AN ORDINANCE relating to City employment; authorizing the execution of a collective bargaining agreement between The City of Seattle and the Seattle Police Management Association to be effective January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2023; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
Before the city council agenda. Item one, Casper 120332 related to city employment, authorizing execution of the collective bargaining agreement between the City of Seattle and the Seattle Police Management Association to be effective January 1st, 2020 through December 31st, 2023, and ratifying confirming short term contracts. Thank you, colleagues. I move to postpone consideration of Council Bill 120332 until June 14th. Is there a second? And thank you. It's been moved and seconded to postpone this bill until June 14th and as sponsor of the motion, I will address it and then I will hand it off to Councilmember Herbold and then we'll open it up to the floor. Briefly, briefly. Yesterday in council briefing, we had a one hour presentation on Council Bill 120332 by our council central staff and lead negotiators in an open public session. Council Bill 120332 would authorize the mayor to implement a collective bargaining agreement between the City of Seattle and the Seattle Police Management Association, the SPM. The collective bargaining agreement is a four year agreement on wages, benefits, hours and other working conditions covering the period from January 1st, 2020 to December 31st, 2023. This proposed contract would supersede the former contract, which expired on December 31st, 2019. Let's see. So this contract is proposed. Contract affects approximately 80 regularly appointed city employees. Greg Doss, Counsel Central staff, outlined the key elements yesterday of the agreement in a memo provided to council members and made available to the public on Friday, June 3rd. So as Council President, I sponsored this legislation to ensure it's timely consideration in full council in due respect for the lengthy negotiation process. As I said this, the original contract expired in 2019. That being said, I would like to offer the opportunity for the chair of the Public Safety and Human Services Committee to make some comments regarding this legislation. Customer Herbold, thanks so much. Just a couple of words. I really appreciate the motion to hold and I tend to support it. Though Council did receive a very thorough briefing on the terms of the contract. We only received it 24 hours ago. I really appreciate the thoroughness of the negotiation process and the positive outcomes for our long sought accountability reforms. But I do believe that some additional time for all of us to familiarize, familiarize ourselves with the terms of the contract will be helpful. Thank you. If you remember, they could get some verbal. Are there any other comments before we go as far as open? This would be the time to give any comments regarding the vote on the postponing. All right. Not seen any. Well, the clerk, please call the roll on the adoption to postpone this legislation until Tuesday, June 14th. Councilmember Lewis. Yes. Yes. Councilmember Morales. Yes. Councilmember Nelson, I. Councilmember Peterson? Yes. Councilmember Strauss. Yes. Councilmember Herbold. Yes. Council President Suarez. I seven in favor and unopposed. Thank you. The motion carries and the bill is postponed until June 14th. Madam Clerk, to I do. The language of the bill passes and the clerk affixed my signature. Not today. Council President. Okay. And while she carries on, the bill is postponed. Thank you. Moving on to item number two. This is the neighborhood's education and Civil Rights and Cultural Committee. Madam Clerk, please read the matter into the record. Agenda item to Equipment 2188 Appointment of Hamid Mohammed as director office to Immigrant and Refugee Affairs Committee recommended the appointment be confirmed.