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Resident asks Georgetown council to recognize IBW Local 1347 as employees’ bargaining representative
Summary
A resident asked the Georgetown Village Council to place a citizen motion recognizing "IBW Local 1347" as the exclusive bargaining representative for electrical department employees; council members said the proposal could be taken up or tabled at a future meeting.
Andrew Kirk, a member of the public, asked the Georgetown Village Council to place a motion on a future agenda asking the village to "volunteer recognize the union IBW Local 1347 as the exclusive bargaining representatives for all full-time and part-time employees of the electrical convenience department." Kirk presented the idea during the public-comment portion of the meeting and said he expected Robert's Rules procedures would apply to any council consideration.
The request did not receive a formal motion from council members during the public-comment period. Councilors responded that if they choose to take up the proposal it could appear on a future agenda or be tabled for later discussion; no date was set. The council did not record a vote on union recognition at the meeting.
The exchange was limited to the public-comment period; council members did not provide a substantive policy reply on whether the village has authority or precedent to formally recognize a bargaining representative for the municipal electrical department. Staff and council offered the option of bringing the item forward at a subsequent meeting for fuller discussion and potential action.
