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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 85-34
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEWARD, ALASKA, CONCERNING PROCEDURE FOR RESOLVING
ISSUES PRESENTED BY IBEW
WHEREAS, shortly before the City Council meeting of January
14, 1985, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
submitted a petition which demanded that the City recognize the IBEW as
the sole bargaining agent for the City employees without any election by
the employees; and
WHEREAS, the City Council determined in 1975 by Ordinance No.
412 that it was in the best public interest for the City of Seward not
~be covered by the State Public Employment Relations Act (PERA), and
the City has handled labor relations affairs with the City employees by
means of ordinances and personnel regulations with very few changes; and
WHEREAS, the City has been advised by the IBEW that the IBEW
cannot legally request the electorate, through the process of an
initiative petition, to opt into PERA; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has indicated that it does not
intend to infringe on any individual's right to join and be represented
by a union based on the individual's own free choice;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA, that:
Section 1. The City Council expresses no objection to an
election to be held among non-supervisory and non-confidential City
employees for the purposes of determining whether or not a majority of
the employees wish to join and be represented by the IBEW.
Section 2. The City Clerk is instructed to assist the IBEW
and the City employees in the holding of an election and to make
available necessary City resources, such as polling equipment, polling
locations, etc. The City Council prefers that the election be
supervised and the results confirmed by an independent third party.
Section 3. If the majority of the City employees vote in
favor of being represented by the IBEW, then the City Council will
immediately begin to make the required changes in its ordinances and
personnel regulations to permit collective bargaining on behalf of those
employees who choose to be covered by a collective bargaining agreement,
while protecting the rights of those who do not choose to be covered by
a collective bargaining agreement.
Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon
its adoption.
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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 85-34
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA, this 27th day of March , 19 85
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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DONALD W. CRIPPS, 0
Cripps, Gi11iespie, Hilton, Meehan, Scholl
Simutis, Williams
None
None
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
HUGHES, THORSNESS, GANTZ, POWELL
AND BRUNDIN, At torneys for the
City of Seward, Alaska
(City Seal)
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Fred B. Arvi son, City Attorney
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