Good faith bargaining.

Richmond, Va., City Code § 2-1691

in effect

Sec. 2-1691. - Good faith bargaining. (a) The bargaining agent must submit a written request to the Chief Administrative Officer for any collective bargaining intended to result in a collective bargaining agreement to become effective for a given fiscal year in time for collective bargaining to begin on or before July 1 of the preceding fiscal year and conclude, including any impasse resolution procedures, by December 1 of the preceding fiscal year to ensure adequate time for inclusion in the Mayor's proposed budget for the given fiscal year. (b) Nothing in this division requires either party to make any concessions or agree to the other party's proposals. (c) Good faith bargaining shall not include submission of or a response to a proposal that violates the rights of employees as set forth in Section 2-1682 or impairs, restricts, or delegates any authority of the City that this division has explicitly reserved solely to the City. (d) The Mayor shall designate or appoint the City's representative in collective bargaining negotiations in the Mayor's sole discretion. (e) If an employee organization serves as the exclusive bargaining representative of more than one bargaining unit, it shall consolidate its bargaining with the City and negotiate a common master agreement on all matters not unique to particular bargaining unit. (f) The Chief Administrative Officer shall meet and confer with police and fire supervisors ineligible to bargain collectively regarding matters within the scope of collective bargaining as specified in this division with the specific intent to address salary compression, as commonly defined or understood, resulting from collective bargaining with eligible police and fire uniformed employees. (Code 2020, § 2-1301.12; 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_S2-1691GOFABAFetched: 11/8/2026