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Council approves contracts and labor agreements
RedmondNov 3, 20252 min read
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The City Council approved a broad consent agenda that included a $20,930 public defense grant, a $79,890 parks impact fee study contract, two collective bargaining agreements, and a 2026 rate amendment for SCORE.
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What this means
The Council voted 7-0 to approve a package of routine items without objection. Those approvals included funding for public defense, a study of parks impact fees, and labor contracts for city employees and police support staff. The Council also approved a 2026 rate change for the South Correctional Entity and accepted payroll and claims totaling more than $23.8 million.
Key decisions
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- Approved the Consent Agenda by a 7-0 vote.
- Approved an Office of Public Defense Public Defense Improvement Funds grant of $20,930.
- Approved the 2026 rate amendment to the interlocal agreement with the South Correctional Entity (SCORE).
- Awarded a parks impact fee study contract to The FCS, a Bowman company, for $79,890.
- Approved the 2026-2028 collective bargaining agreement with the Redmond City Hall Employees Association and adopted Ordinance No. 3231.
- Approved the 2026-2028 collective bargaining agreement with Teamsters Local No. 117 for police support employees and adopted Ordinance No. 3232.
- Approved payroll, direct deposit, and claims checks totaling $23,831,877.34.
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City Council
Nov 3, 2025, 7:00 PMCity Hall: 15670 NE 85th St; Remote: Comcast Ch. 21/321, Ziply Ch. 34, Facebook (@CityofRedmond), Redmond.gov/rctvlive, or 510-335-7371completed
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Agenda
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- AGENDA
- ROLL CALL
- SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
- PROCLAMATION: Native American History Month
- PRESENTATION: Cascadia State of the College
- PRESENTATION: Crisis Care Levy
- ITEMS FROM THE AUDIENCE
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- CONSENT AGENDA
- Consent Agenda
- Approval of the Minutes: October 21, 2025, Regular Meeting (recordings are available at Redmond.gov/rctv)
- Approval of Payroll/Direct Deposit and Claims Checks
- Approval of Office of Public Defense (OPD) Public Defense Improvement Funds Grant in the Amount of $20,930
- Approval of the 2026 Rate Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement between the City of Redmond and the South Correctional Entity (SCORE)
- Award of the Parks Impact Fee Study Contract to The FCS, a Bowman Company, in the Amount of $79,890
- Approval of the 2026-2028 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Redmond and the Redmond City Hall Employees Association (RCHEA) a. Ordinance No. 3231: An ordinance of the City of Redmond, Washington Amending Pay Plans “R” and “RS”, in Order to Set Salaries for Employees Covered by the RCHEA Bargaining unit for the Year 2026; Providing for Severability and Establishing an Effective Date
- Approval of the 2026-2028 Collective Bargaining Agreement between City of Redmond and Teamsters Local No. 117 representing the Police Support employees in the Police Department a. Ordinance No. 3232: An Ordinance of the City of Redmond, Washington, Amending Pay Plans “PS” and “S-PS,” in Order to Set Salaries for Police Support Employees Covered by the Teamsters Local Union No. 117 Bargaining Unit for the Year 2026; Providing for Severability and Establishing an Effective Date
- Items Removed from the Consent Agenda
- HEARINGS AND REPORTS
- Public Hearings
- Reports
- Staff Reports
- Ombudsperson Report
- Committee Reports
- UNFINISHED BUSINESS
- NEW BUSINESS
- EXECUTIVE SESSION
- Labor Negotiations [RCW 42.30.140(4)(b)] - 15 minutes
- ADJOURNMENT
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Documents from this meeting
- Agendahttps://redmond.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1339530&GUID=406F673D-51FE-4B53-905B-D2EFC5FB84D4&G=4D25B8F6-2EB3-4784-A3AB-F30F60990FBD
- Packethttps://redmond.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=PA&ID=1339530&GUID=406F673D-51FE-4B53-905B-D2EFC5FB84D4&G=4D25B8F6-2EB3-4784-A3AB-F30F60990FBD
- Agendahttps://redmond.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1339530&GUID=406F673D-51FE-4B53-905B-D2EFC5FB84D4&G=4D25B8F6-2EB3-4784-A3AB-F30F60990FBD
- Minuteshttps://redmond.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1339530&GUID=406F673D-51FE-4B53-905B-D2EFC5FB84D4&G=4D25B8F6-2EB3-4784-A3AB-F30F60990FBD
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