HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2014-005 - RIEO 0 RESOLUTION NO. 2014-005
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
CERTIFYING REDDING INDEPENDENT EMPLOYEES' ORGANIZATION
AS AN EXCLUSIVELY RECOGNIZED EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION
WHEREAS, the City received a petition requesting decertification of the Redding
Employees' Organization of Service Employees International Union (SEN) - Clerical, Technical
and Professional, and Supervisory/Confidential bargaining units on October 2, 2013, and
subsequently a letter was received from SEIU indicating disinterest in continuing representation of
the affected employees effective December 1, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the City received a petition requesting Redding Independent Employees'
Organization (RIEO) be certified as the exclusively recognized employee organization representing
the classifications formerly represented by SEIU on October 2, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the recognition petition was in compliance with the requirements of Article 11,
Section 1, of the Employer-Employee Relations Resolution, and the proposed representation unit
was an appropriate unit in accordance with Article II, Section 4, of the Employer-Employee
Relations Resolution; and
WHEREAS, an election was held on December 19, 2013, and for those employees holding
classifications that would be affected by the change in representation who voted, the majority voted
in favor of being represented by RIEO; and
WHEREAS, staff has recommended that the City Council formally certify Redding
Independent Employees' Organization as an Exclusively Recognized Employee Organization of the
City of Redding in accordance with the City's Employer-Employee Relations Resolution and the
Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, effective January 7, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it to be in the best interest of the City to adopt such
recommendation;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council that the Redding
Independent Employees' Association is formally certified as an Exclusively Recognized Employee
Organization of the City of Redding in accordance with the City's Employer-Employee Relations
Resolution and the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, effective January 7, 2014.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was introduced, read, and adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 7`" day of January, 2014, by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Cadd,Jones,McArthur,Sullivan,&Bosetti
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None 1
ABSTAIN:; COUNCIL MEMBERS: None3
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r RICK BOSETTI, Mayor (C
ATTEST: FORM APPROVED:
PAMELA'1VIIZE,, Clerk RICHARD A. DUVERNA , City Attorney