Decide which union represents new Community Intervention Specialist positions

Police & Community SafetyPersonnelHuman Resources Department

In Plain English

The city created Community Intervention Specialist jobs as part of a new crisis response program that alternatives to police for mental health calls. The Police Officers Association claims these positions belong in their union, while the city assigned them to the general employees union. The city council must make the final decision on which union represents these workers.

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Votes

Motion to reject the appeal and uphold the determination of the Employee Relations Manager

Moved by: Councilmember Sue WilsonSeconded by: Councilmember Claudia Jimenez

Passed

6 to 0

Jamelia BrownAye

Claudia JimenezAye

Doria RobinsonAye

Sue WilsonAye

Cesar ZepedaAye

Eduardo MartinezAye

Soheila BanaAbstain

Why This Vote Matters

Council rejected the police union's appeal to include Community Intervention Specialists in their bargaining unit, with broad support in a 6-0 vote and one abstention from Councilmember Soheila Bana. This means the specialists will remain in their current employee group for union representation and contract negotiations rather than joining the police officers' union. The decision upholds an earlier determination by the city's Employee Relations Manager about which union should represent these positions. This is an administrative matter that affects how these city employees negotiate wages and working conditions but doesn't change the specialists' day-to-day work helping residents.

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