AN ORDINANCE relating to City employment; authorizing the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding for flexibility to respond to the civil emergency declared on March 3, 2020; providing certain benefits and conditions for employees using leave pursuant to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act; temporarily suspending vacation accrual maximums of Seattle Municipal Code 4.34.020; providing for maintenance of medical benefits for unpaid leave; temporarily suspending scheduling change notices to employees required by Seattle Municipal Code 4.20.365; declaring an emergency; and establishing an immediate effective date; all by a 3/4 vote of the Seattle City Council.
Agenda Item three Capital 119795 Relations for the employment authorized execution of a memorandum of Understanding for Flexibility to start a civil emergency declared on March three, 2020, providing certain benefits that conditions for employees using relief pursuant to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Thank you, Madam Clerk. I will move to pass Council Bill 119795. Is there a second? Second. It's been moved and seconded to pass the bill again as sponsor of the bill. I'll address it first and then open it up for any comments. Council Bill 119795 authorizes the execution of a memorandum of understanding between the City and the Coalition regarding flexibility and other supports for the city workforce during the COVID 19 public health crisis . The Memorandum of Understanding would be effective from March 3rd, 2020 through September 1st, 2020, or until the Mayor's Proclamation of civil emergency ends, whichever date is earlier. This memorandum applies only to employees represented by the Coalition. However, the city will use the same approach as presented in the AMA in the Memorandum of Understanding for non represented employees . Key provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding includes the following terms telecommuting and alternative work schedules. New paid leave provisions dictated by the Federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act, revisions to employees, vacation accrual caps and the maintenance of medical benefits of employees on unpaid leave. There are additional details related to the key components of the Memorandum of Understanding in the in the memo that was distributed distributed by Carina Ball last weekend. For those who would like to learn more granular detail about this memorandum of understanding, those details are available to you. Executive estimates that any additional costs incurred due to this legislation would be de minimis and would be paid for by existing appropriations. So no additional appropriations are anticipated as a result of this particular legislation. So again, colleagues, this was a memorandum of understanding that was found to be mutually agreeable among representatives of our city coalition of city unions, as well as the management side, which is the city of Seattle, including the Legislative Department. And we certainly appreciate the ongoing cooperation of our labor partners represented by the coalition of city unions in this period of time. That really requires so many of our essential workers to be responsive and available and flexible to respond to this COVID 19 public health crisis. So I think that this memorandum of understanding is one that we should all support, and it's certainly reflective of the tremendous amount of commitment that our represented staff and all of our staff have towards continuing to serve the public in this moment of crisis and really want to take an opportunity similar to what Councilmember Verbal did this morning, to really thank all of our City of Seattle employees who are essential to ongoing delivery of services to the people of Seattle, and for their agreement to this memorandum of understanding, which will allow us as a city to continue to deliver these critical services, while also making sure that we're taking care of the health and safety of our own employees. So and I would I would encourage all of you colleagues to join me in supporting the passage of this council bill. Are there any comments or questions for my colleagues? All right. Hearing and seeing none. Will the clerk please call the role in the passage of. Lewis, I. Morales, I. Let's get to AI Peterson. I. Strauss I. Suppose. I. President in. I. Seven in favor, none oppose. The bill passes and the chair will sign it. And I ask the clerk, please fix my signature to the legislation. Okay, folks, we are at other business. Portion of our agenda. Is there any other further business to come before the council?