NEGOTIATION OF AGREEMENTS. 2:1 This Agreement shall be for a period of three (3) years from the effective date. Collaborative discussions may be held at anytime by mutual agreement of the parties. 2:2 Neither party in any negotiations shall have any control over the selection of the negotiating representatives of the other party. 2:3 The parties mutually pledge that their representatives shall have all necessary power and authority to make proposals, consider proposals, and make counterproposals in the course of negotiations, subject to final approval by the governing boards of the parties involved. 2:4 This Agreement constitutes a living document. By mutual agreement, the parties may meet from time to time to discuss changes. Such changes shall be incorporated through a written Memorandum of Agreement. 2:5 The parties agree to enter into negotiations over a successor Agreement pursuant to and consistent with Delaware Code. Such negotiations shall begin at a mutually agreeable time between the parties with a target date of starting in the spring of the school year in which this Agreement expires. 2:6 Any Agreement so negotiated shall be reduced in writing, be submitted for ratification by the Association and approval by the Board, and be signed by the President of the Association, a member of the Association's Executive Board, the President of the Board, and the Executive Secretary of the Board.
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