ATCEMS EA Meet & Confer Agreement 2018

and the assignment of work to employees within the Department, including the right to transfer employees; the determination of policy affecting the selection of new employees; the right to establish the services and programs provided by the Department, including the nature and level of such services and programs, as well as the type and quantity of resources allocated; the right to establish work performance measurement and standards; and the right to implement programs to increase the cost effectiveness of departmental operations.

ARTICLE 21 WORK FURLOUGHS

It is expressly agreed and understood that during the term of this Agreement, Uniformed Staffmembers covered by this Agreement shall be exempt from any mandatory employee work furlough or other unpaid leave plan implemented by the CITY for the purpose of reducing base wages paid to employees by reducing an employee's normal work hours. This Article does not apply to disciplinary actions.

This Article may be altered by agreement between the City Manager and the President of the ASSOCIATION.

ARTICLE 22 CONSOLIDATION OR MERGER WITH OTHER ENTITIES

If the CITY proposes to merge the Austin Fire Department with the Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services Department during the life of this Agreement, the parties agree that the ASSOCIATION will be provided advance notice of such merger. Prior to the merger, the parties shall meet and confer on issues applicable to and directly resulting from the proposed merger. Should the parties fail to agree upon such issues the parties agree to utilize the services of a mediator for a period not to exceed 30 days to seek a mutual resolution.

ARTICLE23 TERM OF AGREEMENT

Section 1.

Term of Agreement

a) This Agreement shall be effective as of the date it is ratified by the City Council, except as to any provisions herein specifically made effective on any other date. It shall remain in full force and effect, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, until September 30, 2022. b) The provisions of this Agreement do not apply to any employee who separates from CITY employment before the effective date of this Agreement or before the effective date of any specific provisions hereof.

Section 2.

Continuation during Negotiations

If the parties are engaged in negotiations for a successor Agreement at the time this

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