1992-07-08_Minutes
83-640
COMMON COUNCIL
JULY 8,1992
At a meeting of the Common Council, held at the City Hall in the City of
Saint John, on Wednesday, the eighth day of July, A.D. 1992, at 8:30 o'clock a.m.
present
Mayor Wayne
Councillors Chase, Knibb, Landers, McAlary, Rogers, Trites and
A. Vincent
- and -
Messrs. J. Brown, City Manager; F. Rodgers, City Solicitor; D.
Wilson, Commissioner of Finance; C. Robichaud, Assistant City
Manager - Operations; 1. Totten; Commissioner of Management
Services and Assistant Treasurer; J. C. MacKinnon,
Commissioner of Environment and Infrastructure Services; P.
Groody, Commissioner of Human Resources; S. Bedford,
Commissioner of Development Services; S. Armstrong, Director
of Engineering; D. O'Leary, Director of Economic Development;
J. Mcintyre, Manager of Staffing and Development; and Ms. C.
Joyce, Assistant Common Clerk.
The purpose of this special meeting was to consider the proposed
working agreement and letter of intent between the City and CUPE, Local 486.
On motion of Councillor Trites
Seconded by Councillor McAlary
RESOLVED that Common Council
approve the submitted agreement reached by City negotiators with CUPE, Local 486,
and that the Mayor and Common Clerk be authorized to execute the new Working
Agreement on behalf of the City of Saint John, subject to its approval as to legality and
form by the City Solicitor.
Mr. Groody advised that, while the City unfortunately experienced a short
strike, they were able to work around the problem and both the Union and the City have
resolved the issue satisfactorily; and highlighted the major issues of the proposed
working agreement, including a new article covering a future Protective Services
Communication Centre that would be staffed by civilians in that these personnel would
have the same no-strike provisions as do fire fighters and police officers, which is
essential to making the system work; a clarification of the City's residency policy; a
minor change relative to temporary assignments; clarification of the hours of work
provision to identify who works what hours and what procedures would be applied
when there is a change in those hours, as well as a change in the hours of work for
recreation supervisors reducing the average requirement from 44 hours to a maximum
of 40 hours averaged over 2 months, and also allowing some flexibility in utilizing the
position of Cultural Officer, and the inclusion of a work schedule for C.P.I.C. operators
in the Police Force; a change to bring vacation entitlement for long-service employees
in line with the vacation entitlement for other employee groups which would give
employees with 20 years of service 5 weeks vacation; the "grandfathering out" of the
long-service pay provision; an update in the bereavement leave provision; the addition
of a jury duty clause; and the provision of a two-year agreement, with a wage increase
of 3% for 1992 and 2.5% for 1993.
The Mayor commended the members of the negotiating teams in
reaching an agreement and, with respect to the proposed Letter of Intent, suggested
that, while she questions why job security became such an issue with the Union as it
certainly was not Council's intent to lay-off employees, it is possibly related to the
recession at this time.
Question being taken, the motion was carried.
83-641
COMMON COUNCIL
JULY 8,1992
On motion of Councillor McAlary
Seconded by Councillor Landers
RESOLVED that Common Council
adopt the submitted Letter of Intent with CUPE Local 486, and that the Mayor and
Common Clerk be authorized to execute the Letter on behalf of the City of Saint John.
Question being taken, the motion was carried.
On motion of Councillor Rogers
Seconded by Councillor Trites
RESOLVED that this meeting be
adjourned.
Question being taken, the motion was carried.
Assistant Common Clerk