§ 3-12-10 Scope of meet and discuss/meet and confer.
For the purposes of this article the scope of subjects that may be included in the Meet and Discuss or Meet and Confer process is defined below:
(A) Permissible Subjects. The Meet and Discuss/Meet and Confer process may encompass certain wages, hours, and working conditions which may include: salary or wage rates or other forms of direct or deferred monetary compensation and direct cost subjects; paid time off and procedures therefore; leaves of absence; total hours of work required of an employee on each workday or workweek, including overtime, compensatory time, rest and meal periods and call-in/call-back; health and safety training; personnel records reviews; distribution of information; administration of Meet and Discuss procedures; uniform procedures for employee grievances and discipline; and other items mutually agreed upon by a Public Safety Sworn Employee Organization and the City Manager and which were submitted with the initial written recommendations detailed in Section 3-12-11(A) or 3-12-14(A), as applicable.
(B) Impermissible Subjects. Subjects within the reserved Management Rights described in this article are impermissible and will not be included in the Meet and Discuss/Meet and Confer process. Other impermissible subjects include: health benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, life insurance, COBRA, Short Term Disability (STD), Long Term Disability (LTD), Industrial Injury Program, Workers Compensation, Health Claims Administration; compensation studies; individual cases of hiring, promoting, performance evaluation, or transfer; individual cases of disciplinary or non-disciplinary corrective action including discharging, demoting, suspending, reprimanding, corrective action plans, written counseling (or equivalent); determination of the size or composition of the workforce; determining the qualifications and fitness for employment and conditions for continued employment or dismissal. (Ord. 11-1249, passed 10-24-2011; Am. Ord. 22-1558, passed 9-26-2022)