a. Meeting and Conferring.
(1) The scope of meeting and conferring in good faith between management representatives and representatives of recognized employee organizations includes, but is not limited to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment within the employee representation unit.
(2) Meeting and conferring shall not be required on any matter preempted or specifically provided for by Federal or State law or the City Charter, nor shall meeting and conferring be required on the exercise of Employee Rights or City Management Rights as defined in Section 4.857 and 4.859 of this Code. Rules and regulations adopted pursuant to Government Code Sections 3504.5 and 3507 and Rules of the Employee Relations Board and proposed amendment thereto are excluded from the scope of meeting and conferring but are subject to consultation as provided below.
(3) Requests for meeting and conferring by recognized employee organizations on matters requiring major budgetary financing shall be submitted to the management representative of the City Council in time for adequate discussion, consideration and action in connection with the budget.
(4) Meetings on those matters which affect employees generally may be held jointly with representatives of recognized employee organizations representing all of the affected employees.
b. Consultation.
(1) The scope of consultation between management representatives and representatives of affected qualified employee organizations includes employee relations matters that are specifically excluded from or otherwise not subject to the meet and confer process.
(2) Every reasonable effort shall be made to have such consultations prior to effecting basic changes in any rule or procedure affecting employee relations.
(3) Requests for consultation shall be directed to the management representative of the determining body or official having jurisdiction over the matter to be discussed.
(4) In those instances where the Board has certified a qualified employee organization as the recognized employee organization for a particular representation unit, representatives of other qualified organizations having members in that unit shall not have the right to consult on employee relations matters on behalf of employees in said unit.
c. Referral of Requests. Requests on matters within the scope of representation submitted to the City Council shall stand automatically referred to the management representative of the Council for review and processing pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
d. Management and Confidential Employees. Management and confidential employees as defined in Section 4.801 of this Code shall be designated by departments in consultation with the Personnel Department. Management and confidential employees shall not represent any employee organization which represents other employees on matters within the scope of representation. In the event a dispute arises with a qualified employee organization over such designations the matter may be appealed to the Board for determination.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 141,527, Eff. 3-5-71.
Amended by: Ord. No. 144,210, Eff. 2-10-73.