(A) The determination of the exclusive representative of city employees in an appropriate unit shall be made by secret ballot election conducted by the State Conciliation Service. The employee organization found to represent a majority of the employees in an appropriate unit shall be granted exclusive recognition and is the only employee organization entitled to meet and confer in good faith on matters within the scope of representation for employees in such unit.
(B) The recognition rights of a majority representative which has been challenged shall be sustained or revoked through the process of petitioning and a secret ballot election in a manner that utilizes the same procedures as outlined in the determination of formal recognition.
(C) The exclusive recognition rights of the majority representative designated in accordance with this section shall not be subject to challenge until the later of either 12 months from the date of certification, or a 30-day period running between 120 and 90 days before the expiration of a current memorandum of understanding between the city and the incumbent exclusive representative.
(`64 Code, Sec. 2-42.32) (Ord. No. 1533)