Common use of Item 4 Clause in Contracts

Item 4. Except to the extent that there is contained in this Agreement an express and specified provision to the contrary, the City retains, whether exercised or not, all of the authority, power, rights, jurisdiction, and responsibility provided by the Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to such City for the control, direction and management of the City and its work force, including but not limited to: The right to manage the affairs of the City and of the Department and to maintain and improve the efficiency of its operation; to determine the methods, means, processes, and personnel by which operations are to be conducted; to determine and schedule hours of duty consistent with the statutes and ordinances and collective bargaining agreement of the City and the assignment of bargaining unit employees to work; to require from each bargaining unit employee the efficient utilization of his/her service; to hire, promote, assign and retain bargaining unit employees; and to promulgate and support rules and regulations pertaining to the operations of the Department and to the bargaining unit employees.

Item 4. Except to the extent that there is contained in this Agreement an express and specified provision to the contrary, the City retains, whether exercised or not, all of the authority, power, rights, jurisdiction, and responsibility provided by the Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to such City for the control, direction and management of the City and its work force, including but not limited to: The the right to manage the affairs of the City and of the Department and to maintain and improve the efficiency of its operation; to determine the methods, means, processes, and personnel by which operations are to be conducted; to determine and schedule hours of duty consistent with the statutes and ordinances and collective bargaining agreement of the City and the assignment of bargaining unit employees to work; to require from each bargaining unit employee the efficient utilization of his/her serviceservices; to hire, promote, assign and retain bargaining unit employees; and to promulgate and support rules and regulations pertaining to the operations of the Department and to the bargaining unit employees.