(a) The City agrees to recognize the City employees of Local 7, AFSCME (AFL-CIO) Ohio Council 8, as having jurisdiction over and being the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for the employees for the City working in the classifications that are listed in Section 2115.02, “Classifications”, herein, and as certified by the State Employment Relations Board in Case No. 97-REP-10- 0276, but excluding all management level employees, supervisors, and all other employees of the City of Toledo. The Union is recognized as the bargaining agency for the purpose of establishing wages, hours of work, handling of grievances and all other conditions of employment.
(b) Classification(s) created or position(s) added shall be subject to negotiations between the City and the Union to determine if they are to be included herein. If the City and the Union cannot reach mutual agreement relative to any new classification(s) or position(s) within thirty (30) days after the date they were created, then the matter shall be jointly submitted to the State Employment Relations Board for determination.
(c) The jurisdictional assignment for newly created Departments or Divisions shall be determined by negotiations between the City and the representatives of the various bargaining units. If agreement cannot be reached, then the matter shall be jointly submitted to the State Employment Relations Board for determi nation.