HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 138-13RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Rochester that the Common
Council concurs in the resolution of the Rochester Public Utility Board appended hereto, which
resolution requests approval for the said City to approve a 2013-2014 Collective Bargaining
Agreement with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Outside Group, Local
949, and a Memorandum of Understanding with IBEW for Power Resource Division Employee
Transfers.
The Mayor and the City Clerk are authorized and directed to execute said documents on
behalf of the City.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS 1.5r DAY 9f) Aqa- , 2013.
• ACTING P ESIDENT'OF SAID
` COMM COUNCIL
ATTEST: _
ITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS DAY OF 19,P/P , 2013.
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE CITY OF ROCHESTER AND
THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS
POWER RESOURCE DIVISION EMPLOYEE TRANSFERS '
The City of Rochester (Employer), acting through its Public Utility Board, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, (IBEW), Local 949, are parties to a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiated pursuant to the Public Em-
ployment Labor Relations Act.
In conjunction with the decommissioning of the Silver Lake Plant (Power Resources Division), the Employer acknowledges
that a potential exists.for employee layoffs ("affected employees"). The Employer wishes to consider the equivalent qualifica-
tions, work experience and performance of these affected employees in light of future employment vacancies at Rochester
Public Utilities which may occur but which the affected employee(s) may not meet the exact minimum qualifications of the
vacant position.
Therefore, when an employment vacancy occurs within the bargaining unit, a notification shall be posted on the Silver Lake
Plant Union bulletin board for. seven (7) working days. The notification shall include the job title/classification, hours, location,
duties, pay, minimum qualifications and application process.
The General Manager of Rochester Public Utilities may transfer bargaining unit employees who may be displaced by the de-
commissioning of the Silver Lake Plant to vacant positions within the bargaining unit. He may waive the minimum qualifica-
tions of the vacant position to accommodate relevant work experience and performance of an affected employee. It is also
intended the most able and qualified individuals be appointed to such vacant positions and that selections will take into ac-
count work attitude and performance records.
•Qualifications and abilities will be determined by the General Manager through evaluation of the candidate's experience and
training and/or Management may elect to utilize job related tests, such as oral, written or on the job examinations to determine
qualifications and abilities. If such tests are to be utilized, it shall be so noted on the job posting bulletins, including a descrip-
tion of the tykes of test(s) to be utilized, the general area each test will cover, and the weight to be given the test results in the
selection process. The Union Business Manager, or other authorized representative of the Union, may be present during test-
ing sessions.
If no affected bargaining unit employee applies or is qualified, as determined by the General Manager, the position shall be
posted within and outside of the bargaining unit.
This Memorandum governs to the extent it is inconsistent with the terms and conditions set for in the CBA. This MOU will
expire on December 31, 2015 and constitutes a full and complete understanding between the parties regarding this matter.
The parties have caused this Memorandum to be executed by their duly authorized representatives on the dates indicated
below. The MOU will become effective the date it is fully executed by all parties and received by the Human Resource De-
partment for the City of Rochester.
City of Rochester
Mayor
City Clerk
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Date
IBEW, Local 949
Business Representative
Date
Roc ster Public Utilities Board
Plent
Date