PR 23-0427 — Collective Bargaining Agreement between the District of Columbia Public Schools and the Council of School Officers, Local #4, American Federation of School Administrators, AFL-CIO, Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2019

MurietENROLLED BowserORIGINAL A RESOLUTION 23-193 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA July 9, 2019 To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve the negotiated compensation and working conditions collective bargaining agreement submitted by the Mayor JULfor 2employees amaof Thethe HonorableDistrict Philof MendelsonColumbia Chairman,Public Schools, who are represented by the Council oftheof DistrictofColumbiaSchool PennsylvaniaOfficers, Avenue,Local N.W.#4, American Federation of School Administrators, AFL-CIO.

Washington,RESOLVED, DCBY 20004THE DearChairmanCOUNCIL Mendelson:OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Collective Bargaining Agreement between the District of Columbia Public Schools and the Council of School Officers, Local #4, American Federation of School Administrators, AFL-CIO, Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2019”.

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b)TheititofColumbigtitdacomenatonadwokingodiinsSec. agreement(“negotiatedagreement”)forDCPS employeesratrequiresbytheCSO t cetincmpnstininraesoeraprodofheeyas.Theegtatdageeetproies oraeracie3%wageicesefrFY208,efciveeiningheistulpypeid commencing on or afterOctober 1,2017.

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()TheneotatonfthisagreementwhgifcntyinrasscompensatirnfThe DCPSCouncil employees,incrncplsandAssistricpls.of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the District of Columbia Public Schools and Council of School Officers, Local #4, American Federation of School Administrators, AFL-CIO, Emergency Approval Resolution of 2019 be adopted on an emergency basis.

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The Council ofthe DistrictofColumbia determines thatthe circumstances enumerated inSection 2 constitute emergency circumstances making itnecessary thatthe “Collective Bargaining Agreement between the DistrictofColumbia Public Schools and the Councilof School Officers, Local #4,American FederationofSchool Administrators,AFL-CIO, Sl Emergency Approval Resolution of2019” be adopted on an emergency basis.