(A) Except for retirement programs provided under the Public Employees' Retirement Act, the parties shall bargain in good faith on wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment and other issues agreed to by the parties.
(B) Bargaining in good faith shall not require either party to agree to a proposal or to make a concession.
(C) The obligation to bargain collectively imposed by the Labor Management Relations Chapter shall not be construed as authorizing employers and exclusive representatives to enter into any agreement that is in conflict with state statutes or federal statutes. In the event of conflict between the provision of any federal or state statutes and any agreement entered into by the employer and the exclusive representative, the former shall prevail.
(D) Payroll deduction of the exclusive representative's membership dues is a negotiable item by either party. The amount of dues shall be certified in writing by an official of the labor organization and shall not include special assessments, penalties or fines of any type levied by the exclusive representative. During the time that a Board certification is in effect for a particular exclusive representative, the employer shall not deduct dues for any other labor organization from members of the same bargaining unit.
(E) Any agreement by the employer and an exclusive representative that requires the expenditure of funds shall be contingent upon the specific appropriation of funds by the governing body to fund the agreed upon provision.
(F) The parties have a requirement that grievance procedures culminating with binding arbitration be negotiated. This applies only to grievances and does not apply to negotiations impasse.
(Ord. 1-93, passed 3-28-1994)