Common use of Ground Rules Clause in Contracts

Ground Rules. 1. Each Negotiating Session shall be scheduled at a mutually agreeable time, which shall be determined at each preceding session. 2. Agenda for each session shall be established at the preceding session. 3. Each party shall have full authority to select its own representatives. The negotiating teams may be composed of up to and including, five (5) members with each party retaining the right to substitute members of the team. 4. No new items can be presented, except by mutual consent of the parties, after the first negotiating session except items that may become negotiable by legislative action, change in commission rules, or court decisions which occur during these current collective bargaining sessions between the Okeechobee County Education Association, Local Union 1604, AFT, AFL-CIO, NEA, FEA, hereinafter referred to as the “Association,” and the Okeechobee County School Board, hereinafter referred to as the “Board.” Upon agreement of a contract, the contract will not be subject to being reopened for these items. 5. The Agreement, reached at the table, shall be submitted in good faith to the Board and the Association with a recommendation by the respective negotiating teams to approve. 6. Such agreement shall be submitted to the Board and instructional personnel so that it will be ratified or rejected in its entirety. A. Agreement‌

Ground Rules. 1. Each Negotiating Session shall be scheduled at a mutually agreeable time, which shall be determined at each preceding session. 2. Agenda for each session shall be established at the preceding session. 3. Each party shall have full authority to select its own representatives. The negotiating teams may be composed of up to and including, five (5) members with each party retaining the right to substitute members of the team. 4. No new items can be presented, except by mutual consent of the parties, after the first negotiating session except items that may become negotiable by legislative action, change in commission rules, or court decisions which occur during these current collective bargaining sessions between the Okeechobee County Education Association, Local Union 1604, AFT, AFL-CIO, NEA, FEA, hereinafter referred to as the “Association,” and the Okeechobee County School Board, hereinafter referred to as the “Board.” Upon agreement of a contract, the contract will not be subject to being reopened for these items. 5. The Agreement, reached at the table, shall be submitted in good faith to the Board and the Association with a recommendation by the respective negotiating teams to approve. 6. Such agreement shall be submitted to the Board and instructional classified personnel so that it will be ratified or rejected in its entirety. A. Agreement‌Article I Ground Rules 1

Ground Rules. 1. Each Negotiating Session shall be scheduled at a mutually agreeable time, which shall be determined at each preceding session. 2. Agenda for each session shall be established at the preceding session. 3. Each party shall have full authority to select its own representatives. The negotiating teams may be composed of up to and including, five (5) members with each party retaining the right to substitute members of the team. 4. No new items can be presented, except by mutual consent of the parties, after the first negotiating session except items that may become negotiable by legislative action, change in commission rules, or court decisions which occur during these current collective bargaining sessions between the Okeechobee County Education Association, Local Union 1604, AFT, AFL-CIO, NEA, FEA, hereinafter referred to as the “Association,” and the Okeechobee County School Board, hereinafter referred to as the “Board.” Upon agreement of a contract, the contract will not be subject to being reopened for these items. 5. The Agreement, reached at the table, shall be submitted in good faith to the Board and the Association with a recommendation by the respective negotiating teams to approve. 6. Such agreement shall be submitted to the Board and instructional personnel so that it will be ratified or rejected in its entirety. A. Agreement‌

Ground Rules. 1. Each Negotiating Session shall be scheduled at a mutually agreeable time, which shall be determined at each preceding session. 2. Agenda for each session shall be established at the preceding session. 3. Each party shall have full authority to select its own representatives. The negotiating teams may be composed of up to and including, five (5) members with each party retaining the right to substitute members of the team. 4. No new items can be presented, except by mutual consent of the parties, after the first negotiating session except items that may become negotiable by legislative action, change in commission rules, or court decisions which occur during these current collective bargaining sessions between the Okeechobee County Education Association, Local Union 1604, AFT, AFL-CIO, NEA, FEA, hereinafter referred to as the “Association,” and the Okeechobee County School Board, hereinafter referred to as the “Board.” Upon agreement of a contract, the contract will not be subject to being reopened for these items. 5. The Agreement, reached at the table, shall be submitted in good faith to the Board and the Association with a recommendation by the respective negotiating teams to approve. 6. Such agreement shall be submitted to the Board and instructional classified personnel so that it will be ratified or rejected in its entirety. A. Agreement‌

Ground Rules. 1. Each Negotiating Session shall be scheduled at a mutually agreeable time, which shall be determined at each preceding session. 2. Agenda for each session shall be established at the preceding session. 3. Each party shall have full authority to select its own representatives. The negotiating teams may be composed of up to and including, five (5) members with each party retaining the right to substitute members of the team. 4. No new items can be presented, except by mutual consent of the parties, after the first negotiating session except items that may become negotiable by legislative action, change in commission rules, or court decisions which occur during these current collective bargaining sessions between the Okeechobee County Education Association, Local Union 1604, AFT, AFL-CIO, NEA, FEA, hereinafter referred to as the “Association,” and the Okeechobee County School Board, hereinafter referred to as the “Board.” Upon agreement of a contract, the contract will not be subject to being reopened for these items. 5. The Agreement, reached at the table, shall be submitted in good faith to the Board and the Association with a recommendation by the respective negotiating teams to approve. 6. Such agreement shall be submitted to the Board and instructional classified personnel so that it will be ratified or rejected in its entirety. Article I Ground Rules 1 A. Agreement‌Agreement‌ The Agreement is entered into as of October 10, 2023September 10, 2024, between the Okeechobee County School Board, Florida, a body corporate and politic, hereinafter referred to as the ”Board,” and the Okeechobee County Education Association #1604, FEA, AFT/AFL-CIO, NEA hereinafter referred to as the ”Association.”

Ground Rules. 1. Each Negotiating Session shall be scheduled at a mutually agreeable time, which shall be determined at each preceding session. 2. Agenda for each session shall be established at the preceding session. 3. Each party shall have full authority to select its own representatives. The negotiating teams may be composed of up to and including, five (5) members with each party retaining the right to substitute members of the team. 4. No new items can be presented, except by mutual consent of the parties, after the first negotiating session except items that may become negotiable by legislative action, change in commission rules, or court decisions which occur during these current collective bargaining sessions between the Okeechobee County Education Association, Local Union 1604, AFT, AFL-CIO, NEA, FEA, hereinafter referred to as the “Association,” and the Okeechobee County School Board, hereinafter referred to as the “Board.” Upon agreement of a contract, the contract will not be subject to being reopened for these items. 5. The Agreement, reached at the table, shall be submitted in good faith to the Board and the Association with a recommendation by the respective negotiating teams to approve. 6. Such agreement shall be submitted to the Board and instructional classified personnel so that it will be ratified or rejected in its entirety. Article I Ground Rules 1 A. Agreement‌Agreement‌ The Agreement is entered into as of December 14, 2021October 11, 2022, between the School Board of Okeechobee County, Florida, a body corporate and politic, hereinafter referred to as the ”Board,” and the Okeechobee County Education Association #1604, FEA, AFT/AFL-CIO, NEA hereinafter referred to as the ”Association.”