Retirement Committee. (a) The parties hereby jointly establish a Retirement Benefits Committee for the purpose of reviewing retirement issues. The Committee shall consist of 4 members appointed by the County, and 4 members appointed by the Union. Either party may remove or replace its appointees at any time. The Chair of the Committee will rotate each January 1 from a County designee to a Union designee and vice versa each July 1. The initial Chair shall be a County designee. The purposes and functions of the Retirement Benefits Committee shall be to review existing employee benefits and their provisions and make findings and/or recommendations to the parties regarding changes in retirement benefits. The Committee shall meet not less than once every 2 months. A quorum for conducting business shall consist of at least 3 members appointed by each party. (b) If the parties are unable to agree on the implementation of any recommendation, the appropriate statutory provisions concerning bargaining and impasse may be used only by joint agreement, in order to resolve the dispute. Absent such agreement, either party may present proposals on any recommendation consistent with Section 33-108(a) of the County Collective Bargaining Law. In the event the Employer reaches agreement with any other certified bargaining representatives on any recommendation, such agreements shall not be binding on this bargaining unit.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
