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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF AUGUST 5, 2003 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL I FROM: Teresa S. Delgado, Human Resources Manager /O Item #15 SUBJECT: Approve the Findings of Fact and the Unit Modification for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Bargaining Group DATE: August 5, 2003 BACKGROUND: On November 27, 2002, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 47 submitted a Petition for Modification requesting that 33 employees in certain classifications of the Water/Wastewater Department be included in the same bargaining unit as other employees represented by IBEW. The San Bernardino Public Employees Association (SBPEA) currently represents the group of employees seeking the unit modification. Per the Employer -Employee Relations Administrative Policy #4.03.100, Section 6, Paragraph 1, a Petition for Recognition is required along with written proof that 45% of the 33 employees are in agreement with the unit modification. On June 11, 2003, an election was held with the majority of the employees selecting IBEW as their representative. On June 23, 2003, the SBPEA filed an appeal pursuant to Administrative Policy #4.03.100, Section 6, Paragraph 1, Subsection F seeking to set aside the results of the election. The appeal procedure requires the Municipal Employee Relations Officer (City Manager) to make findings of fact and report these to the Honorable Mayor and City Council, who may adopt, reverse, or modify the determination, and the Municipal Employee Relations Officer must follow the decision of the City Council. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: The 33 affected employees have a desire and interest to be represented by IBEW. They initiated the petition and complied with the Employer -Employee Relations Administrative Policy. IBEW already represents a group of employees in the Electric Department. The group of employees seeking IBEW representation will be the first employees outside of the Electric Department to be represented by an organization other than the SBPEA. The Water/Wastewater employees seeking the unit modification identify themselves as having similar interests as those employees already represented by IBEW. The affected employees perform specialized tasks, as do the electricians who are already members of IBEW. In addition, IBEW represents employees working in various utilities departments in other agencies. As such, the 33 employees in the Water/Wastewater Department associate themselves more so with IBEW than the SBPEA.