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Finance committee advances substitute to let CFO set rules for payroll dues deductions; unions urge protections
Summary
The Atlanta Finance and Executive Committee advanced a substitute ordinance that would let the chief financial officer establish administrative standards determining which employee organizations are eligible for payroll dues deduction, while explicitly preserving deduction status for five currently authorized organizations.
The Atlanta Finance and Executive Committee advanced a substitute ordinance on Oct. 29 that would give the city chief financial officer authority to promulgate administrative standards for payroll dues deductions for employee organizations, while explicitly preserving the deduction status of existing recognized employee organizations.
The substitute includes a clause that "nothing in this ordinance shall interfere with the current designation of the International Association of Firefighters as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent" for Atlanta Fire Rescue under the Firefighters Mediation Act; it also lists five currently authorized organizations that would retain dues-deduction status. Committee members voted to move the substitute forward with time for affected organizations to review the text before final council action.
Why it matters: The change would shift future determinations about which employee groups can receive payroll deduction for membership dues from an ad hoc legislative…
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