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AGREF.MINf' <br />This Agreement is made between the City of North Olmsted (hereinafter referred to as <br />the ("Lmployer"), 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 />employees covered by this Agreement to participate, through representation, in the establishment <br />of terms and conditions of their employment, and to establish a peaceful procedure for the <br />resolution of differences between the parties. <br />ARTICLE I RECOGNITION <br />1.01 The Employer recognizes the FOP as the sole and exclusive bargaining representative <br />for all full-time sworn employees of the Employer comprising two bargaining units, with one <br />(1) bargaining unit including all full-time patrolmen and one (1) bargaining unit including all <br />full-time sergeants, lieutenants and captains, excluding the Chief of Police and all other <br />employees for the purpose of collective bargaining with respect to wages, hours, terms and other <br />conditions of employment. <br />1.02 Management shall not attempt to erode the bargaining units or the rights of bargaining <br />unit employees. Except in emergency circumstances, work normally performed by bargaining <br />unit members shall first be offered to bargaining unit members. This Article shall also apply to <br />special duty or special assignments which result from requests by private individuals or groups <br />for security or traffic -control. <br />ARTICLE II NON-DISCRIMINA'T'ION <br />2.01 Both the Employer and the FOP 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 Fmployer and the LOP 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 Employer or <br />FOP representatives against any employee(s) because of FOP membership or lack of FOP <br />membership. <br />ARTICLE III FOP REPRESENFATION <br />3.01 Non-employee representation of the FOP shall be admitted to the l?mployer's facility Ior <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 of the contact is not unduly disruptive of the employee's job <br />responsibilities. <br />