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 Annapolis
 Code of Ordinances
 Title 3. HUMAN RESOURCES
 Chapter 3.32. EMPLOYEE-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS

  § 3.32.060. Negotiations.  

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  • A.

    Upon recognition of an employee organization as the exclusive representative of the employees in an appropriate unit, the employer and the employee organization shall have the duty, through appropriate officials or their representatives, to negotiate collectively and in good faith with respect to the terms and conditions of employment of employees in the unit. To negotiate with each other in good faith shall mean that each party shall keep the other informed on all matters within the scope of the representation and give reasonable written notice of any action proposed to be taken.

    B.

    Negotiations with an employee organization which has been accorded exclusive recognition may be conducted during the duty hours of the employee organization representatives involved in the negotiations, if they are employees within the appropriate unit, provided their attendance does not interfere seriously with the normal operations of the City and upon notice to their supervisor.

    C.

    The City Manager shall act as the City's primary representative for the purpose of conducting any negotiations or other relationships between any recognized employee organization and the City government.

    D.

    The parties shall begin negotiations not later than October prior to the beginning of the effective fiscal year. When the parties reach agreement, they shall prepare a written memorandum of such agreement and submit it to the City Council for its ratification or rejection. To have the results of any agreement considered by the City Council, that agreement must conform to the City's fiscal year or years and be submitted to the Mayor by the third Monday of March so as to allow the financial impact of any negotiations to be included in the Mayor's annual budget submission under Section 6.16.010. However, any agreement governing the relationship between the City and any recognized employee organization shall be entered into consistent with provisions of this section and all other applicable laws or ordinances of the City. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between a collective bargaining agreement entered into between the City and a recognized employee organization and any Federal, State or City law, the provisions of the Federal, State or City law shall prevail.

    (Ord. O-16-08 Amended § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. O-53-98 § 1 (part); prior code § 7-24(f))

(Ord. No. O-12-16 Amended, § I, 5-23-2016; Ord. No. O-3-17, § I, 3-17-2017)