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Local union member raises contract timing concerns during citizen input
Summary
A speaker during citizen input told the council the union submitted a wage proposal July 12, 2024 but did not receive the city's wage proposal until Sept. 25, leaving five days before contract expiration and limited time to ratify.
During the citizen‑input portion of the Feb. 26 Committee of the Whole meeting, a speaker representing municipal employees summarized recent bargaining chronology and urged council to consider the scheduling context for contract negotiations.
The speaker said the employee union’s initial wage proposal (Article 9) was provided to the city’s team on July 12, 2024, and that the union did not receive a wage proposal from the city until Sept. 25 — five days before the contract expired — which the speaker said left insufficient time for ratification.
Council members acknowledged the comment. Councilmember Killring thanked the union for bargaining in good faith and said she hoped for a timely settlement. Several council members also noted they had received constituent emails and urged mutual respect during public discussion.
The remarks were delivered during public comment; no formal agenda action was initiated as a result of the comment.
