DECISIONS

                         
                         STATE OF WASHINGTON

          BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION


In the matter of the petition of:  )
                                   )
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF       )
FIRE FIGHTERS, LOCAL 1604          )    CASE 22077-E-08-3410 
                                   )
Involving certain employees of:    )    DECISION 10251 - PECB
                                   )
CITY OF BELLEVUE                   )    CERTIFICATION
                                   )    Representation Election
                                   )    by Agreement of Parties
___________________________________)    


     Michael Duchemin, Attorney at Law, for the petitioner.

     Siona Windsor, Assistant City Attorney, for the employer.

     
                           FINDINGS OF FACT
     
1.   The International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1604
     filed with the Public Employment Relations Commission a
     petition for investigation of a question concerning
     representation for the assistant fire marshalls and fire plan
     reviewer of the City of Bellevue. The petition was timely filed
     and was accompanied by a showing of interest which was
     administratively determined by the Commission to be sufficient.

2.   The existing bargaining unit represented by IAFF, Local 1604 is
     described as:

          ALL FULL-TIME FIRE PREVENTION OFFICERS OF THE CITY OF
          BELLEVUE'S FIRE PREVENTION DIVISION, EXCLUDING
          SUPERVISORS, CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES.

3.   All proceedings were conducted under the supervision of the
     Commission in a manner designed to afford the affected
     employees a free choice in the selection of whether they wished
     to be represented by IAFF, Local 1604 in its existing
     bargaining unit.  A secret ballot election has been conducted
     by Commission staff and a tally of the results previously
     furnished to the parties is attached hereto; and no meritorious
     objections have been filed with respect to these proceedings. 

4.   Because the majority of the petitioned-for employees were not
     in favor of being represented by IAFF, Local 1604, the
     bargaining unit shall remain as described in paragraph 2 of the
     foregoing Findings of Fact and the assistant fire marshalls and
     fire plan reviewer will not be included in the existing
     bargaining unit.

                          CONCLUSION OF LAW

The unit described in paragraph 2 of the foregoing Findings of Fact
is an appropriate unit for the purposes of collective bargaining
within the meaning of RCW 41.56.060.


NOW, THEREFORE, it is

                              CERTIFIED

The assistant fire marshalls and fire plan reviewer of the City of
Belleuve have chosen:


                          NO REPRESENTATION


as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining
with their employer.


Issued at Olympia, Washington, this  18th  day of December, 2008.


                         PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION


                         CATHLEEN CALLAHAN, Executive Director