Form revised December 9, 2004

FISCAL NOTE FOR NON-CAPITAL PROJECTS

Department:	Contact Person/Phone:	DOF Analyst/Phone:
Personnel	David Bracilano/4-7874 Sarah Butler/4-7929	Ellen Schroer/3-9841

Legislation Title:

A RESOLUTION authorizing the Mayor to sign and/or execute a collective bargaining agreement by and between the City of Seattle and the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Local 17, Information Technology Professional Unit to be effective through December 31, 2007.

Summary of the Legislation:

The attached resolution authorizes the Mayor to sign and/or execute a collective bargaining agreement by and between the City of Seattle and the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (I.F.P.T.E.), Local 17, Information Technology (IT) Professional Unit. The collective bargaining agreement covers the period from January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2007. The agreement is consistent with the financial terms of the Tentative Agreement by and between the City of Seattle and the Coalition of City Unions which was signed on May 25, 2005. I.F.P.T.E., Local 17 represents approximately 207 City employees within the Information Technology classification.

Background: (Include brief description of the purpose and context of legislation and include record of previous legislation and funding history, if applicable):

The Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Seattle and the I.F.P.T.E., Local 17, IT Professional Unit expired on December 31, 2004. The City and the I.F.P.T.E., Local 17 - IT Professional Unit began negotiations in April 2005. In June of 2005, the City and the I.F.P.T.E., Local 17 – IT Professional Unit came to a tentative contract agreement.

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The employees covered by this collective bargaining agreement are a part of the Coalition of City Unions. The financial terms agreed to in the Collective Bargaining Agreement are reflected in the Coalition of City Unions’ Tentative Agreement (CB 115334).

Labor Relations developed the estimates below to approximate the 2005-07 costs of ratifying the new agreement. In the 3^rd quarter of 2005, the Executive will submit supplemental budget legislation that will make the appropriation changes necessary to implement the agreement. The legislation will provide spending authority to adjust Departments’ 2005 salary and benefits budgets for 2005. The fiscal note accompanying the legislation will provide a more detailed and precise costing as it will be based upon Departments’ actual expenditures.

Cost items associated with the Tentative Agreement include wages and employment benefits for the Coalition as well as non-represented employees, who have historically received equal increases in compensation. Coalition members and non-represented employee wages will increase by 2.5 percent in 2005, and are projected to increase by 2.3 percent in 2006, and 2.4 percent in 2007. The aggregate salary for Coalition members and non-represented employees will grow from $454.7 million in 2004, to approximately $488.3 million in 2007. The City will incur costs for salary related benefits such as pension, social security, and medicare.