Collective bargaining agreement.

Richmond, Va., City Code § 2-1692

in effect

Sec. 2-1692. - Collective bargaining agreement. (a) No collective bargaining agreement shall be effective or enforceable until the City Council has adopted an ordinance to approve the text of the collective bargaining agreement after reviewing the fiscal impact statement required by this section and holding the requisite public hearing. (b) When the parties reach a tentative agreement, they shall reduce it to writing, and the Chief Administrative Officer and the duly authorized representative of the bargaining agent shall sign the tentative agreement to indicate their approvals. The bargaining agent's signature certifies that the bargaining unit has approved or ratified the tentative agreement in accordance with the procedures or governing rules of the bargaining agent. (c) No later than 60 days after the parties have signed the tentative agreement, the Chief Administrative Officer shall prepare a fiscal impact statement for the tentative agreement and submit the tentative agreement with the fiscal impact statement for approval by the City Council via ordinance in accordance with the City Council's standard procedures and schedules. (d) Should the City Council reject the tentative agreement, it may cause the Council Chief of Staff to provide a detailed statement of the reasons for rejection to inform any further negotiations. Any such negotiations shall be scheduled as promptly as possible with the good faith objective to negotiate provisions that may be acceptable to the City Council for its consideration as part of the City's annual budget process. (e) A collective bargaining agreement reached by the parties shall not be contrary to public policy and shall not bind the parties or be enforceable by either party to the extent that it is not the result of good faith bargaining in accordance with Section 2-1691. (Code 2020, § 2-1301.13; Ord. No. 2022-221, § 1, 7-25-2022)

Source: City of Richmond, Virginia, Code (2026 recodification) and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/richmond/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICICO_CH2AD_ARTVIPE_DIV6COBA_S2-1692COBAAGFetched: 11/8/2026