(A) The Board shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to accomplish and perform its functions and duties as established in the Labor Management Relations Chapter, including the establishment of procedures for:
(1) The designation of appropriate bargaining units;
(2) The selection, certification and decertification of exclusive representatives; and
(3) The filing of, hearing on and determination of complaints of prohibited practices.
(B) The Board shall:
(1) Hold hearings and make inquiries necessary to carry out its functions and duties; and
(2) Request from employers and labor organizations the information and data necessary to carry out the Board's functions and responsibilities.
(C) The Board may issue subpoenas requiring, upon reasonable notice, the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of any evidence, including books, records, correspondence or documents relating to any matter in question. The Board may prescribe the form of subpoena, but it shall adhere insofar as practicable to the form used in civil actions in the District Court. The Board may administer oaths and affirmations, examine witnesses and receive evidence.
(D) The Board shall decide all issues by majority vote and shall issue its decisions in the form of written orders and opinions. The decisions of the Board on interpretation and applications of the chapter and collective bargaining agreements are final and binding on the parties subject to the appeal process provided in § 34.20. This section does not apply to negotiations impasse issues.
(E) The Board has the power to enforce provisions of the Labor Management Relations Chapter which includes the labor management agreements between parties covered by this chapter, through the imposition of appropriate administrative remedies.
(F) The Board shall have no power to promulgate policy other than for its own operation.
(G) No rule or regulation promulgated by the Board shall require, directly or indirectly, as a condition of continuous employment, any employee covered by the Labor Management Relations Chapter to pay money to any labor organization that is certified as an exclusive representative.
(Ord. 1-93, passed 3-28-1994)