Common use of Ground Rules for Negotiations Clause in Contracts

Ground Rules for Negotiations. A. W ri t ten proposals will be exchanged at the f i rst meeting. Upon receipt of these proposals, neither party shall be permitted to submit additional proposals unless mutually agreed otherwise. B. Both parties shall present five (5) copies of all proposals and/or counterproposals. C. Each negotiating team shall have a designated chief- spokesperson who shall be empowered to initial tentative agreements. D. Each team is limited to five (5) persons at the table. E. No mechanical recording devices shall be used during negotiations sessions, and each party is responsible for taking its own notes. F. Sessions will be two (2) hours each unless mutually agreed otherwise. Each side will have one (1) hour to present its proposal. Each side agreeing, shorter or compressed sessions may be held. G. Prior to the conclusion of each bargaining session, the date and time of the next bargaining session shall be mutually agreed upon by both parties. H. Meetings will be at the Poland Middle School Home Ec. room unless mutually agreed otherwise. I. Consultants to the team may be used by either party on specified topics. Advanced notice of the intent to use a consultant shall be provided to the other side at the previous meeting. J. Each side may request a caucus not to exceed thirty (30) minutes unless mutually agreed otherwise. The thirty (30) minutes are to be within the scheduled two hours for each negotiation session unless mutually agreed otherwise. K. Items that have been tentatively agreed to shall be initialed by each side’s chief negotiator at the time they are tentatively agreed to and are contingent upon a final and total agreement on the entire contract. L. The final and total tentative agreement is subject to ratification of the respective constituencies which shall be scheduled to occur within thirty (30) days after the Tentative Agreement is reached. For the Superintendent that will include the Board of Education and for PEA that will include all employees represented in the bargaining unit. M. The parties are free to communicate as they see fit with their respective constituencies. For the Superintendent that will include the Members of the Board of Education and other district administrators. For PEA that will include all employees represented in the bargaining unit. Each party is restricted to communicating/reporting to its own constituents. N. There shall be no press releases or other forms of public dissemination of information unless mutually approved of in advance by all parties or until an impasse in negotiations is declared, if any. O. Each party will keep an original of the tentative agreement r e a c h e d . After r a t i f i c a t i o n , a m u t u a l l y agreed upon commercial secretarial service will type the final agreement and return it to both parties for confirmation as to accuracy. Then the Chief Negotiators and Presidents will sign the final agreement before it is sent to a mutually agreed upon secretarial service for typing and printing. The costs of typing and printing shall be born equally by both parties.

Ground Rules for Negotiations. A. W ri t ten proposals will be exchanged at the f i rst meeting. Upon receipt of these proposals, neither party shall be permitted to submit additional proposals unless mutually agreed otherwise. B. Both parties shall present five (5) copies of all proposals and/or counterproposals. C. Each negotiating team shall have a designated chief- spokesperson who shall be empowered to initial tentative agreements. D. Each team is limited to five (5) persons at the table. E. No mechanical recording devices shall be used during negotiations sessions, and each party is responsible for taking its own notes. F. Sessions will be two (2) hours each unless mutually agreed otherwise. Each side will have one (1) hour to present its proposal. Each side agreeing, shorter or compressed sessions may be held. G. Prior to the conclusion of each bargaining session, the date and time of the next bargaining session shall be mutually agreed upon by both parties. H. Meetings will be at the Poland Middle School Home Ec. room unless mutually agreed otherwise. I. Consultants to the team may be used by either party on specified topics. Advanced notice of the intent to use a consultant shall be provided to the other side at the previous meeting. J. Each side may request a caucus not to exceed thirty (30) minutes unless mutually agreed otherwise. The thirty (30) minutes are to be within the scheduled two hours for each negotiation session unless mutually agreed otherwise. K. Items that have been tentatively agreed to shall be initialed by each side’s chief negotiator at the time they are tentatively agreed to and are contingent upon a final and total agreement on the entire contract. L. The final and total tentative agreement is subject to ratification of the respective constituencies which shall be scheduled to occur within thirty (30) days after the Tentative Agreement is reached. For the Superintendent that will include the Board of Education and for PEA that will include all employees represented in the bargaining unit. M. The parties are free to communicate as they see fit with their respective constituencies. For the Superintendent that will include the Members of the Board of Education and other district administrators. For PEA that will include all employees represented in the bargaining unit. Each party is restricted to communicating/reporting to its own constituents. N. There shall be no press releases or other forms of public dissemination of information unless mutually approved of in advance by all parties or until an impasse in negotiations is declared, if any. O. Each party will keep an original of the tentative agreement r e a c h e d reached. After r a t i f i c a t i o n ratification, a m u t u a l l y mutually agreed upon commercial secretarial service will type the final agreement and return it to both parties for confirmation as to accuracy. Then the Chief Negotiators and Presidents will sign the final agreement before it is sent to a mutually agreed upon secretarial service for typing and printing. The costs of typing and printing shall be born equally by both parties.