025-04 to amend Appendix B (classification listing) by assigning the Pay Grade to the Collection Systems Supervisor II classification in Columbus Water & Power as follows:

Collection Systems Supervisor II (Job Code 3969): Pay Grade 56 to 57

The Collection Systems Supervisor II shall be nonexempt (eligible for overtime) for FLSA purposes (D Class).

And to amend Appendix B by creating and assigning the Pay Grade to the Backflow Specialist classification in Columbus Water & Power as follows:

Backflow Specialist (Job Code 3277): Pay Grade 55

The Backflow Specialist shall be nonexempt (eligible for overtime) for FLSA purposes (D Class).

The passage of this ordinance indicates City Council’s approval of Memorandum of Understanding #2025-04, a copy of which is attached hereto.

Emergency Designation: Emergency action is recommended in order to allow for expedient implementation to immediately assign pay to the Collection Systems Supervisor II and create and assign pay to the Backflow Specialist.


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To approve Memorandum of Understanding #2025-04 executed between representatives of the City of Columbus and the Communications Workers of America, (CWA) Local 4502 to amend Appendix B (classification listing) of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, dated April 24, 2023 through April 23, 2026, by assigning pay to the Collection Systems Supervisor II and creating and assigning pay to the Backflow Specialist in Columbus Water & Power; and to declare an emergency.


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WHEREAS, representatives of the City of Columbus and the Communications Workers of America (CWA), Local 4502, entered into Memorandum of Understanding #2025...

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