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Council recognizes REPA as exclusive representative for new Redding Electric bargaining units
Summary
Council adopted a resolution establishing two bargaining units for electric utility management and supervisory/technical employees and certified the Redding Electric Professionals Association (REPA) as the exclusive representative following a majority vote in a May election; staff said initial lost employee cost‑share revenue is expected to be modest and can be absorbed by RU vacancies.
Personnel Director Carrie Kibler presented a resolution to create two new bargaining units for classifications within the electric utility and to certify the Redding Electric Professionals Association (REPA) as the exclusively recognized employee organization following a State Conciliation and Mediation Services election in May.
Kibler said the petition met the requirements of the city’s employer-employee resolution and that a majority of affected employees voted for REPA to represent them. She explained that until an initial memorandum of understanding (MOU) is negotiated, represented employees will follow existing unrepresented employment policies; staff estimated an initial annual loss of employee cost-share revenue of approximately $40,000 for one unit and a smaller amount for the other, and RU expects to absorb that cost through current personnel budgets and vacancies. Council adopted the resolution to establish the units and formally recognize REPA.
Councilmembers asked about legal options and the cost impacts; staff cited CalPERS rules that limit the city’s ability to collect certain employee contributions once bargaining representation is recognized. The motion passed on a roll call vote.
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