Common use of Negotiations Ground Rules Clause in Contracts

Negotiations Ground Rules. 1. All negotiations shall occur in open session unless otherwise mutually agreed upon. 2. Each negotiations team shall be limited to not more than five (5) persons, including consultants, in attendance at negotiations sessions at any one time. 3. At negotiations sessions, no video recording shall be permitted. If either side opts to make an electronic recording or a verbatim transcription of the session, it shall make such transcription or recording available to the other side. Half the expense of producing the recording or transcription may be charged for providing a copy. 4. During the course of negotiations sessions, any items tentatively agreed upon shall be written and shall be signed and dated by the spokesperson for each negotiations team. 5. Alterations of the negotiations schedule, if any, shall be mutually agreed upon by the negotiations teams. 6. Each negotiations team, upon written request, shall promptly make available to the other specific items of public information in their possession pertinent to the negotiations process. The first one hundred (100) sheets of material shall be provided at no charge; thereafter the requesting party shall pay twenty-five ($0.25) cents per sheet. Documents routinely reproduced in multiple copies, of which extra copies are available, shall be provided at no cost and shall not count towards the one hundred (100) free copies. 7. Negotiations sessions shall normally take place during but not limited to, normal working hours. The Board shall grant compensated negotiations leave to two (2) teachers for attendance at negotiations sessions (plus necessary travel time) for the duration of negotiations. The Association shall be entitled to thirty (30) additional days of negotiations leave for reimbursement of substitute teachers' salaries. The Superintendent shall be notified not less than one (1) working day in advance as to which teacher(s) shall be on leave. 8. Either negotiations team may call for a caucus at any time during negotiations sessions.

Negotiations Ground Rules. 1. All negotiations shall occur in open session unless otherwise mutually agreed upon. 2. Each negotiations team shall be limited to not more than five (5) persons, including consultants, in attendance at negotiations sessions at any one time. 3. At negotiations sessions, no video recording shall be permitted. If either side opts to make an electronic recording or a verbatim transcription of the session, it shall make such transcription or recording available to the other side. Half the expense of producing the recording or transcription may be charged for providing a copy. 4. During the course of negotiations sessions, any items tentatively agreed upon shall be written and shall be signed and dated by the spokesperson for each negotiations team. 5. Alterations of the negotiations schedule, if any, shall be mutually agreed upon by the negotiations teams. 6. Each negotiations team, upon written request, shall promptly make available to the other specific items of public information in their possession pertinent to the negotiations process. The first one hundred (100) sheets of material shall be provided at no charge; thereafter the requesting party shall pay twenty-five ($0.25) cents per sheet. Documents routinely reproduced in multiple copies, of which extra copies are available, shall be provided at no cost and shall not count towards the one hundred (100) free copies. 7. Negotiations sessions shall normally take place during but not limited to, normal working hours. The Board shall grant compensated negotiations leave to two (2) teachers for attendance at negotiations sessions (plus necessary travel time) for the duration of negotiations. The Association shall be entitled to thirty (30) additional addi- tional days of negotiations leave for reimbursement of substitute teachers' salaries. The Superintendent shall be notified not less than one (1) working day in advance as to which teacher(s) shall be on leave. 8. Either negotiations team may call for a caucus at any time during negotiations sessions.

Negotiations Ground Rules. 1. All negotiations shall occur in open session unless otherwise mutually agreed upon. 2. Each negotiations team shall be limited to not more than five (5) persons, including consultants, in attendance at negotiations sessions at any one time. 3. At negotiations sessions, no video recording shall be permitted. If either side opts to make an electronic recording or a verbatim transcription of the session, it shall make such transcription or recording available to the other side. Half the expense of producing the recording or transcription may be charged for providing a copy. 4. During the course of negotiations sessions, any items tentatively agreed upon shall be written and shall be signed and dated by the spokesperson for each negotiations team. 5. Alterations of the negotiations schedule, if any, shall be mutually agreed upon by the negotiations teams. 6. Each negotiations team, upon written request, shall promptly make available to the other specific items of public information in their possession pertinent to the negotiations process. The first one hundred (100) sheets of material shall be provided at no charge; thereafter the requesting party shall pay twenty-five ($0.25) cents per sheet. Documents routinely reproduced in multiple copies, of which extra copies are available, shall be provided at no cost and shall not count towards the one hundred (100) free copies. 7. Negotiations sessions shall normally take place during but not limited to, normal working hours. The Board shall grant compensated negotiations leave to two (2) teachers for attendance at negotiations sessions (plus necessary travel time) for the duration of negotiations. The Association shall be entitled to thirty (30) additional days of negotiations leave for reimbursement xxxx- bursement of substitute teachers' salaries. The Superintendent shall be notified not less than one (1) working day in advance as to which teacher(s) shall be on leave. 8. Either negotiations team may call for a caucus at any time during negotiations sessions.