74-69 Amend 157.04 (b), (c) & (d) - Collective Bargaining

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ORDINANCE NO. 74-69 BY: Messrs. Gaydos, Graber, Huffman, Kelley, Usher, Ward, Wendling AN EMERGENCY ORDIN~MCE to amend sub-paragraphs "b", "c" and "d"of Section 157.04 of the Administrative Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood relating to Collective Bargaining Procedure. WHEREAS, This ordinance constitutes an emergency measure providing for the immediate preservation of the public health, safety and welfare and for the usual daily operation of municipal departments; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That sub-paragraphs "b", "c" and "d" of Section 157.04 of the Administrative Code, now reading as follows: Section 157.04 Collective Bargaining Procedure "(b) Whenever a "List of Requests" has been submitted to the Finance Committee as outlined in paragraph (a) abOve, the Committee through its Chairman or designated repre- sentative shall respond to such requests by January 15th of each year. (c) · In .the event the representatives of the City and the employee organization involved are unable to reach an agree- ment by February 15th, one or both may advise the Mayor and .the President of City Council in writing of the failure to reach an agreement and request fact-finding. The President of City Council shall forthwith designate one person as the City's member of a fact-finding authority and shall advise the employee organization of the name of such member. The employee organization shall forthwith designate one person as the employee member of the fact-finding authority, and shall advise the Mayor and the President of City Council in writing of the name of such member. The two designated members shall attempt to agree upon an impartial third person as chairman of the fact-finding authority. They shall jointly serve in writing upon the Mayor and President of City Council the name of the chairman so selected. In the event ~they are unable to agree upon an impartial chairman, they shall jointly or separately request a panel of five (5) names from the American Arbitration Association. The representatives of the City and the employee organization involved will alter- nately strike names from the list until one (1) name remains. The remaining name shall be the chairman of the fact-finding authority. Council shall by ordinance provide for such com- pensation and reimbursement for expenses as may be appropriate in the circumstances for members of the fact-finding authority. (d) The chairman shall convene the fact-finding authority as soon after his appointment as possible. Thereafter, the representative of the City and the employee organization involved shall submit their respective positions to the fact-finding authority for its review and recommendations. The fact-finding authority shall, within fifteen (15) days, if possible, issue in writing a fact-finding report. This report shall be served upon the respective chairmen of the negotiating committee for the City and the employee organi- zation involved, and the Mayor and the President of Council.