The city and the bargaining agent shall provide for and make every reasonable effort to conclude negotiations, including provisions for an effective date, a reopening date and an expiration date at a time to coincide with the period during which the Budget Committee and the City Council shall decide on the operating budget of the city. The process of negotiations shall begin not before January 10 nor later than January 25.
(Prior Code, § 34.10) (Ord. 849, passed 5-15-1976; Ord. 938, passed 1-2-1979)