County The term COUNTY refers to the Board of County Commissioners of Lee County, a charter County and political subdivision of the State of Florida, and any official or employee duly authorized to act on the COUNTY'S behalf relative to this Agreement.
Courts If a Dispute is still unresolved following ten (10) Business Days after the Disputing Members attempted in good faith to resolve the Dispute in accordance with Section 11.02, then any of such Disputing Members may submit such Dispute to the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, in the event that such Court does not have jurisdiction over the subject matter of such dispute, to another court of the State of Delaware or a U.S. federal court located in the State of Delaware (collectively, “Delaware Courts”). Each of the Members irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of, and agrees not to commence any action, suit, or proceeding relating to a Dispute except in, the Delaware Courts and hereby consents to service of process in any such Dispute by the delivery of such process to such party at the address and in the manner provided in Section 13.01. Each of the Members hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue in any Dispute in the Delaware Courts and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any action, suit, or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. EACH MEMBER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, suit, OR PROCEEDING arising out of, relating to or otherwise WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT or any transaction contemplated hereby.
COUNTY RIGHTS a. All County rights and functions, except those which are expressly abridged by this Agreement, shall remain vested with the County.
b. The rights of the County, include, but are not limited to, the exclusive right to determine the mission of its constituent departments, commissions and boards; set standards of service; determine the procedures and standards of selection for employment and promotion; train, direct and assign its employees; take disciplinary action; relieve its employees from duty because of lack of work or for other legitimate reasons; maintain the efficiency of County operations; determine the methods, means and personnel by which County operations are to be conducted; determine the content of job classifications; take all necessary actions to carry out its mission in emergencies; and exercise complete control and discretion over its organization and the technology of performing its work. The County has the right to make reasonable rules and regulations pertaining to employees consistent with this Agreement.
c. This Agreement is not intended to, nor may it be construed to, modify the provisions of the Charter relating to civil service or personnel administration. The Civil Service Commission shall continue to exercise authority over classification of jobs and procedures and standards of selection for employment and promotion.
d. This Agreement is not intended to restrict consultation with the Union regarding matters within the right of the County to determine.
e. This provision is not subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure as set forth in Article V of this Agreement.
Governing Law; Venue; Jurisdiction This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York, without reference to principles of conflicts or choice of law thereof. Each of the parties consents to the jurisdiction of the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York in connection with any dispute arising under this Agreement and hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any objection, including any objection based on forum non conveniens. to the bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdictions. Each party hereby agrees that if another party to this Agreement obtains a judgment against it in such a proceeding, the party which obtained such judgment may enforce same by summary judgment in the courts of any country having jurisdiction over the party against whom such judgment was obtained, and each party hereby waives any defenses available to it under local law and agrees to the enforcement of such a judgment. Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to the service of process in any such proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to such party at it address set forth herein. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. Each party waives its right to a trial by jury.
Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal Proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Action or Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such Action or Proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such Proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Action or Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If any party shall commence an Action or Proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then, in addition to the obligations of the Company elsewhere in this Agreement, the prevailing party in such Action or Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the non-prevailing party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Action or Proceeding.
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and the City of Timmins A Nurse who notifies the Employer of a bereavement shall be granted a maximum of three (3) working days off without loss of regular salary for scheduled hours for a death in the Nurse's immediate family.
Arbitrator's Jurisdiction The arbitrator shall take such evidence as in his judgment is appropriate for resolution of the dispute; however, he shall confine himself to the issues for arbitration and shall have no authority to determine any other issue not so submitted which is not directly essential to reaching a determination on the dispute at hand. The arbitrator shall have no power to recommend any right or relief for any period of time prior to the effective date of the Agreement under which the grievance was initiated. In those issues wherein the grievant’s relief sought involves back pay or lost wages covering a period of an Employee’s payroll separation due to suspension or discharge, the amount of the award shall be less any unemployment compensation or interim earnings, received by the aggrieved Employee. Second jobs or sources of income which the Employee received while under employment will not be considered interim income and will not be deducted when awarding lost wages or back pay. The decision of the arbitrator shall be submitted in writing to the parties within thirty (30) calendar days of the hearing’s conclusion unless the deadline is mutually extended by the parties. The decision and award of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the Union, its members, the aggrieved Employee(s) and the CITY. With respect to grievances involving misapplication or misinterpretation of this Agreement, the grievance and arbitration procedure contained in this Article shall be the sole and exclusive remedy available to employees, and the parties hereto as this procedure is intended to supersede all conflicting provisions of the Ohio Revised Code regarding any and all matters subject to the grievance procedures of this Contract or otherwise made subject to this Agreement. With respect to grievances involving disciplinary suspensions, demotions or dismissals the election of remedies, as set forth above, shall be mutually exclusive. Choice of binding arbitration shall thereafter preclude appeal to Civil Service or to Court. Appeal to Civil Service shall preclude access to binding arbitration. With respect to cases of suspension, demotion and discharge, the arbitrator shall decide:
Applicable Law; Forum, Venue and Jurisdiction (a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law.
