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Detroit Water and Sewerage Department
File #: 2025-184    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Policy Status: Reported from Committee
In control: Office of the General Counsel
On agenda: 8/20/2025 Final action:
Title: The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit Water Sewerage Department 1) Approves the Collective Bargaining Agreement for 2025-2028 between the DWSD and the Association of Municipal Engineers: 2) Authorizes the Director to execute the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and 3) authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
Indexes: Human Resources Committee/ODC
Attachments: 1. Tentative CBA - Association of Municipal Engineers (003)

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The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit Water Sewerage Department 1) Approves the Collective Bargaining Agreement for 2025-2028 between the DWSD and the Association of Municipal Engineers: 2) Authorizes the Director to execute the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and 3) authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.

 

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Agenda of  August 20, 2025

Item No 2025-184

 

TO:                                           The Honorable

Board of Water Commissioners

City of Detroit, Michigan

 

FROM:                      Gary Brown, Director

Water and Sewerage Department

 

RE:                      Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Association of Municipal Engineers (AME) for 2025 to 2028

 

MOTION

Upon recommendations of Tiffany Jones, Interim Director of Human Resources/Organizational Development and Nikkiya Branch Penson, Deputy General Counsel, the Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit Water and Sewerage Department:

 

1.) Approves the Collective Bargaining Agreement for 2025 - 2028 between the DWSD and the Association of Municipal Engineers;

2.) Authorizes the Director to execute the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and

3.) Authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.

 

BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION

 

DWSD HR submitted, under separate cover, the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the AME having a term ending June 30, 2028, for your review. The Union ratified the CBA on July 14, 2025. As such, we respectfully request that your Honorable Body approve the CBA.