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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-07-09 07-242 ORDERDate: July 9, 2007 item No, 07 242 Ram/SubJect: ORDER Aaepting the Mediator's Proposal Dated! March 23, 2007 M Settle the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Bangor and Me Bangor Firefighter's Association, teal P2, ]AFF Responsible Deparb nt: Fxecudve Commentary: For the past tom years, the City and Local 7l2 representing unionized firefighters have been negatumngfora successor Collective Bargaining Agreement The previous agree nemexpired June 30,2005. Following a number& negotiation sessions, a Mediator was assigned "a Maine Tabor Relations Board to assist the parties. Over the past several months, the Mediator has worked wiM the parties in an effortto settle the Collective Bargaining Agreement Whllethepaltleswereunable to reach agreement, the Mediator, In an effort M settle Me Agreement, prepared a proposal encompassing all of the outstanding issues separating the parties, totaling approximately fifteen iems. The Mediator's proposal Included a plan for how the pauses should consider the document The Union was to vote on the proposal first and, if accepted, then the City would vote on ft. At a recent meeting of Loral 7725 members, the Union voted W accept the Mediator's proposal. A cwdingly, the proposal is now before the City Council for consideration. The attached Order will accept the proposal prepared by the Mediator to sable the Collative Bargaining Agreement between Me CIN and too] 772, Uff. By approving Mis Order, the Clty'a Bargaining Committee is authonzedWworkwith the Uniontodevelop Me spetlficcomraRla�uage needed for incorporation Into the Agreement and, when completed, W subnit the revised and updated collective bargaining agreement to the Council for final consideration and ratifialon. DepaNnent Head Managers Comments: -4fOPLrr&fl &o2axppmwr dirwyr� zw)1r0 r)44A /k 6� a&,/ f' CIN Manager Associated Information: Order, Mediator's Proposal provided separately Finance Director Nsdicltor Introduced rot Passage _First Reading pege_of_ Referral 07 242 AvigwWwComcilor nlecneete July 9. 2007 �y 4R 3 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) ORDER, Accepting the Mediator's Proposal Dated March 23, 2007 to same the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Bangor and the Bangor Firefighter's Association, Local 772, IAFF BE IT ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR THAT the proposal prepared by the Maine Labor Relations Board Mediator, John C. Alfano, dated March 23, 2007, to settle the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Bangor and the Bangor Firefighters Association, Local 772, IAFF, is hereby accepted by the Bangor City Council; and BE IT FURTHER ORDERED THAT the Cibs Bargaining Committee is authorized to work with the Union's Bargaining Committee to prepare the specific contract language to Incorporate the Mediators proposal into the Collective Bargaining Agreement; and BE IT FURTHER ORDERED THAT once Me specific contact language has been agreed to by the City and the Union's Negotiating Committees and incorporated into the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Collective Bargaining Agreement will be placed on a City Coundl agenda for final consideration and a ratification vote by the Bangor City Council. IN CITY COUNCIL July 9. 2007 notion Made and Seconded for Passage 8 07-242 Notion Doubted Vote: B -I CowcYlo[s voting Yes: Allen, Blanchette, D'B[[1w, Farrington, Giatwiek. Greene (IIILNJ s..oU&i g [fin xndi Baoes 6 Value[ comanpor Voting No: Stone Bated march 23. 2007 To Si Bass the City OfsUngar { the t `I h v..ec.g