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Council sends labor‑liaison update to regular agenda for further review
Summary
Council read a resolution clarifying the duties of the common council labor liaison (created by resolution on 2023-01-04) and voted to place the amended resolution on the regular agenda for the May meeting after a brief discussion and planned follow-up with the city manager and labor counsel.
The Common Council read a proposed resolution amending the city’s 2023 labor‑liaison provisions and voted to move the revised measure to the regular agenda for detailed consideration.
The resolution clarifies that the mayor will designate a member of council to serve as the common council labor liaison, who would serve at the mayor’s pleasure and have duties including observing collective bargaining negotiations, serving as a fact-finder for the common council on labor and collective-bargaining matters, and not purporting to represent the city manager or the city in labor‑management discussions.
Councilmembers said they supported clarifying the role and strengthening the liaison’s ability to report back to council on bargaining and budget implications. The city manager asked for one or two minor technical refinements and said she will meet with labor counsel to finalize details before the measure returns for a regular-agenda vote. The council moved the resolution to the regular agenda for the May meeting; the procedural motion to place the item on the regular agenda carried 10–0.
Ending: Staff will work with the city manager and the assistant city attorney on labor-relations language and bring a final version back to council for vote on the regular agenda.
