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RESOLUTION NO. 068-24
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON,
AUTHORIZING MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING WITH TEAMSTERS
LOCAL 589 REPRESENTING POLICE SUPPORT STAFF, PUBLIC WORKS
EMPLOYEES AND MUNICIPAL COURT EMPLOYEES REGARDING
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE.
WHEREAS, the City continues to evaluate and, where appropriate, modify the City's
personnel policies; and
WHEREAS, through the authority granted by Resolution 007-11, the Mayor can modify
existing personnel policies; and
WHEREAS, in September 2024 the Mayor approved a change to the City's personnel
policy regarding bereavement leave to include sons and daughters in law, aunts, uncles, nieces
and nephews in the list of family members to which bereavement leave was applicable, changing
all descriptors to gender neutral terms and removing a requirement for a paper authorization
form; and
WHEREAS, in the spirit of good labor relations, the expanded list of family members was
proposed to the three bargaining groups represented by Teamsters Local 589; and
WHEREAS, the three bargaining groups represented by Teamsters Local 589 have
approved the proposed changes to their respective bereavement leave provisions of their
collective bargaining agreements; now, therefore;
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS
FOLLOWS:
THAT: It is the intent of the Port Orchard City Council that the recitals set forth above are
hereby adopted and incorporated as findings in support of this Resolution.
THAT: The Mayor is authorized to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with
the Teamsters Local 589 representing Police Support Staff amending Article 14 of the
2022-2025 collective bargaining agreement with the City substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit 1.
THAT: The Mayor is authorized to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with
the Teamsters Local 589 representing Public Works Employees amending Article 14 of the
2022-2025 collective bargaining agreement with the City substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit 2.
THAT: The Mayor is authorized to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with
the Teamsters Local 589 representing Municipal Court Employees amending Article 14 of
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the 2022-2025 collective bargaining agreement with the City substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit 3.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, SIGNED by the Mayor and attested
by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage this 2611 day of November 2024.
Jeniog Floyd, CMC, 16eputy City Clerk
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Exhibit 1
Memorandum of Understanding
Amended to the AGREEMENT by and between
CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON
and
TEAMSTERS LOCAL NO. 589
(Representing the Police Support Staff dated
January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2025)
THIS AMENDMENT is supplemental to the COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
by and between the CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON (the "City") and the
TEAMSTERS LOCAL NO. 589 (the "Union") (representing the Police Support Staff), dated
January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2025.
WHEREAS, the 2022-2025 collective bargaining agreement between the parties
provides for bereavement leave; and
WHEREAS, in the regular course of reviewing and updating City policies, it was
found that the City policy related to bereavement did not include relatives such as the spouse
of an employee's child, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to be as inclusive as possible and use gender neutral terms
in policy language where applicable; and
WHEREAS, the City desired to eliminate the need for an employee requesting
bereavement leave to complete a paper form; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to provide the same bereavement leave benefits to
employees represented by the Teamsters Local 589 as are currently available to non -
represented employees;
NOW THEREFORE, the City and the Union agree as follows:
On the effective date of this MOU, Article 14 of the collective bargaining
agreement ("CBA") between the City and the Union representing Police Support
Staff shall be modified as follows:
14.1 Employees shall be allowed up to twenty-four (24) hours of paid bereavement
leave for death in the immediate family upon approval and authorization of the
Chief of Police or designee. The Chief of Police or designee may require
verification of the family member's death. For travel out of She state an
employee shall receive, subject to the approval of the Chief of Police or
designee, an additional sixteen (16) hours of paid bereavement leave. Part-time
employees will receive a pro-rata amount of bereavement leave.
14.2 For purposes of paragraph 14.1 above, "immediate family" means the
employee's spouse (or Washington State registered domestic partner as defined
by Chapter 26.60 RCW), , and
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both the employee's and the spouse's/domestic partner's child, step -child,
grandchild, child's spouse,steF�ffsibling, ,
fnethef€ather-, mother --in law, father- in law, parent, grandparent, parent's
sibling, sg iblina's children as well as any "step or foster" relation and any other
familial inhabitant of the employee's household. If an employee would like to
attend the funeral of an individual not listed in this section, upon approval and
authorization of the Chief of Police or designee, the employee may do so either
by using accrued vacation leave, or if the employee has no vacation leave
available, leave without pay. The amount of leave set forth in section 14.1,
above, will apply. The provisions of Section 15.3 requiring exhaustion of sick
leave before leave without pay will not apply to Article 14.
2. This MOU is effective when signed by both parties. No modification to this MOU
is valid unless in writing and signed by the parties.
CITY OF PORT ORCHARD
Mayor Rob Putaansuu
Date: I I LZ7 17A,,
TEAMSTERS LOCAL NO. 589
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Robert Driskell, ecretary/Treasurer
Date:
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Exhibit 2
Memorandum of Understanding
Amended to the AGREEMENT by and between
CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON
and
TEAMSTERS LOCAL NO. 589
(Representing the Public Works Employees dated
January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2025)
THIS AMENDMENT is supplemental to the COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
by and between the CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON (the "City") and the
TEAMSTERS LOCAL NO. 589 (the "Union") (representing the Public Works Employees),
dated January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2025.
