Responsibility and Bargaining Procedures. The District and the BEA recognize that under this Agreement each has a responsibility for the welfare and security of the employees. Agreements reached between authorized negotiators for the BEA and the District shall become effective only when appropriately ratified by the BEA and the Board of Directors of the District. The parties acknowledge that during the negotiations resulting in this Agreement, each had the unlimited right and opportunity to make demands and proposals with respect to any and all subjects or matters not removed by law from the area of collective bargaining and that the understandings and agreements arrived at by the parties after exercise of that right and opportunity are set forth in this Agreement. This Agreement shall supersede any rules, regulations, policies, resolutions, or practices of the District which shall be contrary to or inconsistent with its terms. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and concludes collective bargaining for its term; subject only to a desire by both parties to agree to amendments or modifications at any time. During its term, there may be agreement between the parties that this contract needs amendment or modification. In the event that both parties agree that amendment or modification is needed, collective bargaining will commence on said subjects using a facilitated Interest Based Strategies process when possible. In any bargaining between the BEA and the District, neither party shall have any control over the selection of the bargaining representatives of the other party. During such bargaining, the parties pledge that representatives selected by each shall have all necessary power to make proposals, consider proposals, and modify positions during the course of bargaining subject only to ultimate ratification by the governing bodies of each party.