(b) Each of the Partners and each Person holding any beneficial interest in the Partnership (whether through a broker, dealer, bank, trust company or clearing corporation or an agent of any of the foregoing or otherwise):
(i) irrevocably agrees that any claims, suits, actions or proceedings (A) arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement (including any claims, suits or actions to interpret, apply or enforce the provisions of this Agreement or the duties, obligations or liabilities among Partners or of Partners to the Partnership, or the rights or powers of, or restrictions on, the Partners or the Partnership), (B) brought in a derivative manner on behalf of the Partnership, (C) asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer, or other employee of the Partnership or the General Partner, or owed by the General Partner, to the Partnership or the Partners, (D) asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware Act or (E) asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine shall be exclusively brought in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, in each case regardless of whether such claims, suits, actions or proceedings sound in contract, tort, fraud or otherwise, are based on common law, statutory, equitable, legal or other grounds, or are derivative or direct claims;
(ii) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in connection with any such claim, suit, action or proceeding;
(iii) agrees not to, and waives any right to, assert in any such claim, suit, action or proceeding that (A) it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or of any other court to which proceedings in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware may be appealed, (B) such claim, suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, or (C) the venue of such claim, suit, action or proceeding is improper;
(iv) expressly waives any requirement for the posting of a bond by a party bringing such claim, suit, action or proceeding; and
(v) consents to process being served in any such claim, suit, action or proceeding by mailing, certified mail, return receipt requested, a copy thereof to such party at the address in effect for notices hereunder, and agrees that such services shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof; provided, nothing in clause (v) hereof shall affect or limit any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
County Obligations 2 A. ADMINISTRATOR shall provide oversight of the MSN Program, including appropriate 3 program administration, coordination, planning, evaluation, financial and contract monitoring, public 4 information and referral, standards assurance, and review and analysis of data gathered and reported. 5 Any administrative duty or obligation to be performed pursuant to thethis Agreement on a weekend or 6 holiday may be performed on the next regular business day.
7 B. ADMINISTRATOR shall establish, either directly and/or through subcontract(s), a Care 8 Coordination Unit (CCU) which shall:
9 1. Coordinate and make arrangements for the medical needs and care of MSN Enrollees. The 10 CCU shall not be responsible for the coordination of the social services needs of such patients.
11 2. Perform concurrent and retrospective utilization review of the medical appropriateness, 12 level of care, and utilization of all services provided to MSN Patients by All Providers. The parties 13 understand that the CCU shall use the latest available version of the Milliman Continuum of Care 14 Criteria, or other appropriate criteria as approved by ADMINISTRATOR, as its guideline for such 15 utilization review. ADMINISTRATOR acknowledges that CONTRACTOR may use Interqual criteria 16 for similar purposes within its own operations and with this understanding:
17 a. Prior to recommendation of any adjustment in the level of care or denial of any 18 inpatient day provided by CONTRACTOR that does not meet continuum of care criteria used by the 19 CCU, the CCU shall notify CONTRACTOR of a pending recommendation within two (2) business days 20 of such determination.
21 b. CONTRACTOR shall have the opportunity to provide written justification, within two 22 (2) business days after receiving written notice of recommendation, to the CCU which justification may 23 include the application of Interqual criteria and/or other supporting information, as CONTRACTOR 24 deems necessary.
25 c. If the CCU subsequently recommends the adjustment and/or denial of the inpatient day, 26 CONTRACTOR shall have the right to appeal the decision to the Medical Policy Committee, as 27 established by ADMINISTRATOR.
28 d. Intermediary shall reimburse hospital based on the determination of the CCU or 29 Medical Policy Committee as appropriate.
30 3. Communicate with CONTRACTOR regarding diversions, patient transfers, admissions, and 31 discharge planning.
32 4. Assist in coordinating the transitions of MSN Patients to appropriate outpatient care, lower 33 levels of care or other needed services through COUNTY contracted providers for skilled nursing 34 facilities, durable medical equipment, pharmacy services and home health care.
35 C. When needed services are not available through any Contracting Hospital, ADMINISTRATOR 36 may negotiate separate Letters of Agreement with rates appropriate for securing care for the provision of 37 // 1 such services with other Contracting Hospitals, or Non-Contract Hospitals, including those that may not 2 be located in Orange County.
3 D. If an MSN Enrollee requires acute psychiatric care, ADMINISTRATOR will make every 4 reasonable best effort to facilitate the transfer of the MSN Enrollee to a hospital or health care facility 5 that is operated by or has contracted with COUNTY to provide such acute psychiatric treatment.
6 E. Except as provided herein with respect to discrimination of care to MSN Patients, COUNTY 7 shall neither have, nor exercise, any control or direction over the methods by which CONTRACTOR 8 shall perform its obligations under thethis Agreement. The standards of medical care and professional 9 duties of CONTRACTOR’s employees providing Hospital Services under thethis Agreement shall be 10 determined, as applicable, by CONTRACTOR’s Board of Directors and the standards of care in the 11 community in which CONTRACTOR is located and all applicable provisions of law and other rules and 12 regulations of any and all governmental authorities relating to licensure and regulation of COUNTY Obligations Paragraph of this Exhibit A to the Agreement. F. CONTRACTOR and ADMINISTRATOR may mutually agree, in writing, to modify the 13 CONTRACTOR. 14
