(A) If, after a period of negotiation not to exceed the date of February 28, unless otherwise mutually agreed upon, or recognition of an exclusive representative, no agreement has been signed, either party may request that mediation be provided by the State Employment Relations Board or its successor.
(B) Where either party has determined that the parties have failed to achieve agreement through negotiation, either party may request from the Employment Relations Board assistance in resolving the labor dispute according to the following schedule:
(1) Mediation shall be provided by the State Conciliation Service, as provided by O.R.S. 662.405 to 662.455;
(2) If the labor dispute has not been settled after 15 calendar days after the mediator has first met with both parties, but in no case later than April 15, the negotiations shall be deemed in a state of impasse. Each party shall submit to the other his, her or their final unresolved issue(s) in writing within five working days following either of the above time limits, whichever occurs first. The final offer shall include all issues which have been resolved as well as all issues which have been the subject of negotiations but not resolved. Each issue shall be separately stated; and
(3) Within ten working days following the time limits in division (B)(2) above, the final unresolved issues, with all attachments, shall be submitted to the City Council for final determination or the city, at its option, may submit any or all of either party’s unresolved issue(s) to the voters in a special city election to be held within 45 days from the date of submission of the separately stated unresolved issue or issues as the case may be. The election ballot shall specify the last offer of the rejecting party and, if involving wages, the dollar amount of each party’s last offer over and above or below the current year’s operating budget amount for those specific items, and also state the percentage of increase or decrease over the current operating budget. The decision of the voters shall be final and binding upon the parties.
(Prior Code, § 34.11) (Ord. 849, passed 5-15-1976; Ord. 938, passed 1-2-1979)