Section 1-6: New Positions and Classifications

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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