(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 2117.02, “Classifications”, herein, and as certified by the State Employment Relations Board in Case No. 84-VR07-1584 as amended in 96-REP-04-0078, including the employees who are employed by the Boards and Commissions, and the stenographer classification in the Office of the Clerk of Council, but excluding employees of the City who are under jurisdiction of the Mayor's Office or employed in the Office of Management Services, the Office of the Clerk of Council, the Division of Solid Waste, the Division of Water Reclamation, Police Officers and Firefighters in the Divisions of Police and Fire, employees in the Department of Human Resources and Law Department, and the Secretary to the Mayor, and the Secretary to members of Council and the Secretary to the Mayor, as well as the Secretary or the Senior Secretary for each head of a Department, Division, Board, or Commission. 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 determination.