Negotiating Meetings. The Association and the Board pledge that their representatives shall have the power and authority to make proposals, consider proposals, and make counterproposals. All negotiations shall be conducted exclusively between the officially designated representatives. The negotiating team for the Association and the Board will not exceed six (6) members each. Either side may bring additional consultants to the table at their discretion to address specific issues.
Negotiating Meetings. Negotiating meetings shall be scheduled so as not to interfere with normal school schedules. Release time will be granted for meetings scheduled during work hours for all negotiating members.
Negotiating Meetings. Upon receipt of a written request for a meeting, either party will have five (5) days to reply to the request. Within ten (10) days after receipt of the reply, both parties involved will establish a mutually agreeable site, date and time for the meeting. The meeting shall not be scheduled, however, earlier than three and one half (3- 1/2) months prior to the termination date of any existing agreement. All days referred to herein (Article 4) shall be construed as school days so designated in the calendar adopted by the Board of Education. Once the meeting date, time and place have been established by both parties, the following procedure will be used:
Negotiating Meetings. 1. The Board and the Union shall be represented at all negotiation meetings by a team of negotiators not to exceed six (6) members each. Neither party in any negotiations shall have any control over the selection of the negotiation or bargaining representatives of the other party. The Union and the Board must ratify the final agreement. The parties mutually pledge, however, that their representatives will be clothed with all necessary power and authority to make proposals, to consider proposals, and to make concessions in the course of negotiations. All negotiations shall be conducted exclusively between said teams. In addition to said teams, each party shall be authorized to admit no more than two observers to each meeting. Such observers shall be without the right to speak or to otherwise comment to either party unless otherwise agreed.
2. Negotiating meetings shall be held in executive session at a mutually agreed upon location. In the first meeting the Union and the Board will present their written proposals giving an explanation of those proposals where clarification is requested. Except where mutually agreed upon, additional items shall not be submitted after the third meeting.
3. Upon the request of either party, negotiating meetings shall be recessed to permit the requesting party a reasonable period of time to caucus. Before the close of each meeting, the date and time for the next meeting shall be established.
Negotiating Meetings. The negotiation teams shall meet for the purpose of affecting a free exchange of facts, opinions, proposals, and counter-proposals in a sincere effort to reach mutual understanding and agreement on all matters within the scope submitted for negotiations. The Parties are obligated to deal openly and fairly with each other on all matters to conduct such negotiations in good faith. Each party is responsible for keeping their own notes.
Negotiating Meetings. All negotiating meetings will be held during regular working hours whenever possible. The employee shall receive no extra pay for meetings called after regular working hours.
Negotiating Meetings. 1. Upon written request for negotiation meeting, both parties will establish mutually agreeable site, date, and time for the meeting.
2. Once the meeting date, time and place have been established by both parties, the following procedure will be followed: complete written proposals for negotiations will be exchanged between the Board’s representatives and the Association’s representatives at the initial meeting. Subsequent meetings will be held to negotiate the proposals until a tentative agreement is reached on the proposals.
3. Each negotiation meeting will be held in closed session with only the negotiating team present. Up to two (2) observers or Consultants in addition to the assigned Labor Relations Consultant will be permitted for each team, upon agreement of both parties. D EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION The Board shall furnish the Association, and the Association shall furnish the Board, upon request, all available information pertinent to the issues under negotiations such as, financial condition of the district by the Board or comparable wages and conditions by the Association.
Negotiating Meetings a. Until all items on the agenda have been negotiated to the satisfaction of both parties, each meeting shall include a decision upon an agreed time and place for the next meeting.
b. When the Board and Association representatives have reached agreement on a proposal, it shall be reduced to writing and initialed by the chairperson of each group before the close of the session.
c. The chairperson of either group may caucus his/her group for independent discussion at any time. Caucuses will be no longer than thirty (30) minutes except by mutual agreement.
d. The chairperson of either group may call a recess when it appears no more meaningful discussion can be accomplished. Such recesses should be of reasonable length as mutually agreed upon by both parties. In absence of mutual agreement, such recesses shall not exceed forty-eight (48) hours.
Negotiating Meetings. A. Within twenty (20) working days after receipt of a written request for a negotiations meeting, the parties shall establish a mutually agreeable site, date and time for such meeting.
B. Once the date, time and place of the meeting has been established, the following procedure will be used:
1. At first negotiations session, each party will have an opportunity to present its written proposals and give an explanation. After the first session, no items shall be added for negotiations without the mutual consent of the teams.
2. Subsequent negotiations/meetings shall be scheduled until tentative agreement is reached or impasse declared.
C. Negotiations shall be conducted after regular working hours. Provided, however, if the Board’s team insists on a negotiations/meeting during the regular work hours of a majority of the Union’s team members, such members shall be released from school duties to attend negotiating meetings. Such meetings shall be scheduled so as not to interfere with normal school schedules whenever possible. The employee members of the negotiating committee will be paid by the Board for time spent in negotiations but only for straight time hours they would have otherwise worked.
Negotiating Meetings. When negotiations are conducted during regular school hours, the Association's negotiating team, not to exceed five (5) employees, shall be released from their teaching assignments, provided there shall be no requirements to schedule negotiations during school time on more than half of the days on which negotiations are held. As used herein, "days" means employee work days. Employees serving as resource consultants to the Association's negotiating team, not to exceed two (2) in number, may be excused with pay from their regular assignment to participate in negotiations held during school time.
