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Council delays ratification after union memorandum shows unresolved edits; mayor declines to sign until clarifications
Summary
A tentative MOA with CSEA was discussed; council members and administration reported that a corrected addendum contained changes the mayor and council leadership wanted reviewed by the full council, so members agreed to delay final ratification and request clarified documentation and a full membership certification.
Council members discussed a tentative memorandum of agreement (MOA) with CSEA during the April 7 finance session. City leadership and council representatives reported that the union membership had ratified a contract, but a subsequent addendum or corrected MOA — which staff characterized as containing significant edits from the version initially presented — had been circulated without a full public meeting involving all council members.
Council leadership said the mayor declined to sign the corrected document because the revised language had not been voted on by the entire council and because the document had not been fully circulated in the council packet prior to action. Council members asked that the administration and union clarify the edits and that any modification to a ratified agreement be submitted for review and formal action before the full council.
Union representatives said they had ratified the contract on March 11 and provided paperwork, but council leadership said the subsequent addendum had not been included in the packet and that there needed to be a properly noticed meeting for final ratification and any retroactive pay accounting. Council members agreed to delay final council action until documents are reconciled and circulated to the full council and recommended scheduling the item for a future meeting with a full packet and clear documentation of membership ratification and any addendums.
Ending: Council requested that administration and CSEA provide reconciled, signed MOA documents and a clear explanation of any numeric or position changes before the council schedules final ratification; staff said any retroactive payments already agreed by parties would not be altered by the administrative scheduling request.
