A. The City shall give notice to the Union within ten (10) working days whenever a reclassification study relating to Unit III is undertaken and shall provide the Union with an opportunity to meet with the person conducting the study prior to preparation of any report or recommendations. The City shall notify the Union of the results of any Unit III reclassification study thirty (30) days prior to that study being presented to the Personnel Committee.
The City shall notify the Union in writing, thirty (30) calendar days prior to any new position or classification being placed permanently into Unit III.
B. The parties agree to consult on the inclusion or exclusion of new classification(s) in the bargaining unit and may thereafter refer any such matter, jointly or individually, to the Phoenix Employment Relations Board (PERB) for appropriate action.
C. The City agrees that it shall notify the Union thirty (30) days in advance in writing when significant changes will be made in the duties, responsibilities, training or experience qualifications in position classification standards resulting in classification changes or resulting in positions removed from the unit.
D 1) The Union may submit written requests for job classification studies to the Human Resources Department. The Union will get at least one of their prioritized job reclassification studies started each year in order of their ranking. In addition, the Union will be allowed to meet with the person conducting the job study of a group or work unit prior to the preparation of any report or recommendations.
2) All written requests for classification studies submitted by the Union shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
a) A full description of the new duties and responsibilities.
b) A full explanation of why the Union feels the position(s) should be reclassified.
c) A list of comparative positions/classifications that led to the Union’s request.
d) Such other inform ation as is normally considered relevant to a classification review.
e) The City will endeavor to com plete such studies six (6) months of start of audit.
3) The results of the audit of any classification study shall be subject to review by the City’s Personnel Committee in accordance with existing procedures in that respect.
E. The City will comply with the provisions of Management Procedure 5.501, dated February 7, 1994, and notify the Union, in writing, of the City’s intent to contract with a private agency for the provision of m unicipal services. The Union may, within seven (7) calendar days of this notification, request a Labor/Management Committee meeting for the purpose of discussing the potential contract. It is understood by all parties that the Union’s exercise of rights granted by this Article shall in no way delay the process outlined in Management Procedure 5.501, nor impede the City’s authority to enter into a contractual agreement with a private agency.
The City will provide the union with a monthly listing in electronic format of unit employees’ name, home address, date of employment, and department. The City will also provide mailing labels of all Unit 3 employees at the request of the Union. The Union will bear the cost of providing the mailing labels.
The City shall provide the Union a list of all Unit III vacancies monthly.
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