Resolution 2009-23
RESOLUTION NO. 2009-23
RESOLUTION APPROVING A SIDE LETTER CONCESSION AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF GILROY AND THE UNREPRESENTED EXEMPT
EMPLOYEES
The City Council of the City of Gilroy hereby resolves as follows:
WHEREAS, the City is experiencing revenue losses for a sustained period of multiple
years, therefore, revenues are not keeping pace with expenditures; and
WHEREAS, the local, state, and national economy is seeing unprecedented economic
losses, substantially declining property values, and declining sales tax revenue as consumers
curtail spending. As a result, the City has experienced significant revenue losses and expects
these losses to continue for multiple years; and
WHEREAS, the City has made over $8.0 million in cuts through spending reductions, a
hiring freeze, and layoffs; and
WHEREAS, the City requested to meet and confer with all bargaining units in an effort
to find solutions to the City's financial situation; and
WHEREAS, the Unrepresented Exempt Employees do not have a formal meet and
confer process; and
WHEREAS, the Unrepresented Exempt Employees have submitted a concession letter to
the City Administrator; and
WHEREAS, all Unrepresented Exempt Employees have signed the concession letter in
support of the concessions and being part of the budget solution; and
WHEREAS, the Unrepresented Exempt Employees concession equate to a contribution
of approximately $151,000 through concessions from the 7 Unrepresented Exempt Employees;
and
WHEREAS, the Concession Letter from the Unrepresented Exempt Employees is
included in Exhibit A to this resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Gilroy
accepts the Concession Letter from the Unrepresented Exempt Employees and agrees that the
City Administrator has the authority to implement the Concession Letter and to create
administrative procedures for the implementation of the agreed upon unpaid furloughs.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of June, 2009 by the following vote:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
PINHEIRO
ARELLANO, BRACCO, DILLON and
RESOL TUION NO. 2009-23
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
ATTEST:
GARTMAN, TUCKER, WOODWARD
NONE
APPROVED:
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. inheiro, Mayor
RESOL TUION NO. 2009-23
I, SHA WNA FREELS, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the
attached Resolution No. 2009-23 is an original resolution, or true and correct copy of a city
resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of said Council
held on the 8th day of June, 2009, at which meeting a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of
the City of Gilroy this 11 th day of June, 2009.
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Sha . a reels, CMC
City Clerk of the City of Gilroy
(Seal)