Referred Question 2U - Charter Amendment - Collective Bargaining

Shall the Charter of the City and County of Denver be amended to establish collective bargaining as a method for setting compensation and other terms and conditions of employment, including hours, working conditions, promotions, employee facilities, appeals of disciplinary procedures, and benefits other than participation in the City's retirement program, for non-supervisory city employees who are included in a bargaining unit, which may include employees of executive agencies and departments under the Mayor, and may include employees of Denver Water, the Denver Library, the City Council, the County Court, the Civil Service Commission, the Board of Adjustment and certain employees of the Auditor and Clerk and Recorder, but may not include employees who participate in forming management positions during labor negotiations or police officers, sheriffs, and firefighters who already have collective bargaining rights and are prohibited from striking, and shall the same employees, except for employees of the Denver County Court and employees of Denver Water, be granted the right to strike in the event of an impasse in bargaining negotiations only if mediation does not resolve the impasse and such strike will not substantially threaten the public health, welfare, or safety; and shall an impasse with the employees of Denver County Court and employees of Denver Water be resolved through binding arbitration; and shall the terms and provisions of a collective bargaining agreement with the Denver Sheriffs supersede conflicting city personnel rules and policies?