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AGREEMENT This Agreement is made between the City of North Olmsted (hereinafter referred to as the ("Employer"j, and the Fraternal Order ~of Police/Ohio Labor Council (hereinafter referred to as the "FOP"). The purpose of this Agreement is to provide a fair and reasonable method of enabling employees covered by this Agreement to participate, tlu•ough representation, in the establishment of terms and conditions of their employment, and to establish a peaceful procedure for the resolution of differences between the parties. ARTICLE I RECOGNITION 1.01 The Employer recognizes the FOP as the sole and exclusive bargaining representative for all full-time sworn employees of the Employer comprising two bargaining units, with. one (1) bargaining unit including all full-time patrolmen and one (1) bargaining unit including all full-time sergeants, lieutenants and captains, excluding the Chief of Police and all other employees for the purpose of collective bargaining with respect to wages, hours, terms and other conditions of employment. 1.02 Management shall not attempt to erode the bargaining units or the rights of bargaining unit employees. Except in emergency circumstances, work normally performed by bargaining unit members shall first be offered to bargaining unit members. This Article shall also apply to special duty or special assignments which result from requests by private individuals or groups for security or traffic-control. ARTICLE II NON-DISCRIMINATION 2.01 Both the Employer and the FOP recognize their respective responsibilities under the Federal and State Civil Rights Laws, Fair Employment Practices Acts, and other similar constitutional acid statutory requirements. Therefore, both the Employer and the FOP hereby reaffirm their cormnitments, legal and moral, not to discriminate in any manner relating to employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, sex or age. Furthermore, the provisions of the Agreement shall be applied equally to all employees in the bargaining unit without discrimination as to age, marital status, race, sex, religion, color, national origin or political affiliation. The FOP shall share equally with the City the responsibility for applying this provision of the Agreement. 2.02 The Employer agrees not to interfere with the rights of employees to become members of the FOP and there shall be no discrimination, interference, restraint or coercion by Employer or FOP representatives against any employee(s) because of FOP membership or lack of FOP membership. ARTICLE III FOP REPRESENTATION 3.01 Non-employee representation of the FOP shall be admitted to the Employer's facility for the purpose of processing grievances, attending meetings, or for monitoring the administration of