It is hereby declared to be the policy of the City and County of San Francisco that strikes by firefighters, police officers and deputy sheriffs are not legally permissible, and that a method should be adopted for peacefully and equitably resolving disputes. It is the further purpose and policy of the City and County of San Francisco that in the event the procedures herein adopted are invoked by the City and County of San Francisco or by a recognized employee organization representing firefighters, police officers or deputy sheriffs, that they shall supersede and displace all other formulas, procedures and provisions relating to wages, hours, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment found in this Charter, in the ordinances and resolutions of the City and County of San Francisco, or in the rules, regulations or actions of boards or commissions of the City and County of San Francisco.
(Amended March 2004)