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R -20 -27 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH TO ENGAGE IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WITH EMPLOYEES. WHEREAS, the 2020 Virginia General Assembly amended §40.1 -57.2 of the Code of Virginia to repeal the prohibition against collective bargaining for local municipal employees beginning'; Tay 1, 2021, and WfIEREAS. this legislati%e action grants local go%'erning bodies. as %vcll as local school hoards, the authorit,, to recognize any labor union or other employee association and permits the development of collective bargaining agreements �' ith any such union or association: and WHEREAS, Joint- declslon mahlIl,_� 1,� the Modern %� a% O adlllltllsterin1. 1 and 1 Sti11<tl',ri iAthe ?'� hU?�tic C111plo`, "ec� 11,i%e -Me 1'1,-Tht ll1 ti c relations between Ot', Council_. the Admini,traton 1111d it• cmplo%ecs: and «HEREAS. a collcctl� c baruaininu agrcelncnt is that shared commitment and roadnlap for ho« a collaborativc dccision- making process would operate: and WIJEREAS, collective bargaining is the means to perform the mutual obligation; of the public employer and its employee; to negotiate in good faith at reasonable times and places �� ith respect to vv aucs, hours. and other terms and conditions of enlploynlcnt �N ith the intention of reaching and executing a ritten agreement: and «HEREAS. collectivc baruaininI-1 Uiv CS Purt,nlotlth the o Pilo rtunitV to pro% ide the be t ser ices possible to the citizens of Portsmouth through shared ohjectl%cs: and NOW. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the COUlhcll ofthe Cite of PoI_t;nliluth. Virginia. that its employees shall he prov-idcd the ability to organize for the purpose of collective bargaining rc(_,ardin(_, the terms and condition, of their emplol mcnt: and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that employee strikes are deth-inlental to buildinh, a stronger satcr community and employees willfully refusing to perform their duties v� III be deemed to have terminated their employment by the City of Portsmouth: and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Portsmouth shall develop procedures that (1) recognize the right of public enhployecs to organize for the purpose of colleenv e bargaining: (2) provide a means by which employees may select units appropriate for effective dealings between their representatives and their employer; (3) require the employer to negotiate with and enter into written agreements with exclusive representatives on matters of wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment, while at the same time establishing a rational method for dealing with disputes between City's management and labor leaders; and