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ORDER OF THE NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERS, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE SUCCESSOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN AND AFSCME LOCAL 3144 (MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY UNION), DATED JULY 1, 2020 - JUNE 30, 2026.
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WHEREAS, the City of New Haven (the "City") and AFSCME Local 3144 (Management and Supervisory Union) (the "Union") are parties (collectively the "Parties") to that of certain collective bargaining agreement entitled Agreement Between the City of New Haven and AFSCME Local 3144 (Management and Supervisory Union); and
WHEREAS the collective bargaining agreement between the Parties had expired by its terms on June 30, 2020; and,
WHEREAS, the Parties, over the course of several rounds of negotiation, negotiated to secure a successor Collective Bargaining Agreement: and
WHEREAS the Parties reached a tentative agreement entitled Collective Bargaining Agreement Between The City of New Haven and AFSCME Local 3144 (Management and Supervisory Union), July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2026 (the "2020-2026 Agreement"); and
WHEREAS in accordance with the Municipal Employee Relations Act, Section 7-474(b), the 2020-2026 Agreement must be submitted to the municipal legislative body within fourteen (14) days from that date of the agreement. Within thirty (30) days of the end of the fourteen (14) day period for submission, the legislative body must approve or reject the 2020-2026 Agreement; and
WHEREAS the Union ratified the Tentative Agreement on May 11th, 2023, requiring the Office of Labor Relations to submit the Tentative Agreement to the regular agenda of the Board of Alders within fourteen (14) days of the agreement in order to be placed on the agenda for the Board of Alders meeting; and
WHEREAS within thirty (30) days of the end of the fourteen (14) day period for submission, the legislative body must approve or reject the Agreement; and
WHEREAS failure by the local legislative body to approve or reject said 2020-2026 Agreement within these prescribed time limits shall automatically make the Agreement legally valid and binding upon the City of New Haven. Therefore, the latest date on which the Board of Alders can act on this Agreement is June 26th, 2023.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED by the New Haven Board of Alders that the 2020-2026 Agreement is hereby approved. And that the Mayor of the City is authorized to execute the 2020-2026 Agreement as well as such additional instruments as may be deemed necessary or expedient to implement the terms of the 2020-2026 Agreement.