City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JANUARY 8, 2026
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
THROUGH: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER
FROM: ERNESTO TAMAYO, CHIEF LABOR RELATIONS OFFICER
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Public?Hearing?on?the?Fiscal?Impact?Study?of?the?Tentative?Collective?Bargaining?Agreement?with?the?Alexandria Chapter?of?the?Southern States Police Benevolent Association?(SSPBA) and Consideration?of?a Resolution?indicating City Council's Good Faith Commitment to?the?Appropriate Funding Necessary to Implement?the?Agreement. [ROLL-CALL VOTE].
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ISSUE: Consideration of a resolution reflecting City Council's good faith commitment to appropriate funding necessary for the City to meet its obligations under the tentative collective bargaining agreement reached between the City and the Alexandria Chapter of the Southern States Police Benevolent Association (SSPBA).
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council, following a public hearing, adopt the attached resolution indicating its good faith commitment to appropriate funding necessary to implement the tentative collective bargaining agreement between the City and SSPBA, subject to annual appropriation by City Council with the approval of the budget in each fiscal year the agreement is in effect.
BACKGROUND: The City and the Police bargaining unit, represented by the SSPBA, are parties to a collective bargaining agreement governing wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment for sworn personnel. The current agreement expires on June 30, 2026. Pursuant to the City's collective bargaining ordinance, the parties commenced negotiations for a successor agreement.
Negotiations began on June 10, 2025, and were conducted in accordance with the City's collective bargaining ordinance. The objective of the negotiations was to reach a successor agreement that maintains effective public safety services...
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