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Dockets #0272, 0273 - Hearing regarding funding for FY22 increases contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and SENA
B
A
Name
is
kenzie
bock,
I'm
a
district
8
city
councillor
and
also
the
chair
of
the
boston
city
council's
committee
on
city
services
and
innovation
technology
joined
here
today
by
my
council
colleague,
councilor
aaron
murphy
at
large.
This
public
hearing
is
being
recorded
and
live
streamed
at
boston.gov
city
dash
council
dash
tv
and
broadcast
on
xfinity
channel
8,
rcn
channel
82
and
fios
channel
964.
A
we'll
be
taking
public
testimony
at
the
end
of
the
hearing.
So
if
you're
here
with
us
in
the
chamber,
we'd
ask
you
to
sign
up
on
the
sheets
near
this
chamber,
entrance,
give
us
your
name
and
address
or
affiliation
and
we'll
sign
you
up
for
public
testimony
if
you're
interested
in
testifying
virtually
please
email,
csit
boston.gov
for
the
link
again,
that's
csit
boston.gov.
A
A
It's
also
on
docket
0-2-7-3
message:
an
order
for
a
supplemental
appropriation
order
for
various
departments
for
fy
22
in
the
amount
of
two
million.
Sixteen
thousand
four
hundred
nine
dollars
to
cover
the
fy
22
cost
items
contained
within
the
collective
bargaining
agreements
between
the
city
of
boston
and
senna.
A
We're
joined
here
today
by
justin
starrett,
the
chief
financial
officer,
collector
treasurer
and
chief
of
administration
and
finance
for
the
city
of
boston,
jim
williamson,
the
budget
director
for
the
city
of
boston
and
tammy
poost,
the
director
of
the
office
of
labor
relations,
welcome
to
our
administration
partners,
and
with
that
we
will
go
to
the
administration
panel
for
an
explanation
of
this.
These
dockets
and
then
we'll
turn
to
counselor
questions.
So,
chief
stereo
of
the
floor.
B
Thank
you
counselor
and
good
afternoon,
and
first
and
foremost,
it's
so
good
to
be
back
in
the
andella
chamber,
really
really
exciting
to
be
here.
So,
as
you
mentioned,
my
name
is
justin
starred,
I'm
the
cfo
for
the
city
I
am
joined
by
jim
and
from
the
budget
office
and
tammy
who
heads
olr
for
the
city,
so
really
thankful
for
them
for
being
here,
I'm
here
to
offer
testimony
on
the
dockets
before
you
which
you've
just
outlined.
B
B
We're
really
excited
to
be
here
today
with
with
the
first
of
what
will
hopefully
be
many
collective
bargaining
contracts
to
come
after
a
bit
of
a
lull
with
obviously
several
transitions
and
kovid.
We're
excited
that
we
are
taking
this
first
step
today
and
look
forward
to
be
back
with
many
more.
The
fy22
budget,
as
you
probably
all
remember,
was
passed
by
the
council
included
10
million
dollars
in
fy
22.
B
In
aggregate
to
cover
the
cost
of
fy,
22
collective
argument
reserves
and
where
so
far,
this
is
the
first
supplemental
appropriation
that
we're
making
from
that
collective
bargain
reserve
again,
hopefully
of
more
to
come
with
the
approval.
If
the
approval
of
this
supplemental
is
put
forward,
the
remaining
balance
in
fy
22
will
be
just
shy
of
8
million
at
7.9
million.
B
The
agreement
for
you
today
is
both
fiscally
responsible,
but
also
responsive
to
the
needs
of
our
workers
and
we're
really
excited
and
thankful
for
our
partners
in
cena
for
working
with
us
over
the
last
18
months
on
this
contract,
if
not
more,
to
get
to
where
we
are
today,
I'm
just
going
to
quickly
touch
on
the
high
level
and
I'm
joined
by
obviously
tammy,
who
led
those
negotiations
as
well
as
jim.
