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-2- Sectto. 197.O.3 Rlgl~Ln o£ City I~mployee:J City eml, loy~'cs shall have the rb;ht of. sel£-orga, izacion, to form and join associations for representation purposes, to join, £orm and a££illatc with employee organizations of their o~ ctwosing, and shall have the right to be represented by such representatives or employee organizations of their o~m choice in con£crences, meetings, and' negotiations' with officers, agents, representatives and employees of ~he city on matters affecting their employment. Section 157~04 Collccti~e Bargaining P~°cedure (a) By December 15th of each year, City employees in an appro- priate unit directly, or through an employee organization, where such organization exists, or duly authorized representatives shall submit a "List of Requests" relating to changes sought for the following year in wages and conditions of employment to the Chairman of the Finance Cormnittee of the Council. (b) Whenever a "List of Requests" has 'been submitted to the Finance Co~aittee as outlined in paragraph (a) above~ the Committee through its Chairman or designated representative shall respond to such requests by January 15th of each year. The Chairman shall then schedule the first bar~ainin~ session within ten ,{10~ days there- after. (¢) In the event the representatives of the City and the employee organization involved are unable to reach an agreement by February 15 oneor both may advise the Mayor and the President of City Council in writing of the failure to reach an.agreement and request fact-find- ~g. 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. No person shall be eti~ible to serve on the fact- ~tndin8 authority if he is or has been an employee of the City or the employee organization? or if he has-participated in negotiations on the issues under consideration or has been involved in any way ~irectly or indirectly in preparation of such issues. The two designated members shall meet within five (5) days of ther designa- tion and shall attempt to agree upon an impartial third person as chairman-of the fact-finding authority%. They shall jointly serve imwriting upon the Mayor and the President of City Council the mame of the chairman so selected.- In the event they are unable to agree upon an impartial chariman, they shall jointly or separately request a panel of five (5) names from the American Arbitration Association~ who~ upon inquiry~ have indicated availability to' meet as a member of the fact-findin~ authority within ten (10) days of selection. The representatives of the City and employee organization involved will alternately strike names from the list ~til one (1) name remains. The individual whose name remains shall be selected as the chairman of the fact-findinz authority ,unless for any reason he ~ivessubsequent notice that he will be unable to meet within ten (.fO,) days. In that cvcnt~ the fourth name stricken shall be chosen. Fees chart'.ed bv members of the fact-findinq authority and any other costs involved shall be divided equally between the City and the employee ori,.anization.