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AGREEMENT <br />This Agreement is made between the City of North Olmsted (hereinafter referred to as <br />the "Employer "), and the Fraternal Order of Police/Ohio Labor Council (hereinafter referred to <br />as the "FOP"). <br />The purpose of this Agreement is to provide a fair and reasonable method of enabling <br />employces covered by this Agreement to participate, through representation, in the establishment <br />of terms and conditions oi'their employment, and to establish a peaceful procedure for the <br />resolution of differences between the parties. <br />ARTICLI 1 RECOGNITION <br />1.01 The Employer recognizes the FOP as the sole and exclusive bargaining representative for <br />all full-time Corrections Officers of the Employer for the purpose ol'collective bargaining with <br />respect to wages, hours, terms and other conditions of employment. <br />1.02 Management shall not attempt to erode the bargaining units or the rights of bargaining <br />unit employces. Except in emergency circumstances, wort: normally performed by bargaining <br />unit members shall first be offered to bargaining unit members. <br />ARTICLE 2 NON-DISCRIMINATION <br />2.01 Both the Employer and the IOP recognize their respective responsibilities under the <br />Federal and State Civil Rights Laws, Fair Employment Practices Acts, and other similar <br />constitutional and statutory requirements. Therefore, both the Employer and the FOP hereby <br />reaffirm their commitments, legal and moral, not to discriminate in any manner relating to <br />employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, sex or age. <br />2.02 The Employer agrees not to interfere with the rights of employees to become members of <br />the FOP, and there shall be no discrimination, interference, restraint or coercion by the Employer <br />or FOP representative(s) against any employee(s) because of FOP membership or lack of FOP <br />membership. <br />ARTICLE 3 OLC REPRESENTATION <br />3.01 Non-employee representation ol'the FOP shall be admitted to the Employer's facility for <br />the purpose of processing grievances, attending meetings, or for monitoring the administration of <br />this Agreement, upon approval of the Employer or his designee. The Employer or his designee <br />shall facilitate any necessary contact between the representative and any on duty employee, <br />provided that arrangement ol'the contact is not Unduly disruptive of the employee's job <br />responsibilities. <br />3.02 The POP shall have use of suitable bulletin boards for the posting of FOP notices or other <br />materials. The boards shall be identified with the name of the FOP, and the FOP may designate <br />persons responsible therefore. <br />