B
The
contract
includes
base
wage
increases
of
two
percent
one
and
a
half
percent
and
two
percent
effective
october
of
each
fiscal
year
of
the
contract,
and
we
believe
that
this
contract
is
both
affordable
and
hopefully,
as
we
continue
to
work
with
all
of
our
partner
unions
across
the
city,
be
a
base
that
we'll
continue
to
work
from
with
the
rest
of
our
partners
in
various
unions.
So
with
that,
I
will
stop
and
see
if
there
are
any
questions
and
we're
happy
to
answer
it.
A
Great,
thank
you
so
much
chief
start,
and
it's
just
checking.
So
I
think
maybe
it
would
be
helpful
because,
as
you
say,
we
haven't,
we
haven't
done
many
of
these
lately
and,
as
you
alluded
to
there's
going
to
be
a
bunch
of
them.
So
I
think
for
those
watching
at
home.
A
It
might
be
helpful
to
understand
that
most
of
the
city
of
boston's
workers
are
on
three-year
contracts
and
that
most
of
those
three-year
contracts
expired
over
the
course
of
the
last
sort
of
18
months
or
so
and
and
so
and
maybe
tuesday.
I
can
just
sort
of
check.
A
My
understanding
is
that
we
we
kind
of
put
a
placeholder
amount
in
the
budget
last
year
and
I
think
that's
also
the
year
prior
to
kind
of
hold
for
the
anticipation
that
agreements
would
be
reached,
and
so
what
the
dockets
here
are
doing
is
they're,
basically
taking
like
a
portion
of
that
reserve
and
actually
putting
it
towards
the
the
agreement.
Is
that
right.
B
Yeah,
that's
exactly
right.
Every
year
we
reserve
for
what
we
think
is
a
reasonable
amount
that
we
would
expect
to
provide
to
our
employees
depending
on
the
fiscal
year
for
contracts
that
are
not
settled
if
a
contract
is
settled,
it's
just
baked
into
their
annual
budget
and
that's
sort
of
what
is
reflected.
That
comes
to
the
council
on
an
annual
basis.
But
in
years
when
we
do
not
have
a
settled
contract,
we
set
up
a
reserve
that
we
then
draw
down
from
accordingly.
B
B
To
your
first
question,
though,
around
where
we
are
in
the
cycle:
you're
exactly
right,
so
in
fy
21,
so
not
this
fiscal
year,
but
previous
fiscal
year
about
half
of
the
workforce
had
a
contract,
so
firefighters
teachers,
other
some
other
unions
had
a
contract
for
fy21,
it's
just
sort
of
a
symptom
of
when
they
settled
their
previous
contract,
but
the
vast
majority
of
the
workforce.
Actually
all
the
workforce
did
not
have
a
contract
in
fy22.
B
So
this
will
again
likely
be
the
first
of
many
that
will
come
across
your
table,
but
glad
to
glad
to
be
here
today
to
to
support
it
right.
A
And
so
from
a
sort
of
council
fiscal
like
perspective,
because
here
you're
drawing
down
against
the
reserve,
this
isn't
really
a
new
appropriation
of
funds.
I
mean.
Is
it
safe
to
say
again,
I
guess
my
expectation
would
be
since
we're
talking
here
about
maybe
four
percent
of
the
city
workforce,
if
you
kind
of,
if
you
do
very
rough
math,
and
you
multiply
that
out,
it
suggests
that
10
million
isn't
really
going
to
cover
us
resolving
all
of
our
outstanding
contracts.
A
B
Yeah
we
are,
as
jim's
jim
often
says,
we're
in
the
throes
of
developing
the
fy23
budget,
so
we
will
definitely
be
back
to
the
council
with
an
additional
reserve
in
fy
23..
What
that
exact
amount
is
will
will
sort
of
be
dependent
on
what
we
get
done
between
now
and
then.
I
think,
we're
you
know
cautiously
optimistic
that
a
few
more
will
will
come
coming
before
the
council.
