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' 07=Dec-1994 D R A F T T H R E E concerning wage 'rates, fringe benefits, pensions or other retirement benefits, and working conditions. 16.2 The City may negotiate and enter into a collective bargaining agreement with its employees in accordance with state law. The City shall not enter collective bargaining agreements with respect to inherent management rights, which include but are not limited to such areas of discretion or policy as the functions of the employer, standards of services or its overall budget. The City, however, may bargain collectively with regard to policy matters directly affecting wages, hours and terms and conditions of employment, as well as the impact thereon, upon request by employee representatives. 16.3 The Authority shall not be responsible for the reimbursement of costs attributable directly or indirectly to any wage rates, fringe benefit, pensions or other retirement benefits or working conditions, the level of which .would exceed the rates, benefits and working conditions, respectively, then available to the Authority's transit personnel. If the City is ordered by the State Employee Relations Board or any other federal or state agency or court of competent jurisdiction to grant its transit employees any wage rates, fringe benefits., pensions, or other retirement benefits or working conditions the level of which exceeds the level of those available to the Authority's transit personnel, the additional direct or indirect costs of the excess wage rates, fringe benefits, pensions or working conditions exceeding those available to the Authority's personnel shall not be reimbursed by the Authority. 16.4 The City agrees to indemnify, defend. and hold the Authority harmless from any obligation of the Authority to employees of the City'.s Public Transporta- tion Department (North Olmsted Municipal Bus Line) for wage rates, fringe -19-