Common use of Retention of Managerial Prerogatives Clause in Contracts

Retention of Managerial Prerogatives. Except as expressly modified or restricted by a specific provision of this Agreement, the management of the City and the direction of the work force, including, but not limited to, the services performed, the location of the work force, the schedules and fair standards of employee performance, the schedules and hours of shifts, the methods, processes, services and materials to be purchased, contract and subcontract, the right to hire, promote, demote, and transfer employees, to establish reasonable rules of conduct, to discharge or discipline for cause, and to maintain efficiency of employees are the sole and exclusive rights and responsibilities of the City. The City's failure to exercise any right, prerogative, or function hereby reserved to it, or the City's exercise of any such right, prerogative, or function in a particular way, shall not be considered a waiver of the City’s right to exercise such right, prerogative, or function or preclude it from exercising the same in some other way not in conflict with the express provisions of this Agreement. Pursuant to the City's right to establish reasonable rules, the City and the Union agree to the Standards of Conduct as set forth in City policy.