47-12 Repeal Chapter 157 Collective Bargaining

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with designate one person as the City's member of afact-finding authority and shall a<h~ise the unit representing City employees, or the employees' organiza- tion, whichever the case may be, of the name of such member. Such unit m' or- ganization shall forthwith designate one person as the employee member of the fact-finding authority, and shall advise the Nlaym' and the President of Council in writing of the name of such member. No person shall be eligible to serve on the fact-finding authority if he is or has been an employee of the City m the enr ployee organization, or if he has participated in negotiations on the issues under consideration or has been involved in any way directly or indirectly in prepara- tion of such issues. The hvo designated members shall meet within five days of their designation and shall attempt to agree upmi an impartial third person as chairman of the fact-finding authority. They shall jointly serve iu ~a~riting upon the Mayor' and the President of 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 names from the American Arbih'ation Asso- ciation, who, upon inquiry, have indicated availability to meet as a member of the fact-finding authority within ten days of selection. The representatives ofthe City and employee organization invoh~ed will alternately strike names from the Iist until one name remains. The individual whose name remains shall be select- ed as the chairmmt of the fact-finding authority unless for any reason he gives subsequent notice that he will be unable to meet within feu days. In that event, the fourth name stricken shall be chosen. Fees charged by members of the fact- linding authority and any other costs involved shall be divided equally behveen the City and the employee oganizatiot. (d) The chairman shall convene the fact-finding authority within ten days of his appointment. ThereaRer, the representative of the City and the employee organi- zation involved shall submit their respective positions to the fact-finding au- Ihority for its review and recommendations. The fact-finding authority shall, within fifteen days it' possible, issue in writing afact-finding report. 'this report shall be served upon the respective chairman of the negotiating committee for the City and the employee m'ganization invoh~ed, and the Mayor and the Presi- dent of Council. As soon after receipt of such report as possible, the representa- tives of the City and employee organizatimt shall meet again and seek to reach agreement. If subsequent agreement is reached, it will be submitted to Council for appropriate action. If agreement is not reached within fifteen days of the is- suance of the report (unless the pmties mutually agree to ectend the fiiieen day period), the fact-finding report shall be submitted by the President of Council, together with the respective positions of the City and employee organization in- volved, to Council tot' its decisiort. 157.05 NO S'I'RIICE Nothing in this chapter shall cmtstihrte a grant of the right to strike to employees of the City and such strikes arc prohibited. 157.06 RESCRVATION OP RIGHTS. Ciq~ officials muI deparhnent supervisors retain the right in acem'dance with ap- plicable laws and regulations: (a) 'I'o direct the work of City employees;