Composition of Negotiating Teams. A. The MTA shall be represented by not more than five (5) persons of the MTA and designated by the MTA for this purpose. A chairperson shall be designated in advance. B. The Board of Education shall be represented by not more than five (5) persons approved by the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the Superintendent. A chairperson shall be designated in advance. These persons shall not be members of the MTA or professional personnel represented by the MTA. C. A quorum, consisting of two teams of two members each, shall be present before each negotiation's session is begun. D. The membership of a negotiating team should be determined at the beginning of a series of bargaining sessions and should, as far as possible, remain the same throughout the sessions. E. Each team shall be empowered to make proposals and counterproposals and come to tentative agreements on behalf of its respective party. F. Members of the negotiating teams, as professional individuals, shall be expected to voice their opinions openly and freely in a cooperative attempt to reach equitable decisions. No sanctions or reprisals of any kind shall be taken by either the MTA or the Board of Education against the other party by reason of participation in negotiations.
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