WHEREAS, the 2022-2025 collective bargaining agreement between the parties
provides for bereavement leave; and
WHEREAS, in the regular course of reviewing and updating City policies, it was
found that the City policy related to bereavement did not include relatives such as the spouse
of an employee's child, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to be as inclusive as possible and use gender neutral terms
in policy language where applicable; and
WHEREAS, the City desired to eliminate the need for an employee requesting
bereavement leave to complete a paper form; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to provide the same bereavement leave benefits to
employees represented by the Teamsters Local 589 589 as are currently available to non -
represented employees;
NOW THEREFORE, the City and the Union agree as follows:
On the effective date of this MOU, Article 14 of the collective bargaining
agreement ("CBA") between the City and the Union representing the Public Works
Employees shall be modified as follows:
14.1 Employees shall be allowed up to twenty-four (24) hours of paid bereavement
leave for death in the immediate family upon approval and authorization of the
Department Director or designee. The Department Director or designee may
require verification of the family member's death. For travel out of state an
employee shall receive, subject to the approval of the Department Director or
designee, an additional sixteen (16) hours of paid bereavement leave. Part-time
employees will receive a pro-rata amount of bereavement leave.
14.2 For purposes of paragraph 14.1 above, "immediate family" means the
employee's spouse (or Washington State registered domestic partner as defined
by Chapter 26.60 RCW), their-ehildr-enan&er- top ehild"o", gfandehildrof, and
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both the employee's and the spouse's/domestic partner's child, step -child,
grandchild, child's spouse, ste—b rsibling, ,
netnef:, fiather, mother-nlaw, father- in law, parent, grandparent, parent's
sibling, sibling's ibling's children as well as any "step or foster" relation and any other
familial inhabitant of the employee's household. If an employee would like to
attend the funeral of an individual not listed in this section, upon approval and
authorization of the Department Read Director or designee, the employee may
do so either by using accrued vacation leave, or if the employee has no vacation
leave available, leave without pay. The amount of leave set forth in section 14.1,
above, will apply. The provisions of Section 15.3 requiring exhaustion of sick
leave before leave without pay will not apply to Article 14.
2. This MOU is effective when signed by both parties. No modification to this MOU
is valid unless in writing and signed by the parties.
CITY OF PORT ORCHARD TEAMSTERS LOCAL NO. 589
Mayor Rob Put/aansuu Robert Driskell, Secretary/Treasurer
Date: l Z-� 2— Date:
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Exhibit 3
Memorandum of Understanding
Amended to the AGREEMENT by and between
CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON
and
TEAMSTERS LOCAL NO. 589
(Representing the Municipal Court Employees dated
January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2025)
THIS AMENDMENT is supplemental to the COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
by and between the CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON (the "City") and the
TEAMSTERS LOCAL NO. 589 (the "Union") (representing Municipal Court Employees),
dated January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2025.
WHEREAS, the 2022-2025 collective bargaining agreement between the parties
provides for bereavement leave; and
WHEREAS, grandchildren were added to the list of immediate family members
through a Memorandum of Understanding dated July 6, 2022; and
WHEREAS, in the regular course of reviewing and updating City policies, it was
found that the City policy related to bereavement did not include relatives such as the spouse
of an employee's child, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to be as inclusive as possible and use gender neutral terms
in policy language where applicable; and
WHEREAS, the City desired to eliminate the need for an employee requesting
bereavement leave to complete a paper form; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to provide the same bereavement leave benefits to
employees represented by the Teamsters Local 589 as are currently available to non -
represented employees;
NOW THEREFORE, the City and the Union agree as follows:
1. On the effective date of this MOU, Article 14 of the collective bargaining
agreement ("CBA") between the City and the Union representing Municipal Court
Employees shall be modified as follows:
14.1 Employees shall be allowed up to twenty-four (24) hours of paid bereavement
leave for death in the immediate family upon approval and authorization of the
Judge or designee. The Judge or designee may require verification of the family
member's death. For travel out of state an employee shall receive, subject to the
approval of the Judge or designee, an additional sixteen (16) hours of paid
bereavement leave. Part-time employees will receive a pro-rata amount of
bereavement leave.
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14.2 For purposes of paragraph 14.1 above, "immediate family" means the
employee's spouse (or Washington State registered domestic partner as defined
by Chapter 26.60 RCW), their ehild fen angler- step ehild fen gr-andehildr-en, and
both the employee's and the spouse's/domestic partner's child, step -child,
grandchild, child's spouse, siste-��ffsiblin
other, father-, mother- in law, and father- in law, parent, grandparent, parent's
sibling, sibling's ibling's children as well as any "step or foster" relation and any other
familial inhabitant of the employee's household. If an employee would like to
attend the funeral of an individual not listed in this section, upon approval and
authorization of the Judge or designee, the employee may do so either by using
accrued vacation leave, or if the employee has no vacation leave available, leave
without pay. The amount of leave set forth in section 14.1, above, will apply.
The provisions of Section 15.3 requiring exhaustion of paid leave before leave
without pay will not apply to Article 14.
2. This MOU is effective when signed by both parties. No modification to this MOU
is valid unless in writing and signed by the parties.
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Robert Putaansuu
Mayor
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