King County, Decision 7397-A (PECB, 2001)

An order was issued in the above-captioned matter on June 6, 2001, clarifying four bargaining units based on stipulations entered into by a representative of the union, a representative of King County, and a representative of the Superior Court for King County. King County, Decision 7397 (PECB, 2001).The union representative thereafter requested an amendment of one of the unit descriptions set forth in that order. Specifically, the union requested that the description of the bargaining unit of supervisors in the Superior Court be amended to include supervisors in the Crime Free Futures Unit under the Juvenile Justice Grants Program. These supervisors had previously been excluded in the prior stipulations.

The union proposed amending the stipulation set forth on page four of Decision 7397.The union’s amendment of the decision reads as follows:

At the pre-hearing conference in this case, the parties entered into stipulations concern­ing four bargaining units, as follows:

1.                        A bargaining unit of jointly-employed supervisors, described as follows:

King County and King County Superior Court recognize the Washington State Council of County and City Employees, Council 2, as the exclusive bargaining representative for full-time and regular part-time first line supervisors in the Division of Juvenile Probation (Juvenile Probation Counselor Supervisors and Administrative Service Supervisors IV); Busi­ness and Finance Officer IIs working in the Division of Ad­ministrative Services; Juvenile Justice Grants Program supervi­sors in the Special Sex Offender Disposition Alterna­tive Program, the Diagnostic Program; Community Programs; Crime Free Futures and Func­tional Family Therapy / Aggres­sion Replacement Therapy Pro­grams; excluding second level supervisors, all non-supervi­sory and confidential employ­ees, and employees in the Vic­tim Inclusion Project, and the Review Monitor Program.

Representatives of King County and of the Superior Court for King County have concurred with the union’s request.

The Executive Director has considered the matter and, inasmuch as all of the parties agree on the change requested by the union, deems it appropriate to accept the parties’ request that the supervisors in the Crime Free Futures Unit be included in the bargaining unit. Upon close examination, the requested amendment alters the eligibility list associated with the bargaining unit of jointly-employed supervisors, but does not require a change of the language set forth in the order that was issued in this unit clarification proceeding. This order will serve to document the change of the eligibility list.

NOW, THEREFORE, it is

ORDERED

1.                  By its reference to the Juvenile Justice Grants Program, the bargaining unit of jointly-employed supervisors described in King County, Decision 7397 (PECB, 2001) includes the supervi­sors in the Crime Free Futures Unit.

2.                  The proceedings in the above-captioned matter are now closed.

Issued at Olympia, Washington, on the 20^th day of November, 2001.

PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

[SIGNED]

MARVIN L. SCHURKE, Executive Director

This order will be the final order of the agency unless a notice of appeal is filed with the Commission under WAC 391-35-210.