Should Portland ratify a collective bargaining agreement with American Federation of State, County, Municipal Employees, Local 189 for represented employees within the…

The City of Portland ordains.Section 1. The Council finds:The City and American Federation of State, County, Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 189 are parties to a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for employees working in the City Auditor's Office effective July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025.AFSCME is the exclusive representative for employees listed in Schedule A of Exhibit A.On or about April 4, 2025, pursuant to the City's obligations under ORS 243.650 et seq., representatives of the City entered negotiations to establish a successor collective bargaining agreement.On March 5, 2026 representatives from the City and AFSCME Local 189, signed a Tentative Agreement (Agreement) on a three and a half year contract.The Agreement meets the City's bargaining interests by securing a labor agreement with AFSCME through December 31, 2028 and setting wages and other terms and conditions of employment.The Agreement includes $392,000 in new spending over the three and a half years of the CBA and $145,000 in one-time investments from the existing Auditor's budget for a total of $537,000 over the life of the CBA.To maintain competitiveness within the market the tentative agreement, Exhibit A, provides for the following changes:Yearly COLA based on CPI-W including retroactive COLA for the 2025/2026 fiscal year.1% across-the-board increases on 7/1/26, 7/1/27 and 7/1/28.$3000 lump sum payment to all employees covered under Schedule A effective retroactively to 2/12/26.2% Longevity Premium for ten years of consecutive service with the City.1% Archives Stacks Premium for employees who utilize a mechanical lift.Wage scale adjustment for the Auditor – Business Systems Analyst II classification.A portion of the Professional Development Fund earmarked for travel expenses associated with professional development.Seniority, bumping, and recall rights effective 1/1/27 based on a qualifications assessment that is in alignment with the position description.New Articles for:Hearings Office Working Conditions;Creation of a Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA);Work Outside Regular Schedule; andCity Building Closure and Inclement Weather.NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:The Agreement between the City and AFSCME Local 189 attached hereto as Exhibit A is ratified by this Council and the 2025-2028 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 2025-2028 successor CBA between the City and AFSCME Local 189.Council directs the City Budget Office to work with the Bureau of Human Resources and any relevant bureau to determine the amount of additional resources to be added to bureau current appropriation level targets in order to fund cost increases associated with this contract and to increase the Current Appropriation Level targets for bureaus with employees represented under the terms of the successor CBA.This Ordinance is binding City policy.Section 2. The Council declares an emergency exists because delay would unnecessarily delay the orderly implementation of the provisions of this Collective Bargaining Agreement; therefore, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Council.