Thursday, June 23, 2016

Collective Bargaining, Neighborhood Action Teams, Signs along County Roads and Minimum Wage

Council Coming Attractions is a summary of some of the issues before the Council.

All Council staff reports and additional information on each item scheduled for Council or Committee review can be viewed at: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/packet/index.html

Also the Council meeting schedule may change from time to time. The current Council agenda can always be viewed at: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/resources/files/agenda/col/current_agenda.pdf .

The Council Session is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. with proclamation presentations. 

  • Proclamation recognizing the service of Joseph Beach, Director, Department of Finance, by Council President Floreen.
  •  Proclamation recognizing Rachel Robinson as one of the longest-serving Hebrew school teachers in the County, by Councilmember Leventhal.
  •  Proclamation recognizing the Robotics Team “Organized Kaos”, by Councilmember Rice. 

Other Council Highlights 

  • Expedited Bill 24-16, Collective Bargaining-Impasse Procedures-Amendments. 
  • The Council will introduce Expedited Bill 24-16. A public hearing is scheduled for July 12 at 7:30 p.m. Council President Floreen is the lead sponsor of the bill. Councilmember Rice is a cosponsor.
The bill would make changes to the County’s collective bargaining law to create a transparent process and promote a more equitable approach to labor negotiations. The staff report can be viewed at:  Expedited Bill 24-16

Bill 24-16 would:
  • open parts of the collective bargaining process to the public; 
  • extend time for negotiations; 
  • standardize the list of employer rights across all of the County’s collective bargaining agreements; require the Executive to appoint, subject to Council confirmation, a labor relations administrator who is experienced in conducting adjudicatory hearings; 
  • separate the role of a mediator and an arbitrator in resolving an impasse in collective bargaining; create a three-person arbitration panel headed by a retired judge; and 
  • strengthen the language requiring the arbitration panel to first consider the affordability of an agreement before any other factor.  

Collective Bargaining, Neighborhood Action Teams, Signs along County Roads and Minimum Wage

Council Coming Attractions is a summary of some of the issues before the Council. All Council staff reports and additional information on ...