HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 07-069RESOLUTION N0.07-069
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
APPROVING A SIDE LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE SARATOGA EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (SEA)
AND THE CITY OF SARATOGA (CITY)
ADOPTING A NEW GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
WHEREAS, the City of Saratoga, through its designated representatives and pursuant to
State law, has met and conferred with the organized representative organization, the Saratoga
Employees Association (SEA), concerning proposals for modifications and changes to salaries,
benefits and other matters; and
WHEREAS, the representatives of the City and SEA have reached an understanding
regarding changes in salaries, benefits and other matters for the period beginning July 1, 2007,
through September 30, 2011, for employees represented by SEA; and
WHEREAS, the members of SEA have ratified the MOU and the City Council approved
the MOU on August 1, 2007; and
WHEREAS, members of the Northern California Carpenters Regional Council,
Carpenters Forty Six Counties Conference Board and Their Affiliated Local Unions (UNION)
subsequently ratified a MOU with a different Grievance Procedure than the one contained in the
SEA MOU, and the City Council approved the MOU on September 5, 2007; and
WHEREAS, on September 5, 2007, the City and SEA entered into a Side Letter of
Agreement to the SEA MOU providing for a reopener on the Grievance Procedure contained in
the SEA MOU, giving SEA an opportunity to review the grievance procedure included in the
Union MOU and, if SEA deemed it preferable, to meet and discuss revising the SEA MOU to
include the new grievance procedure language; and
WHEREAS, representatives of the City and SEA met and discussed the Grievance
Procedure included in the Union MOU, and the members of SEA have determined they desire to
adopt, via a new Side Letter of Agreement with the City, the Grievance Procedure included in
the Union MOU and include it in the SEA MOU.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the terms and conditions of the Side
Letter of Agreement Adopting a New Grievance Procedure in the SEA MOU, dated the 3rd of
October, 2007, is hereby approved.
The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City
Council of Saratoga held on the 3rd of October 2007, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Jill Hunter, Kathleen King, Chuck Page,
Vice Mayor Ann Waltonsmith, Mayor Aileen Kao
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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Aileen Kao, Mayor
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Ca Boyer, City Clerk
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