Common use of Effect of Agreement on Civil Service Rules Clause in Contracts

Effect of Agreement on Civil Service Rules. The parties recognize that this Agreement is subject to the Rules of the Civil Service Commission and the Civil Service Compensation Plan. The parties therefore adopt and incorporate herein such Rules and implementing documents and provisions of the Compensation Plan as they existed on the effective date of this Agreement which address wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment that are mandatory subjects of bargaining as defined by the Civil Service Rules and Regulations, provided that the subject matter of such Rules and Compensation Plan is not covered in this Agreement. If the subject matter of any such Rule or provision of the Compensation Plan regarding a proper subject of bargaining is addressed in this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern entirely. Except as otherwise provided in the Civil Service Rules and Regulations, where any provision of this Agreement is in conflict with any Commission Rule or Provision of the Compensation Plan regarding a proper subject of bargaining, the parties will regard Commission approval of this Agreement, without exception, as an expression of policy by the Commission that the parties are to be governed by the provisions of this Agreement.