Team Authority. Neither party in any negotiations shall have control over the selection of the negotiating representatives of the other party. The parties mutually pledge that their representatives shall be clothed with all necessary power and authority to make proposals, consider proposals and make counter proposals in the course of negotiations. The full Board of Education retains the authority to ratify any agreement reached during negotiations.
Team Authority. The Board and the M.A.A. each will authorize a negotiating committee to enter into discussions with the other concerning the negotiation of a successor contract. The Board reserves to itself the final and ultimate authority to adopt by a majority vote at a public meeting any tentative agreement to a successor contract reached by the above designated committee and the M.A.A. Similarly, the M.A.A. reserves to itself the final right to ratify at a meeting of its full membership any tentative agreement to a successor contract reached by the above designated committee and the Board. The position of the Board and the M.A.A. in this matter is based upon their understanding of, and their obligations under, Chapter 303, Public Law of l968 and Chapter l23, Public Law of l974.
Team Authority. Neither party in any negotiations shall have any control over the selection of the negotiating representatives of the other party. The parties mutually pledge that their representatives shall be authorized to make proposals, consider proposals and make counterproposals in the course of negotiations, and to reach a tentative agreement subject to ratification by the Trenton Administrators and Supervisors Association (TASA) and the Trenton Board of Education.
