An employee organization that seeks formal recognition for purposes of meeting and conferring in good faith as the majority representative of employees in an appropriate unit shall file a petition with the municipal employee relations officer containing the following information and documentation:
(A) Name and address of the employee organization;
(B) Names and titles of its officers;
(C) Names of up to three employees and one professional representative who as employee organization representatives are authorized to speak on behalf of its members;
(D) A statement that the employee organization has, as one of its primary purposes, representing employees in their employment relations with the city;
(E) A statement whether the employee organization is a chapter or local of, or affiliated directly or indirectly in any manner with, a regional, State, national or international organization, and, if so, the name and address of each such regional, State, national or international organization;
(F) Certified copies of the employee organization's constitution and bylaws;
(G) A designation of those persons, not exceeding three in number, and one professional representative when designated, and their addresses, to whom notice sent by regular United States mail will be deemed sufficient notice on the employee organization for any purpose;
(H) The job classifications or titles of employees in the unit claimed to be appropriate and the approximate number of member employees therein;
(I) A statement that the employee organization has in its possession written proof to establish that employees in the unit claimed to be appropriate have designated the employee organization to represent them in their employment relations with the city. (Such written proof shall be submitted for confirmation to the municipal employee relations officer or to a mutually agreed upon disinterested third party.); and
(J) A request that the municipal employee relations officer recognize the employee organization as the majority representative of the employees in the unit claimed to be appropriate for the purpose of meeting and conferring in good faith on all matters within the scope of representation.
(`64 Code, Sec. 2-42.9) (Ord. No. 1433)