JOINT RESOLUTION 95-9
JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR OF OGDEN CITY AND THE OGDEN CITY COUNCIL ESTABLISHING A STRUCTURED PROCESS FOR THE DISCUSSION OF ADJUSTMENTS TO WAGES AND BENEFITS TO BE PROVIDED TO OGDEN CITY EMPLOYEES IN THE ADOPTION OF THE ANNUAL OGDEN CITY BUDGET.
WHEREAS, the City Council and the Mayor have determined that it is desirable to have a more structured process for the discussion of adjustments to wages and benefits to be provided to Ogden City employees in the adoption of the annual Ogden City budget.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Mayor of Ogden City and the Ogden City Council that the following "meet and confer" process be approved for the discussion of adjustments to wages and benefits preparatory to adoption of the annual Ogden City budget:
1. The Mayor of the Mayor's designee shall meet and confer
with employee representatives, who represent specific
units, in January of each year and discuss wage and
benefit issues.
2. The Mayor of the Mayor's designee shall then meet with
City Council to jointly develop wage and benefit
parameters.
3. The Mayor or the Mayor's designee shall meet and confer
with recognized employee representatives with an objective of
reaching consensus on wage and benefit adjustments.
4. During the meet and confer process between Administration
and employee representatives the Administration and City
Council shall also meet as needed to review wage and benefit
parameters.
5. Any negotiated wages and/or benefits that are exchanged
for different benefits will be memorialized in writing
for future reference in wage and benefit discussions. In
the event there are proposed modifications in future
years, those modifications can be reviewed in historical
context.
6. The objective of the City Council and the Administration will be the
adoption of a joint resolution establishing
wage and benefit adjustments by May 30th, or earlier in
the budget process.
7. If a consensus is not reached between the City and employee
representatives on wage and benefit issues, a
City Council hearing will be scheduled for employee representatives
to present their position.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any change to the process established in this joint resolution shall be made only after meeting and conferring with employee representatives in substantively the same manner as described above.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Council of Ogden City, Utah this
20th day of July, 1995.
SIGNATURE__________
ACTG. CHAIR
ATTEST:
GLORIA J. BERRETT____
CITY RECORDER
ADOPTED by the Mayor of Ogden City, Utah this 20th day of July, 1995
GLEN MECHAM________
MAYOR
ATTEST:
GLORIA J. BERRETT_____
CITY RECORDER
