Meet and confer process.

Glendale City Code § 2-85

in effect

Sec. 2-85. - Meet and confer process. (a) The employee organization may submit proposals regarding those items within the scope of the meet and confer process (as defined by this division) that affect the employee group it represents to the city manager. All proposals submitted to the city manager by the employee organization must be in writing and shall specifically delineate the issues that will be discussed in the meet and confer process. Proposals shall be submitted no later than September 15 th for the following budget year. (b) Upon receiving a proposal from an employee organization, the city manager will submit a written response to the employee organization, generally within thirty (30) days. (c) Generally, within ten (10) days from the receipt of the city manager's response, representatives of the employee organization and the city manager will begin "meeting and conferring" in a private session at mutually agreed upon times and places within the city, for the purpose of entering into a written memorandum of understanding relating to proposals. Only those issues identified in the employee organization's initial proposal and those raised in the city's manager's response shall be discussed during the meet and confer process, unless otherwise mutually agreed. Meeting ground rules shall be mutually agreed upon and will be adhered to while meeting and conferring. (d) Unless otherwise provided in this division, during the meet and confer process, all proposals submitted by the employee organization and all counter-proposals submitted by the city manager will remain confidential except that they will be available to the city manager, the employee organization representatives, the employees within the employee group, and others designated by the city manager. (e) Upon agreement by the city manager and employee group as to the issues addressed in the meet and confer process, the city manager will cause to be prepared a memorandum of understanding, which shall be signed by the city manager and the designated representative of the employee group. This memorandum will be presented to mayor and council for their consideration during the budget process for the following budget year. The final decision by city council is not reviewable. Furthermore, the final decision by the city council is not subject to the resolution of the disputes process. (f) If agreement has not been reached by December 15 th , the parties will participate in a mediation. The city manager and representative of the employee organization shall select a mediator. Should the employee organization and the city manager be unable to agree upon a mediator, a mediator with public sector labor experience will be appointed by the American Arbitration Association. All costs associated with the neutral mediator will be equally shared between the city and the employee organization. (g) If agreement has not been reached by February 1st, the city will present a final offer to the representative of the employee organization no later than February 10 th . The employee organization may prepare written comments concerning the final offer. If the employee organization prepares written comments, such comments must be submitted to the city manager by February 21 st . The final offer and written comments, if any, will be presented no later than the last meeting in February to the council for consideration. Final action by the council on the Fiscal Year budget shall be considered a final determination on the proposals. The final decision by city council is not reviewable. Furthermore, the final decision by the city council is not subject to the resolution of the disputes process. (Ord. No. 2433, § 1, 5-10-05; Ord. No. O19-44, § 1, 6-25-19)

Source: City of Glendale, Arizona, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/az/glendale/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH2AD_ARTIIIOFEM_DIV3MECOPR_S2-85MECOPRFetched: 11/1/2026