SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: Res 31855

• Record No: Res 31855
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution (Res)
• Status: Adopted
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 11/13/2018
• Title: A RESOLUTION recognizing the service and dedication of the Seattle Police Department's police officers, detectives, and sergeants; and requesting the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington conduct a judicial review of the Collective Bargaining Agreement reached between The City of Seattle and the Seattle Police Officers' Guild.
• Sponsors: M. Lorena González
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Signed Resolution 31855, 3. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/13/2018	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
11/13/2018	1	City Council	adopted	Pass
11/13/2018	1	City Council	referred
11/13/2018	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
11/13/2018	1	City Clerk	sent for review

CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION __________________
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A RESOLUTION recognizing the service and dedication of the Seattle Police Department's police officers, detectives, and sergeants; and requesting the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington conduct a judicial review of the Collective Bargaining Agreement reached between The City of Seattle and the Seattle Police Officers' Guild.
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WHEREAS, the City Council, in voting to approve Council Bill 119368, authorizes the execution of a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between The City of Seattle (City) and the Seattle Police Officers' Guild (SPOG) to be effective January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the previous CBA between the City and SPOG expired on December 31, 2014, and representatives of the City and SPOG engaged in good-faith negotiations to reach a Tentative Agreement which was ratified by SPOG in September 2018; and
WHEREAS, Seattle's police officers, detectives and sergeants, roughly 1,300 members in all, have continued to provide critical public safety services to the residents and visitors of Seattle without a labor contract since January 1, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes the sacrifice and contributions of SPOG members, who strive to ensure the City achieves its public safety goals while being strong partners in ongoing efforts to implement lasting policing reforms and accountability structures, critical to ensuring the security of our communities but especially those that are disproportionately impacted by unconstitutional policing; and
WHEREAS, the City Council also recognizes the right of SPOG and all public employee unions to collectively bargain for wages, hours, and working conditions in the best interest of their members; and
WHEREAS, in July 2012 the City entered into a settlement agreement ("Consent Decree") with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), enforceable by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of W...