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The City of Portland ordains:

Section 1. The Council finds:

1. The City and American Federation of State, County, Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 189 established a new bargaining unit representing the employees within the Auditor’s Office.
    
2. On or about October 13, 2021, pursuant to the City's obligations under ORS 243.650 et seq., representatives of the City entered negotiations to establish the first collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for these newly represented employees.
    
3. On May 11, 2023, representatives from the City and AFSCME Local 189 signed a Tentative Agreement (Agreement), Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, regarding the terms and conditions of employment with AFSCME Local 189 represented employees within the Auditor's Office for the period beginning July 1, 2022 and lasting until June 30, 2025 (the 2022-2025 CBA).
    
4. The Agreement meets the City's bargaining interests by securing a labor agreement with AFSCME Local 189 through June 30, 2025 and setting wages and other terms and conditions of employment.
    
5. This CBA establishes the wage scales for classifications within the Auditor’s Office to include Administrative Specialist I, II; Analyst I, II; Archives & Records Coordinator I, II, III; Business Systems Analyst I, II; Coordinator I, II, III; Deputy Ombudsman, and Performance Auditor I, II, III. Wages under the wage scales and a five percent (5%) cost of living adjustment (COLA) for Fiscal Year 2022-23 are effective July 1, 2022.
    
6. Employees in AFSCME Local 189 within the Auditor’s Office will thereafter receive cost of living increases effective July 1, 2023, and July 1, 2024, which will be tied to the CPI-W West - Size Class A with a minimum increase of not less than one percent (1%) and a maximum increase of not more than five percent (5%).
    
7. To meet bargaining obligations and settle cases UP-011-22 and UP-027-22, the City agrees on a non-precedent setting remedy of $7,000 paid to each current member of the bargaining unit (prorated based on start date for employees who were not employed in the Auditor's Office for the entire damages period).
    
8. The additional, and complete terms and conditions of the Agreement shall be reduced to an initial collective bargaining agreement and shall conform substantially to a form similar to Exhibit A (the 2022-2025 CBA).

NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:

1. The Agreement between the City and AFSCME Local 189 attached hereto as Exhibit A is ratified by this Council.
2. The settlement of cases UP-011-22 and UP-027-22 by payment of $7,000 for each current bargaining unit member is authorized and approved. 
3. The Mayor, The Chief Human Resources Officer, and the City Auditor are authorized to execute the 2022-2025 initial CBA between the City and AFSCME Local 189 relating to the terms and conditions of employment with AFSCME Local 189 represented employees in the Auditor's Office for the period of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025, with approval as to form by the assigned City Attorney.
4. This Ordinance in binding City policy.

Section 2. The Council declares that an emergency exists in order to avoid an unnecessary delay in the orderly implementation of the provisions of the initial CBA; therefore, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Council.