09/23/2025 Resolutions 2025-328 RESOLUTION 2025-328
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A LABOR
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND AND THE
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL 1597
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
WHEREAS, pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §16-201, the City of Grand Island
(the "City") has the authority to make all contracts and to perform all other acts
concerning its property and municipal interests necessary to the exercise of its corporate
powers; and
WHEREAS, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW),
Local 1597 Wastewater Treatment Plant, is the certified bargaining representative for
certain City employees within the Public Works Department; and
WHEREAS, representatives of the City and IBEW met and engaged in
good-faith negotiations to establish the terms of a new labor agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City and IBEW have reached a tentative agreement for
the period of October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, and said agreement has been
presented to the City Council for consideration and approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND,NEBRASKA, as follows:
That the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Labor Agreement by and
between the City of Grand Island and the International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, Local 1597 Wastewater Treatment Plant, for the term beginning October 1,
2025, and ending September 30, 2027, and to take all necessary actions to implement the
agreement.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska, this 23rd day of
September, 2025.
Rog Steele, Mayor
Attest:
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1 Granere, City Clerk