NEGOTIATING PROCEDURES 4.01 A request for professional negotiations shall be submitted in writing by the SHTA to the Board or its designated representative or by the Board’s designated representative to SHTA before April 1 of the year (approximately 90 calendar days) of the expiration of the existing Agreement. A copy of the notice shall be filed with the State Employment Relations Board. A mutually convenient meeting shall be held by April 15th in which both parties shall exchange negotiation packages which shall include additions to, deletions from or revisions of the existing agreement. No new items shall be introduced for negotiations during said negotiations except what may be mutually agreed upon by both negotiation teams.
NEGOTIATIONS PROCEDURES Section 1. Negotiations shall commence pursuant to Article 4 of this Agreement and the Parties will structure their Agreement per the four (4) Agency groups set forth below: HUMAN SERVICES: Department of Human Services-Oregon Health Authority, Employment Department; INSTITUTIONS: Oregon Youth Authority (Youth Correctional Facilities), Oregon Health Authority Institutions: Oregon State Hospital (OSH), Pendleton State-Delivered Secure Residential Treatment Facility (Pendleton Cottage), OYA Administration and Field Services; ODOT: Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), Forestry, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD), Oregon Department of Aviation (ODOA), Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW), Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI), Department of Agriculture, Water Resources Department, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board; SPECIAL AGENCIES: Justice, Revenue, Higher Education Coordinating Commission, Workers’ Compensation Board, Department of Consumer & Business Services (DCBS), Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI), Veterans’ Affairs, Board of Nursing, Oregon Medical Board, Board of Dentistry, Board of Pharmacy, Mortuary and Cemetery Board, Oregon Mental Health Regulatory Agency, Board of Medical Imaging, Board of Massage Therapists, Occupational Therapy Licensing Board, Board of Examiners for Speech Pathology & Audiology, Board of Naturopathic Medicine, Education, Library, Treasury, Commission for the Blind, Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), Special Schools, State Scholarship, Department of Administrative Services, Oregon Housing & Community Services (OHCS), Oregon State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying (OSBEELS), and Teachers Standards and Practices Commission.
PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING NEGOTIATIONS Either party may request negotiations for a successor Agreement by issuing a notice to negotiate to the other party between one hundred twenty (120) and ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of this Agreement. The State Employment Relations Board will also be notified of the intent to open negotiations at this time. Within fifteen (15) days of receipt of said notice, representatives of the parties shall meet and submit proposals for the successor Agreement. Said proposals shall be comprehensive in nature and no additional issues shall be introduced after the first session without mutual agreement. Subsequent bargaining sessions shall be set at times and dates as are mutually agreed to by the teams. Negotiation teams will be limited to five (5) members each. Both sides may agree to change this size by mutual agreement. Negotiation sessions shall be conducted in executive session; however, this does not prohibit the flow of information to either party’s constituency. The style of bargaining shall be mutually decided by the parties prior to negotiations. Upon request of either bargaining team, a bargaining session may be recessed to permit a caucus. When negotiations are conducted during regular school hours, release time shall be provided for the Association’s bargaining team. (Reference: Article 18) There shall be three (3) signed copies of the final agreement. One (1) copy shall be retained by the Board, one (1) by the Association, and one (1) shall be submitted to the State Employment Relations Board. As tentative agreement is reached on each issue, it shall be so noted and initialed by each party. When consensus is reached covering the areas under discussion, the proposed Agreement shall be reduced to writing as a tentative agreement and submitted to the Association and the Board for approval. Following approval by the Association and Board, a contract shall be entered into by both parties. The Association and the Board agree to abide by the terms of the Agreement. The final Agreement, as adopted by the Board and ratified by the Association, will be printed and presented within thirty (30) days. The cost of such printing, including labor and material shall be borne by the Board In the event an agreement is not reached after forty-five (45) days from the first bargaining session, either of the parties shall have the option of requesting the assistance of a federal mediator under the guidelines of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. In the event that the services of a mediator are called upon, the mediation process will last twenty-one
NEGOTIATING PROCEDURE The Board agrees to make available to the Association when available to the Board information concerning the financial resources of the District, including but not limited to: annual financial reports and audits; register of Certificated personnel; tentative budgetary requirements and allocations; agendas and minutes of Board meetings; census data; names and addresses of all certificated employees; and public information available to the Board that will assist the Association in developing intelligent, accurate, informed, and constructive programs on behalf of certificated employees and their students. The District and the Association agree to meet prior to the setting of the district budget for the ensuing year in order to provide the Association with an opportunity to provide input on budgeting priorities.
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NEGOTIATION PROCEDURES A. It is contemplated that matters not specifically covered by this agreement but of common concern to the parties shall be subject to professional negotiations between them from time to time during the period of this agreement, upon request by either party to the other. The parties undertake to cooperate in arranging meetings within 30 days of receipt of notice, setting forth generally the subject not specifically covered, selecting representatives for such discussions, furnishing necessary information and otherwise constructively considering and resolving any such matters.
Hiring Procedures Nothing contained in this Article 4 shall impair any of the rights of the Employer to hire new or additional employees to meet the employment needs of the Employer, in accordance with the terms and provisions of this collective bargaining Agreement or to meet the obligations of the Employer under Article 2, Section H of this Agreement or to take affirmative steps to comply with any requirements under any applicable Federal or State law prohibiting discrimination in employment.
Annual Negotiations Negotiations will be conducted each year according to the ground rules as mutually agreed upon prior to negotiations. Ground Rules (see APPENDIX F - GROUND RULES) used at the previous year's sessions will serve as the basis for discussing any changes before adopting ground rules for the current negotiating sessions. Such ground rules mutually agreed upon shall assist in the orderly process for negotiations.
COVID-19 Protocols Contractor will abide by all applicable COVID-19 protocols set forth in the District’s Reopening and COVID-19 Mitigation Plan and the safety guidelines for COVID-19 prevention established by the California Department of Public Health and the Ventura County Department of Public Health.
Drug Testing Procedures a. The testing procedures and safeguards provided in this policy shall be adhered to by any laboratory personnel administering departmental drug tests.
