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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. I
For Meeting of: September 18, 2012
ITEM TITLE: Resolution amending Article III, Section 2 of the
Employees' Welfare Benefit Program; adding a voting
member for the AFSCME and management groups;
moving AFSCME Transit from a non - voting to a voting
member; removing YPPA to nonvoting members; and
creating a provision for alternate members.
SUBMITTED BY: Bronson Faul, Assistant City Attorney
CONTACT Bronson Faul - 575 -6030
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SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
The Employees' Welfare and Benefit Program Board (Board) is responsible for annually
assessing the number of Board Members which represent each Participating Employee
Group. The Board has determined that representation is not equal nor up to date; and a
need exists to obtain greater equality and update the program.
Article III, Section 2 of the Employees' Welfare Benefit Program, shall be updated to consist
of: 11 voting members consisting of five AFSCME representatives; two IAFF
representatives; two City Management employee representatives; one City municipal
corporation representative; and, one AFSCME Transit representative. In addition, there shall
be three non - voting members to consist of: two YPPA representatives, and one City
municipal corporation representative. Each represented Participating Employee Group shall
appoint or elect, as specified, its representative to the Board. The City Manager will appoint
each of the City municipal corporation representatives.
Each voting member shall be entitled to one alternate to serve at the voting member's
pleasure, however alternates voting shall occur only in the absense of the voting member
whom the alternate serves.
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SUBMITTAL: City Manager
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BOARD /COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Respectfully request City Council adopt the resolution.
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❑ Resolution-Amending Employees' Welfare and Benefit Board
RESOLUTION NO. R -2012-
A RESOLUTION amending Article III, Section 2 of the Employees' Welfare Benefit
Program; adding a voting member for the AFSCME and
management groups; moving AFSCME Transit from a non - voting to
a voting member; removing YPPA to nonvoting members; and
creating a provision for alternate members.
WHEREAS, the Employees' Welfare and Benefit Program Board (Board) has the
responsibility to annually assess the number of Board Members which represent each
Participating Employee Group, and
WHEREAS, the Board has determined that representation is not equal nor up to
date; and
WHEREAS, to obtain greater equality and update the program, the Board has
passed by a supermajority this resolution to forward to City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the equality in Board representation is
important and beneficial to the benefit program; Now, Therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Article III Section 2 of the Employees' Welfare Benefit Program is hereby amended to
read as follows
2. Number of Board Members
The Board may consist of both voting and non - voting members ( "Board
Members "). Each Board Member must be a City employee. Upon Termination of
employment, the Board Member shall be replaced (See Section 3 in this Article).
Effective October 1, 2012, the Board shall consist of eleven (11) voting members'
five (5) AFSCME representatives; two (2) IAFF representatives; two (2) City Management
• employee representatives; one (1) city municipal corporation representative, and one (1)
AFSCME Transit representative. Each represented Participating Employee Group, shall
appoint (except the Management group) or elect its representative to the Board. The
Management employee group shall elect its representatives to the Board. The City
municipal corporation representative shall be appointed by the City Manager.
In addition to the voting members of the Board, there shall be three (3) non - voting
members: two (2) YPPA representatives, and one (1) City municipal corporation non-
voting member appointed by the City Manager.
Each voting member shall be entitled to one (1) alternate to serve at the voting
member's pleasure. Alternates are encouraged to attend meetings of the Board but may
only vote if the voting member for whom the alternate serves is absent. Each represented
Participating Employee Group shall appoint or elect its alternate representative(s) to the
Board. All provisions relating to Board members shall apply to alternates.
The number of Board Members representing each Participating Employee Group
and the City as a municipal corporation shall remain as set forth above in this Section 2
until the Board agrees to change the number of Board Members for each group. The
Board shall meet annually to reassess whether the number of Board Members which
represent each Participating Employee Group should be changed. If a new Employee
Group is recognized by the City, the Board shall meet within 30 calendar days of
recognition to determine the group's representation on the Board, if any, including the
number of voting or non - voting Board Members that will represent the group and, if voting
representations are allowed, whether the group will be allowed to elect or appoint its own
Board Member(s) or will be represented by current Board Members.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this _ day of , 2012.
ATTEST: Micah Cawley, Mayor
City Clerk