Common use of Negotiations Process Clause in Contracts

Negotiations Process. a. Upon the request of either party, a negotiations meeting shall be recessed to permit the requesting party an opportunity to caucus. The caucus shall be restricted to a maximum of thirty (30) minutes unless both parties agree to an extension. b. Requests for information from either team during negotiations shall be made through the respective negotiations representatives. c. As negotiations items receive tentative agreement, they shall be reduced to writing and initialed by the chair of each party. Each party may determine the number of matters included in an "item". d. When an Agreement is reached on all issues proposed, each party's negotiations representatives shall respectively urge and recommend the adoption of such Agreement, which shall be reduced to writing and submitted to the Association membership for approval. If approved, the Agreement shall be submitted to the Board for approval at the next regular or special meeting of the Board. When approved by the Association and the Board, the Agreement shall become a binding collective bargaining Agreement between the Association and the Board and shall supersede any Board policy, rule, or regulations that may conflict with any term or condition of the Agreement. e. Approval by either the Board or the Association occurs when a majority (50% + 1) of the members of each of the parties present and voting votes in favor of the Agreement. Otherwise the tentative Agreement is rejected. f. The Board and the Association may admit observers to negotiations meetings. Observers are to retain the confidentiality of the negotiations process. Each party may have up to three (3) observers attend negotiations meetings. The Board observers are restricted to present/elected Board members and supervisors as defined in Article I above. The Association observers are restricted to members of its bargaining unit as defined in Article I above.

Negotiations Process. a. Upon the request of either party, a negotiations meeting shall be recessed to permit the requesting party an opportunity to caucus. The caucus shall be restricted to a maximum of thirty (30) minutes unless both parties agree to an extension. b. Requests for information from either team during negotiations shall be made through the respective negotiations representatives. c. As negotiations items receive tentative agreement, they shall be reduced to writing and initialed by the chair of each party. Each party may determine the number of matters included in an "item". d. When an Agreement is reached on all issues proposed, each party's negotiations representatives shall respectively urge and recommend the adoption of such Agreement, which shall be reduced to writing and submitted to the Association membership for approval. If approved, the Agreement shall be submitted to the Board for approval at the next regular or special meeting of the Board. When approved by the Association and the Board, the Agreement shall become a binding collective bargaining Agreement between the Association and the Board and shall supersede any Board policy, rule, or regulations that may conflict with any term or condition of the Agreement. e. Approval by either the Board or the Association occurs when a majority (50% + + 1) of the members of each of the parties present and voting votes in favor of the Agreement. Otherwise the tentative Agreement is rejected. f. The Board and the Association may admit observers to negotiations meetings. Observers are to retain the confidentiality of the negotiations process. Each party may have up to three (3) observers attend negotiations meetings. The Board observers are restricted to present/elected Board members and supervisors as defined in Article I above. The Association observers are restricted to members of its bargaining unit as defined in Article I above.