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Article
51
Duration
Section
1. Effective Date
The Articles or provisions agreed upon by the parties shall
become effective on March 20, 2005, subject to ratification
by the Union.
Section 2. Duration
This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for three
(3) years and from year to year thereafter, unless either
party gives to the other written notice of intention to terminate
or reopen. Either party may give notice to the other not more
than ninety (90) nor less than sixty (60) calendar days prior
to the expiration date of this Agreement of its desire to
renegotiate or amend this Agreement. When such notice is given,
the parties shall meet within ten (10) workdays to begin negotiations
on ground rules. All provisions of this agreement concerning
mandatory subjects of bargaining shall remain in full force
and effect during negotiations and until a new contract takes
effect.
Section 3. Supplemental Agreement or Understanding
The provisions of any Departmental Supplemental Agreement
or Memorandum of Understanding entered into after the effective
date of this Agreement shall become a valid part of this Agreement
upon the effective date specified in the Supplemental Agreement
or Understanding when such Agreement or Understanding is signed
by the duly designated representatives of Department Management
and the Union. Supplementary Agreements or Understandings
that become a part of this Agreement shall be subject to the
provisions for termination and reopening as provided in this
Article. In addition, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Drug
Testing Program, signed December 6, 1991, shall remain
in full force and effect under this Agreement. While no other
MOUs are carried over under this master Agreement, Article
37, Past Practices, applies to mandatory working conditions
that resulted from such former Understandings.
Section 4. Savings Clause
If any provision of this Agreement is rendered invalid under
existing or subsequent laws, such provision shall be renegotiated
for the purpose of an adequate replacement. Such negotiations
shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of
Article 41. All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain
in full force and effect.
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