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, 2017 through April 23, 2020, requires that any modifications to the Agreement be agreed to by the parties. The parties have agreed and executed Memorandum of Understanding #2020-02 to amend the Agreement by creating a one-time Precinct Election Official Leave Program to encourage City employees in Local 4502 to sign up as a poll worker with the Franklin County Board of Elections and work the General Election on November 3, 2020.
The passage of this ordinance indicates City Council’s acceptance of Memorandum of Understanding #2020-02, a copy of which is attached hereto.
Emergency action is recommended in order to allow for expedient implementation.
Title
To accept Memorandum of Understanding #2020-02 executed between representatives of the City of Columbus and the Communications Workers of America, (CWA) Local 4502 to amend the Collective Bargaining Agreement, dated April 24, 2017 through April 23, 2020, by adding a one-time Precinct Election Official Leave Program for City employees in Local 4502 to work the General Election on November 3, 2020 as a poll worker with the Franklin County Board of Elections; 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 #2020-02, a copy of which is attached hereto, to amend the Collective Bargaining Agreement, dated April 24, 2017 through April 23, 2020 by creating a one-time Precinct Election Official Leave Program for the General Election on November 3, 2020; 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 Agreement be...
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