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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/16/2015 12 MOU with IAFF (469 and 3680) Adding ContingencyTerms to the Union Gap Fire Services AgreementBUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No. 12. For Meeting of: June 16, 2015 ITEM TITLE: Resolution authorizing Memorandum of Understanding with the International Association of Firefighters Locals 469 (Yakima) and 3680 (Union Gap) addressing the reassignment of Union Gap employees transferred to the City of Yakima SUBMITTED BY: Tony O'Rourke, City Manager SUMMARY EXPLANATION: In the event the Fire Services Interlocal Agreement between the City of Yakima and Union Gap expires or is terminated prior to completion of the three (3) year term thereof, or at the termination of the said Agreement following completion of the three year term, after which it is not renewed, all parties mutually agree that only those employees that were one of the original nine (9) Union Gap employees transferred to Yakima by the Fire Services Interlocal Agreement shall return to Union Gap as Union Gap employees. Resolution: X Ordinance: Other (Specify): Contract: X Contract Term: Start Date: End Date: Item Budgeted: Amount: Funding Source/Fiscal Impact: Strategic Priority: Public Safety Insurance Required? No Mail to: Phone: APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL: RECOMMENDATION: City Manager Staff and IAFF recommend Council approve this Memorandum of Understanding ATTACHMENTS: Description CI Resolution IAFF agreement MOU Upload Date 6/11/2015 6/10/2015 Type Cover Memo Cover Memo A RESOLUTION RESOLUTION NO. R -2015 - authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding providing additional terms concerning the Fire Services Agreement with Union Gap. WHEREAS, the attached and incorporated Memorandum of Understanding addresses an issue concerning the City's employment of Union Gap firefighters as part of the Fire Services Agreement between the City and Union Gap; and WHEREAS, the underlying Fire Services Agreement did not specifically address the re- assignment of the Union Gap firefighters from the City back to Union Gap in the event that the Fire Services Contract was terminated before it reached the end of its contract term; and WHEREAS, the City and the firefighters wish to have a complete understanding with regard to re -assignment of the Union Gap firefighters that the City has employed in accordance with the Fire Services Agreement with Union Gap in the event of early termination of the Agreement; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined it to be in the best interest of the City and the fire fighters to approve an agreement concerning the City's and the firefighters' expectations and responsibilities in the event there is an early termination of the Fire Services Agreement as set forth in the MOU attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. Now, Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: The City Manager of the City of Yakima is hereby authorized and directed to execute the attached and incorporated Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Yakima and the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Locals 469 and 3680 Firefighters. ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 16th day of June, 2015. ATTEST: Micah Cawley, Mayor City Clerk Administration Fire Suppression Fire Investigation Fire Training Fire Prevention Public Education 401 North Front Street, Yakima, WA 98901 (509) 575-6060 Fax (509) 576-6356 www.yakimafire.com MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF YAKIMA AND IAFF LOCALS 469 AND 3680 THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING is entered into by and between the International Association of Firefighters Locals 469 (City of Yakima) and 3680 (Union Gap) and the City of Yakima, Washington, a municipal corporation, with the purpose of addressing the reassignment of Union Gap employees that had been transferred to the City of Yakima under the Fire Services ILA dated November 18, 2014, back to the City of Union Gap in the eve -t of termination or expiration of the afore -mentioned 3 -year Fire Services Agreement by and between the City of Yakima and the City of Union Gap, WHEREAS, IAFF Locals 469 (Yakima) and 3680 (Union Gap) have entered into a previous and separate Memorandum of Understanding to address the integration of Union Gap employees with the City of Yakima as part of the Fire Services Agreement, and to provide direction in the event a reduction in force among the combined personnel were to become necessary; and WHEREAS, neither the previous Memorandum of Understanding between Local 469 and Local 3680 nor the Fire Services Interlocal Agreement provides direction for the reassignment of employees in the event of the termination or expiration of the Fire Services Agreement; and WHEREAS, both Local 469 and Local 3680, together with the City of Yakima, believe it is in the best interest of all involved that this Memorandum of Understanding provide the agreed direction for the separation and reassignment of personnel in the event the Fire Services Interlocal Agreement expires or is terminated; NOW THEREFORE, In the event the Fire Services Interlocal Agreement between the City of Yakima and Union Gap expires or is terminated prior to completion of the three (3) year term thereof, or at the termination of said Agreement following completion of the three year term, after which it is not renewed, the City of Yakima and IAFF Locals 469 and 3680 mutually agree that only those employees that were one of the original nine (9) Union Gap employees "The Yakima Fire Department is dedicated to providing quality public safety services to our community." that transferred to Yakima by the action of the Fire Services Interlocal Agreement shall return to Union Gap as Union Gap employees, under the terms of employment agreed upon between Local 3680 and the City of Union Gap, The City of Yakima and IAFF Locals 469 and 3680 hereby agree to the terms and conditions set forth in this Memorandum of Understanding. This Memorandum of Understanding is executed this day of May, 2015. driguez id nt F Local 469 c Bob a Fire Chief City of Yakima Fire Depart ent Tony O'Rourke City Manager City of Yakima