*Authorize Letter of Agreement to grant recognition to the Public Information Officer classification into a represented status under Professional & Technical Employees, Local 17, and address wages and working conditions as part of the collective bargaining agreement

The City of Portland ordains: Section 1. The Council finds: The City and the Professional & Technical Employees, Local 17 (PROTEC17) are parties to a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) effective January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025. On February 14, 2023, the City agreed to voluntary recognize the Public Information Officer classification (30003097) as represented by PROTEC17. The parties agreed to negotiate the inclusion of the new classifications into the existing CBA under ORS 243.698. Representatives of the City and PROTEC17 have developed a draft tentative agreement (Agreement), Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, that outlines the amendments necessary to incorporate the classifications into the CBA. The Letter of Agreement shall be signed by the City and PROTEC17 and shall conform substantially to a form similar to the Agreement attached as Exhibit A. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs: The Director of the Bureau of Human Resources is authorized to enter into a Letter of Agreement, Exhibit A, between the City and PROTEC17 for the Public Information Officer classification. The City grants voluntary recognition to PROTEC17 as provided under ORS 243.666 (3). Section 2. The Council declares that an emergency exists because delay would prevent employees in the classification of Public Information Officer from immediately gaining the benefits and protections of the PROTEC17 contract; therefore, this Ordinance shall be in force and effect from after its passage by the Council.