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Council adopts AFSCME collective bargaining agreement
Summary
Ordinance 51-20-25, approving a collective bargaining agreement with AFSCME Local 27/29 and council 8 AFSCME, passed 7-0 after the council suspended the three-reading rule and waived Rule 24.
Garfield Heights City Council on June 9 approved a collective bargaining agreement with American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) that covers positions in the city’s service department and other municipal roles.
Law director Milko called attention to Ordinance 51-20-25 during the meeting and thanked AFSCME for its work. The ordinance, described as the product of roughly four months of negotiations by the administration, was brought forward as an emergency measure; Councilman Kelly moved its consideration and the council later voted to suspend the three-reading rule and waive Rule 24. The roll-call vote recorded passage 7-0.
Why it matters: the agreement resolves contract talks with the local union that represents several city employees and governs wages, hours and conditions for those covered. The law director and administration framed the ordinance as the conclusion of multimonth bargaining with unions.
Details and next steps: councilmembers did not amend the measure on the floor. The law director thanked AFSCME and staff involved in negotiations. The ordinance text read at the meeting references the collective bargaining agreement between the city and the local AFSCME chapters; the ordinance was adopted as an emergency measure, allowing immediate effect.
