Should Portland ratify Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Portland Police Association for represented Emergency Communication Supervisor I employees within the…

The City of Portland ordains.Section 1. The Council finds:The City and the Portland Police Association (PPA) established a new bargaining unit representing Emergency Communication Supervisor I (ECS I) employees in the Bureau of Emergency Communications (BOEC). On or about April 30, 2025, pursuant to the City's obligations under ORS 243.650 et seq., representatives of the City and PPA entered negotiations to establish the first collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for these newly represented employees. On November 6, 2025, representatives from the City and PPA signed a Tentative Agreement (Agreement), Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, regarding the terms and conditions of employment with the PPA represented classification of ECS I in BOEC for the period beginning July 1, 2025 and lasting until June 20, 2027 (2025-2027 CBA). The Agreement meets the City's bargaining interests by securing a labor agreement with PPA through June 30, 2027, and setting wages and other terms of and conditions of employment. This CBA establishes wage scales and cost of living adjustments (COLA) for the ECS I classification. ECS I incumbents received a flat-rate COLA of $1.15 per hour added to their base hourly rate for FY 25-26. Upon implementation, the COLA for ECS I will be recalculated at the full two point four percent (2.4%) and wages under the established wage scale will be paid retroactively to July 1, 2025. ECS I's will thereafter receive a cost of living increases effective July 1, 2026, which will be tied to the CPI-W West - Size Class A with a maximum increase of not less than one percent (1%) and a maximum increase of not more than five percent (5%). This Agreement provides additional premium pay incentives focusing on training and certifications for qualifying PPA members, as follows:Language Pay Differential effective July 1, 2025. On December 16, 2020, Portland City Council unanimously passed Resolution No. 37525 to authorize a Language Pay Differential policy to compensate qualifying multilingual City employees who use their language skill to assist the community within their scope of work.Effective January 1, 2026, a one percent (1%) premium pay for maintaining an Intermediate Telecommunicators or a two percent (2%) premium pay for maintaining an Advanced Telecommunicators certificate from the DPSST.Effective the first pay period after ratification, a premium pay associated with organizational excellence. Employees will receive two percent (2%) premium on the employee's base wage once BOEC, for two consecutive months and then continuously afterward, achieves less than or equal to 10% partial compliance, less than or equal to 10% low compliance, and less than or equal to 7% non-compliance in both EMD and EFD.Effective the first pay period after ratification, an ECS I assigned by the Bureau to coach a newly hired ECS I will receive eight percent (8%) coach premium pay.Effective July 1, 2026, establishes an educational fund in the amount of $4,000 total to provide professional development for bargaining unit members. The additional, and complete terms and conditions of the Agreement shall be reduced to an initial collective bargaining agreement and shall substantially conform to Exhibit A (the 2025-2027 CBA). NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:The Agreement between the City and PPA attached hereto as Exhibit A is ratified by this Council and the 2025-2027 CBA will be in a form substantially similar to Exhibit A.The City Administrator, the Director of the Bureau of Human Resources, and the City Auditor, with approval as to form by the City Attorney's Office, are authorized to execute the 2025-2027 CBA between the City and the PPA for the represented ECS I employees in BOEC. Section 2. The Council declares that an emergency exists because immediate effectiveness will support labor peace and delay would unnecessarily hinder the orderly implementation of the provisions of this collective bargaining agreement; therefore, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its passage by the Council.