Common use of Negotiations Meetings Clause in Contracts

Negotiations Meetings. (a) The first negotiation session shall be held within (15) calendar days of the date the initial request of intent to bargain was received. (b) The first item of business will be the exchanging by both parties of negotiation proposals, written and in language suitable for inclusion in any final agreement. These initial negotiation proposals shall clearly note what current contract language has been modified or deleted and what new language has been added. Initial negotiations proposals shall enumerate articles the same way as in the current contract; shall leave an article out of the proposal package if there are no changes, additions or deletions to it; shall place all new articles at the end of the proposal package; and shall preserve the enumeration of provisions/sections within an article, as much as feasible. Once the parties have exchanged their fully written proposals, no new proposals may be introduced for consideration during the course of negotiations without the mutual consent of the parties. All tentative agreements reached by the parties shall be initialed by both parties. Once a tentative agreement is reached, no further discussion shall take place on the issue unless by mutual agreement. (c) All subsequent negotiation sessions shall be scheduled by the negotiating teams. A negotiating meeting shall not adjourn until a date, time, and place for the next session has been established. Meetings shall be scheduled with the least interruption of work/class schedules. All meetings, including mediation, shall be in executive session unless otherwise mutually agreed upon by both parties in writing.