Record No: CB 120731    Version: 1 Council Bill No: CB 120731
Type: Ordinance (Ord) Status: Passed
Current Controlling Legislative Body City Clerk
On agenda: 12/12/2023
Ordinance No: Ord 126975
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to City employment; authorizing the execution of a Memorandum of Agreement between The City of Seattle and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 77; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
Sponsors: Debora Juarez
Attachments: 1. Att 1 - Power Dispatchers MOA
Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Signed Ordinance 126975, 3. Affidavit of Publication
CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to City employment; authorizing the execution of a Memorandum of Agreement between The City of Seattle and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 77; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, as a result of the January 23, 2021, through January 22, 2023, contract negotiations, The City of Seattle (the "City") and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 77 ("Local 77") agreed to conduct a wage study of the Power Dispatcher classification series existing exclusively at Seattle City Light; and
WHEREAS, upon completion of the wage study, the City and Local 77 entered into negotiations on adjusting the pay for the Power Dispatcher classification series to recruit and retain qualified staff; and
WHEREAS, the City and Local 77 came to a tentative agreement, as memorialized in the attached Memorandum of Agreement; and
WHEREAS, separate, future legislation will be forwarded by the City Budget Office early in 2024 to authorize appropriation of funds to cover compensation items authorized in the attached Memorandum of Agreement; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. As requested by the Seattle Human Resources Director and recommended by the Mayor, the Mayor is authorized on behalf of the City to execute a Memorandum of Agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 77, substantially in the form attached to this ordinance as Attachment 1 and identified as "Memorandum of Agreement By and Between Seattle City Light and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 77 Regarding 2023 Seattle City Light Power Dispatcher Classification Series Wage Study."
Section 2. Any act consistent with the authority of this ordinance and prior to its effective date is ratified and confirmed.

Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect...

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