Professional Negotiation. A. No later than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the annual budget meeting date of the year preceding the expiration date of this Agreement, the Board and the Association agree to commence negotiations for a successor Agreement in a good-faith effort to reach an agreement concerning salaries and all other conditions of employment for bargaining unit employees. During negotiations, the Board and the Association shall present relevant data, submit proposals and counter-proposals. Any successor Agreement shall apply to all certified Administrators below the rank of superintendent. Such successor Agreement shall be reduced to writing and signed by the Board and the Association. Either party may, if it so desires, utilize the services of outside consultants and may call upon professional and lay representatives to assist in the negotiations. B. If negotiations between the Board and the Association reach an impasse, the procedure described in Section 10-153f of the General Statutes of Connecticut shall be followed.
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