B
A
few
other
contracts,
I
should
say,
should
come
before
the
council
between
now
and
and
when
we
file,
or
at
least
now,
and
when
the
budget
is
finalized
in
june.
That
will
not
be
reflected
in
the
reserve
but
will
be
reflected
in
those
departments
accordingly,
so
definitely
fair
to
say
that
there
will
be
a
reserve
most
likely,
but
exactly
how
much
we'll
be
a
little
bit
dependent
on
who
settles
between
now
and
then.
A
And
is
it
safe
to
assume
that
that
we're
likely
to
be
you
know,
proposing
consideration
of
juneteenth
as
a
as
a
holiday
sort
of
across
the
board
for
our
city,
workforce.
B
I
think,
as
I
think,
as
my
labor
relations
director
exactly
I
think
I
would
say
for
the
sanctity
of
the
negotiations.
This
is
a
bargainable
item,
so
I
think
we
would
save
it
for
that.
With
that
said,
this
contract
didn't
include
it
and
expect
that
that
will
be
part
of
consideration
and
others
going
forward
got
it.
A
B
Certainly
a
shared
priority
between
the
administration
and
I'm
sure
the
council
on
reflecting
it
in
contracts
going
forward.
A
Thank
you
great
and
the
I'm
just
looking
back
at
this,
so
in
the
case
of
the
senate
contract
and
the
lions
share
of
them
that
technically
we've
these
are
through
september
of
2023..
B
Yeah,
so
it's
effective
october,
1st
2020.
state
law
requires
us
to
go
no
further
than
three
years
on
contract.
So
this
is
a
full
three-year
contract
and
we
expect
obviously
others
to
be
similar
depending
on
when
they
started.
Some
were
up
at
the
same
time,
some
were
up
a
year
later
or
at
different
times,
depending
on
when
their
contract
was
settled
right.
B
So
we
can
negotiate
successor
agreements
at
the
same
time.
So
back
in,
I
think
the
last
recession.
We
did
two
three-year
contracts
in
a
row,
but
that
had
already
gone
almost
the
full
three
years
of
the
first
contract
before
it
was
settled,
so
it
sort
of
made
sense
to
think
about
it.
This
way,
while
a
year
and
a
half
is
certainly
longer
than
we
probably
would
have
expected,
you
know
it
is
pretty.
B
You
know
it's
still
within
the
confines
of
this
contract,
so
certainly
we'll
you
know,
as
as
we
approach
september
of
2023,
we'll
certainly
be
ready
to
meet
again
with
cena
and
others,
but
it
falls
within
the
current
contract
right
now.
So
you
feel
pretty
good
about
it.
A
And
I
think
I
just
want
to
underscore
I
mean
you
already
said
it
in
your
opening
statement,
but
just
that
this
feels
like
a
obviously
from
the
council's
perspective
and
also
from
the
city's
perspective.
The
question
with
these
contracts
is
always
the
balancing
act
of.
A
Are
we
doing
right
by
our
city
workers
and
is
it
like
fiscally
manageable,
given
the
fact
that
we,
we
know-
and
jim
knows
well
as
our
budget
director,
that
there's
only
so
much
money
that
comes
in
in
any
given
year
and
we've
got
all
of
them
all
of
our
city
workforce
in
some
sense,
therefore
kind
of
trading
off
against
each
other.
But
at
the
same
time
we
want
to
kind
of
lift
everybody
up.
So
I
guess
it's.
It
sounds
like
the
administration
feels
like
this
is.
A
This
is
something
that
strikes
that
balance
that
does
right
by
the
city
workers,
but
also
is
something
that
we
can
comfortably
afford
and
can
afford.
To
also
see
extrapolated
is
that
fair.
B
Yeah
very
fair
again,
as
my
labor
director
would
tell
me,
we
don't
like
to
presume
anything
in
future
contracts,
but
we
we
believe
that
this
would
likely
be.
You
know
in
consideration
at
any
of
those
other
conversations,
as
as
the
baseline
for
the
wages.
