(A) (1) During the meet and confer process for adoption for a Memorandum of Understanding, it will be an unfair labor practice for an elected city official or any employee, in a management/confidential classification, or any person who might reasonably be inferred to be a representative thereof other than the individual designated by the city’s Employee Relations Officer to discuss, attempt to discuss, consult, advocate or meet and confer with an employee organization representative or a person who might reasonably be inferred to be a representative thereof on any matter within the scope of representation regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment at other than a public meeting of the City Council.
(2) It will, however, not be an unfair labor practice for the city to distribute information on its positions in meetings and conferring to its managers and other employees.
(B) (1) During the meet and confer process for the adoption of a Memorandum of Understanding, it will be an unfair labor practice for an employee organization representative or a member of such employee organization or a person who might reasonably be inferred to be a representative thereof to discuss, attempt to discuss, consult, advocate, or meet and confer with an elected city official or any employee in a management/confidential classification or any person who might reasonably be inferred to be a representative thereof other than the individual designated by the city’s Employee Relations Officer on any matter within the scope of representation regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment at other than a public meeting of the City Council.
(2) The provisions of this division (B) will not apply to an employee, an employee organization, an employee representative or any person who might reasonably be inferred to be a representative thereof who desires to communicate with any elected city official or any employee in a management/confidential classification during the meet and confer process and does so in writing with the request that the Mayor, all members of the Council, and the city’s Employee Relations Officer be provided with copies of the communication.
(‘63 Code, § 2-5.131) (Ord. 335-C.S., passed 2-17-81; Am. Ord. 950-C.S., passed 9-5-23)