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 e...
PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING NEGOTIATIONS. A. Negotiating Teams
PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING NEGOTIATIONS. A. Negotiating Teams: The Board, or the designated representatives of the Board, will meet with representatives designated by OAPSE for the purpose of discussing and reaching agreements. All negotiations shall be conducted exclusively between said teams. The Board’s negotiating team and OAPSE’s negotiating team will be limited to no more than five (5) members and one (1) chief spokesperson. Neither party shall have control over the selection of the other party’s team members. While no final Agreement shall be executed without ratification by OAPSE and adoption by the Board, the negotiation teams will have the authority to make proposals, consider proposals, and determine items acceptable to both parties’ negotiating teams.
B. Up to three (3) consultants may be used by each party in any of the negotiation meetings in an advisory capacity. Consultants will not be permitted to enter into discussions unless both parties agree to permit them to address the teams.
C. The expense of such consultants shall be borne by the party requesting or hiring them.
D. Necessary clerical assistance may be provided, if both parties agree, and if such is the case the cost will be shared equally by the Board and OAPSE.
PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING NEGOTIATIONS. A. Pursuant to Sections 4117.14(C) and 4117.14(E) of the Ohio Revised Code, the parties have established the following mutually agreed upon negotiations and dispute resolution procedures which supersede the procedures listed in Section 4117.14(C)(2)-(6) and any other procedures to the contrary, but it does not waive the Association's rights under 4117.14(D)(2).
PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING NEGOTIATIONS. A. Negotiating Teams - The Board, or designated representative(s) of the Board, will meet with representatives designated by the Association for the purpose of discussion and reaching mutually satisfactory agreements. (Unless mutually agreed upon, there shall be no more than 6 persons on the OAPSE team comprised of the OAPSE president and a person from each of the major classifications. ) All negotiations shall be conducted exclusively between said teams. The parties may call upon professional and lay consultants to assist in all negotiations. The expense of such consultants shall be borne by the party requesting them.
PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING NEGOTIATIONS. The Board, or the designated representative of the Board, will meet with the representative designated by the Local for the purpose of discussing and reaching agreements. All negotiations shall be conducted exclusively between said teams. The Board's negotiating team and the Local's negotiating team will be limited to eight (8) members each. Neither party shall have control over the selection of the other party's team members. While no final agreement shall be executed without ratification by the Local and adoption by the Board, the negotiating teams will have the authority to make proposals, consider proposals and determine items acceptable to both parties involved in negotiations. Field Representatives of the Local shall be included in the Local's eight (8) member negotiating team.
PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING NEGOTIATIONS. A. Negotiating Teams. Designated representative(s) of the Board will meet with representatives designated by the Association for the purpose of discussion and reaching mutually satisfactory agreements on wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.
PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING NEGOTIATIONS. A. “Good Faith” Negotiations Good faith involves coming to the negotiating table with the intention of negotiating, not of dogmatically pursuing preconceived stands. Good faith requires that the Association and the Board be willing to react to each other’s proposals. If a proposal is unacceptable to one of the parties, that party is obligated to give its reasons. Good faith requires both parties to recognize negotiations as a shared process.
PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING NEGOTIATIONS. A. Negotiations Teams The Board, or designated representative(s) of the Board, will meet with representatives designated by the Association for the purpose of discussion and reaching a mutually satisfactory agreement. All negotiations shall be conducted exclusively between said teams. If an Interest-Based Bargaining (IBB) method is not used, each negotiating team shall be limited to five (5) members, one of whom will be designated the spokesperson for their respective team. Either side may choose to have an Attomey/Consultant at the table and designated as spokesperson. While no final agreement shall be executed without ratification by the Association and the Board, the parties mutually pledge that their representative shall be clothed with all the necessary power and authority to make proposals, consider proposals and make concessions in the course of negotiations.
B. Submission of Issues/Quesrions Issues/Questions proposed for negotiations will be submitted in writing by the Association to the Superintendent or his/her designated representative, and by the Superintendent to the Association President, on or before December 15 of the last year of the contract. A mutually convenient meeting date shall be set and negotiations shall begin no later than January 15, unless both parties agree to a later date. Prior to beginning the negotiations, the Superintendent, or his/her designated representatives, and the representatives of the Association shall cooperatively develop and adopt an agenda listing those issues that shall be negotiated. Upon adoption of said agenda, no issues shall be added to the agenda for negotiations without the mutual consent of the Superintendent, or his/her designated representatives, and the representative of the Association.
PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING NEGOTIATIONS. Negotiating Teams The Superintendent of Schools or other designated representative(s) of the District will meet with representative(s) of the Organization or its designated representative(s) for the purpose of discussion and reaching mutually satisfactory agreements.