A
Great
okay,
I
think
the
oh
president
flynn,
do
you
have
any
questions?
Yes,.
C
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
cheer
bach
and
thank
you
to
the
administration
team
that
is
here
appreciate,
appreciate
your
comments
and
the
work
you're
doing
so.
I
know
the
increases
would
be
two
percent
two
percent
1.5
and
2
percent
year.
20
21
22.,
somewhat
concerned
on
the
1.5
increase,
is
that
all
the
city
can
afford
during
this
time.
B
It's
a
great
question
and
one
of
the
challenges
with
a
mid-year
contract
is
we're
sort
of
limited
within
what
we
can
offer
to
what
we
could
afford.
So,
as
we
think
about
fy23
we
may
have
you
know,
we
have
more
flexibility
to
plan,
whereas
that
middle
year
that
one
and
a
half
is
really
bound
by
what
was
in
the
budget
from
the
last
year.
So
while
we
feel
like
it's
affordable,
we
do
feel
like
it's
responsive
to
what
we
have
available
in
fy21
as
well.
B
I
think
in
a
list
of
all
the
priorities,
this
is
where
we
settled,
and
they
were
obviously
accepted
that
as
a
you
know,
as
a
as
part
of
the
overall
deal.
C
Okay,
it
doesn't
seem
like
it's
that
large
of
an
increase
to
me,
especially
with
the
cost
of
living,
going
up
what
the
price
of
price
of
services
going
up
1.5
percent
is,
is
not
a
lot.
It's
not
a
big
increase.
C
So
are
you
factoring
in
justin
that
the
cost
of
living
is
going
up,
as,
as
you
went
with
the
1.5
percent.
B
Yeah
everything
is
part
of
the
on
the
table
right.
So
when
we
work
with
our
labor
partners,
we
come
with
a
list
of
proposals,
whether
they're
around
economic
measures,
so
wages
or
other
types
of
economic
incentive
or
language
or
other.
You
know
collective
bargaining
issues
and
when
we
work
with
them
throughout
a
multi-month
and
multi-year
process.
In
this
regard,
we
sort
of
start
at
different
numbers,
and
we
end
up
in
a
place
where
we're
in
agreement,
and-
and
this
is
where
we
landed.
B
I
think
we
were
happy
to
be
able
to
do
the
two
and
the
first
year
as
well
as
the
two
next
year
and
again,
given
the
sort
of
the
confines
of
where
we
are
being
in
the
middle
of
the
fiscal
year.
It's
hard
to
do
more
than
what
you're
able
to
without
being
able
to
plan
for
it
like
we
would,
in
future
fiscal
years.
C
I'm
going
to
I'm
going
to
support
this.
I
I
wish
it
was
higher.
I
know
our
city
workers
do
a
tremendous
job
and
I
know
you
value
them
as
well.
The
administration
values
them
as
well,
but
I
think
we
could
have
done.
I
think
we
could
have
given
them
something
higher
than
1.5
percent.
Having
said
that,
I'm
going
to
support
it
so
june
juneteenth
is,
is
an
official
city
of
boston
holiday.
Is
that
correct.
B
It
is
a
official
state
holiday
and
it
is
official
city
holiday.
One
of
the
nuance
factors
of
collective
bargaining
greens
is,
you
actually
have
to
put
that
into
the
contract
eventually,
so
we
were
happy
to
be
able
to
put
it
into
this
one,
and
we
again,
hopefully
without
without
getting
too
too
much
into
other
negotiations,
hope
to
include
that
as
part
of
the
conversation
going
forward
with
others.
C
Yeah,
that's
something
I
know
this
body
certainly
supported.
I
would
just
like
it
or
my
con.
My
request
is
such
since
it
is
a
city
holiday.
It
should
just
be
in
there
automatically,
because
it's
a
it's
a
recognized
city
holiday
holiday,
it's
not
as
if
workers
are
getting
an
extra
day
off
in
the
contract
because
of
juneteenth.
