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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: March 15, 2005
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL
STAFF: Rick DeLaCastro
SUBJECT
Resolution 2005-025 Appointing Arbitrators to the Collective Bargaining Panel Pursuant to Section
2-624 of the City Code.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Citizen-Initiated Ordinance No. 1, 2004, which was approved by City voters in April of 2004,
created Section 2-624 of the City Code which provides for the establishment of a permanent panel
of arbitrators whose role will be to hear requests for binding arbitration. This Resolution establishes
the panel of arbitrators.
BACKGROUND
City Council submitted Citizen-Initiated Ordinance No. 1, 2004 Relating to Collective Bargaining
for Police Employees to the electorate on August 10,2004,at which time voters approved the ballot
measure. In accordance with the Ordinance, petitions were distributed among bargaining unit
members to nominate a representative. The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge No. 3 received
a sufficient number of nominations,and a subsequent secret ballot of bargaining unit members was
conducted by the American Arbitration Association. The FOP was elected to serve as the sole
representative of the bargaining unit.
Section 2-624 of the City Code provides that the City Council will establish a permanent panel of
arbitrators whose role will be to hear requests for binding arbitration. This Resolution establishes
the panel of arbitrators. If the City and the FOP are unable to reach an agreement on the terms of
a collective bargaining contract,an arbitrator from the panel will be selected to resolve the impasse.
The process of selecting an arbitrator from the panel is described in detail in section 2-624 of the
City Code.
RESOLUTION 2005-025
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPOINTING ARBITRATORS TO THE COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING PANEL PURSUANT TO
SECTION 2-624 OF THE CITY CODE
WHEREAS, at the August 10, 2004 Special Municipal Election, Citizen-Initiated Ordinance
No.1, 2004, was adopted by the electorate of Fort Collins; and
WHEREAS, said Ordinance amended Chapter 2 of the City Code by establishing a
collective bargaining process for certain employees in Police Services; and
WHEREAS, Section 2-623 of the City Code provides that unresolved issues concerning
mandatory subjects of bargaining between the City and the bargaining agent shall be submitted to
binding arbitration; and
WHEREAS, Section 2-624 of the City Code provides that the City Council shall create a
permanent panel of at least five (5) arbitrators from those qualified persons who apply so that the
panel will be available to draw from in the event that the City and the bargaining agent are unable
to reach agreement on a contract.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS, COLORADO, as follows:
Section 1. The City Council finds that the below listed persons have applied for and are
qualified to serve as arbitrators pursuant to the criteria set forth at section 2-624(b) of the City
Code.
Section 2. That the following persons are hereby appointed to the panel of arbitrators
pursuant to the provisions set forth in Section 2-624(c) of the City Code for the terms indicated:
Norman Brand Six years
Benjamin L. Craig Six years
John P. DiFalco Four years
Thomas F. Levak Four years
Harry N. MacLean Two years
Daniel M. Winograd Two years
Section 3. That upon acceptance of the appointment to the panel of arbitrators, each
arbitrator shall sign an oath to uphold the terms of Chapter 2, Article VII, Division 7 of the City
Code.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 15th
day of March, A.D. 2005.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk