(A) This Agreement is made and entered into by and between AFSCME Ohio Council 8, Local 7, AFL-CIO (hereinafter referred to as the Union) and the City of Toledo Department of Health and Environment (hereinafter referred to as the City).
(B) The purpose, of this Agreement is to maintain an orderly system of employer-employee relations, which will facilitate joint discussions and cooperative solutions of mutual problems by the City and representatives of its Public Health Nurse employees included in the bargaining unit. The City and AFSCME Local 7 further recognize their common interest beyond the collective bargaining relationship, and both pledge to strive together to insure the highest quality of health service and the highest standards of professional nursing care and practice.
(C) Pursuant to the Certification of Representative issued by the State of Ohio Employment Relations Board dated September 24, 1998, Case Number 98-REP-08-0176, the City of Toledo recognizes AFSCME Ohio Council 8, Local 7 as the sole and exclusive representative for those classifications of Public Health Nurses employed by the City of Toledo Department of Health and Environment and included in the bargaining unit for the purposes of collective bargaining with respect to wages, hours, working conditions and other matters of mutual concern relating thereto. The registered nurse classification included in this bargaining unit is Public Health Nurse.
(D) As used herein the term "Public Health Nurse" or "nurse" shall designate a member of the bargaining unit. The term "bargaining unit" shall be understood to include all Public Health Nurses in the classification referenced in Section (C) above who are employed by the City Department of Health and Environment.
(E) Each person employed by the City to practice professional nursing must be registered and licensed to practice such in the State of Ohio.
(F) Professional services normally and traditionally rendered by Public Health Nurses shall continue to be performed by Public Health Nurses in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act of the State of Ohio; and said services shall neither be assigned to nor performed by other employees.