C
B
Again,
we
try
to
stay
very
close
to
the
line
of
not
discussing
things
at
the
table
that
are
currently
under
consideration,
because
this
is
one
of
those
things
at
the
table.
I
think
the
most
I
can
say
is
it's
a
shared
priority
and
we
look
forward
to
having
the
conversation
with
them.
B
We're
certainly
not,
I
think,
we're
in
agreement
of
the
value
and
agreement
of
the
importance
of
it
and
agreement
that
it
should
be
as
part
of
the
conversation,
but
without
you
know,
disrupting
the
sanctity
of
those
conversations
that
are
between
the
city
and
the
unions.
I
wouldn't
I
wouldn't
want
to
speculate
any
further.
C
Okay,
just
for
the
record,
I
think
it
should
be
in
every
contract
automatically,
since
it's
a
city
of
boston,
official
holiday.
That's
my
that's
my
opinion.
Only
having
said
that,
I'm
I'm
supporting
the
supporting
this
when
it
comes
before
the
body.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
I
do
my
due
diligence
as
a
city
council.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
so
much
president
flynn
and
just
one
other
question
from
me
at
presumably
this
number,
because
it's
obviously
very
specific
down
to
the
dollar
we've
already
calculated
and
portioned
it
out
across
the
departments,
because
I
see
this,
this
unit
is
not
representing
just
one
department.
It's
across
a
bunch
of
them.
B
A
B
About
680
members
across
a
variety
of
departments,
do
it
boston,
police
department,
bcyf,
public
facilities,
parks,
a
f,
inspectional
services?
The
order
is
reflective
of
the
amounts
going
to
each
of
the
departments.
A
Okay,
great
well,
I'm
just
gonna
briefly
read
into
the
record
and
absence
letter
from
counselor,
rutsey
luigen
and
then
we'll
take
public
testimony.
This
is
just
my
moment
to
say
that
if
there
members
of
the
public
who
want
to
sign
up
in
person
you
sign
up
over
by
the
door
there's
a
list
and
if
you're
online,
you
should
email
csit,
boston.gov
and
in
either
event
we
will
look
for
public
testimony
right
after
I
finish
reading
this
letter.
A
So
folks,
who
want
to
do
that
should
sign
up
now
february
17th
2022
counselor
ken
siebach,
chair
committee
on
city
services
and
innovation,
re-absence
for
hearing
on
docket
zero,
two
five,
nine
dear
committee
on
city
services
and
innovation.
I
regret
to
inform
you
that
I
will
be
unable
to
attend
the
committee
on
city
services
and
innovation.
Hearing
on
docket
0272-0273,
a
hearing
regarding
funding
for
fy
22
increases
contained
within
the
collective
bargaining
agreements
between
the
city
of
boston
and
senna.
A
I
strongly
support
unions
in
collective
bargaining
where
they
can
negotiate
contracts
with
their
employers
to
determine
the
terms
of
employment,
including
pay
benefits,
hours,
leave,
job
health
and
safety
policies
for
a
better
work
life
balance.
I
appreciate
senna
and
the
city
of
boston,
including
the
city
council,
and
hope
to
see
other
unions
utilize,
the
city
council
on
its
platform,
to
add
transparency
and
accountability
to
these
agreements.
A
A
And
I
to
thank
again
councillors,
flynn
and
murphy
for
attending,
and
I
think
those
are
all
of
our
questions.
I
certainly
intend
to
recommend
passage
of
these
dockets
at
the
council
tomorrow.
A
I
think
it's
it's
very
important
that
we
start
to
resolve
these
contracts
so
that
our
city
workers
can
feel
confident
to
president
flynn's
point
that
that
those
like
increases
that
do
help
with
the
cost
of
living
are
in
and
that
they
can
see
those
reflected
in
their
paychecks
and
and
that
we,
you
know,
as
we
continue
to
go
through
mindful
this
week
of
a
fairly
bumpy
economic
ride
just
the
last
few
days.