Common use of Bargaining Procedures Clause in Contracts

Bargaining Procedures. 1. Association requests for negotiations meetings will be made in writing to the Board through the Superintendent. Requests by the Board or its representatives will be made in writing to the President of the Association. Requests for meetings may contain the time and place of the meeting. Request for negotiations shall not be honored if received more than one hundred twenty (120) days or less than sixty (60) days before the expiration of the contract unless agreed to by both parties. 2. An agreement will be reached within seven (7) calendar days after the request as to the time and place of the meeting, which will be held within fifteen (15) calendar days after the request has been submitted, unless both parties agree to an extension of time. Further meetings will be held at the request of each party. 3. Negotiations meetings will be scheduled with the least interruption of school schedules; however, if absolutely necessary and upon mutual agreement, the negotiating committee will be released from school duties without loss of pay to attend those meetings. Meetings will be in closed session unless otherwise mutually agreed to by both parties. All negotiations are to be completed within sixty (60) calendar days from the second session unless the time limit is extended by mutual agreement. Items not yet agreed to within the 60 calendar days period, or mutually agreed upon extended time period, will be processed by the provisions of disagreement (Article II, Section C) stated in this Agreement. 4. The Board and Association may, upon mutual agreement, hold study sessions prior to formal negotiations. 5. This Agreement will be subject to amendment according to procedure set forth in Article II, Section C of this Agreement.