ATCEMS EA Meet & Confer Agreement 2018

Agreement expires, the ASSOCIATION'S and the CITY'S negotiating teams shall have the authority to extend this Agreement in increments of thirty (30) calendar days or less by mutual written agreement, during any period of good faith negotiations after such termination date, not to exceed a total of six (6) months.

Section 3.

Effect of Termination

In the event that a successor Agreement has not been ratified before the expiration date of this Agreement (the expiration date of September 30, 2022), all provisions of this Agreement, both economic and non-economic, shall expire and no longer be in full force and effect, except as to specific Articles or Sections hereof which provide that some or all of their terms will continue beyond expiration of this Agreement.

Section 4.

Funding Obligations

The CITY presently intends to continue this Agreement each fiscal year through its term, to pay all payments due, and to fully and promptly perform all of the obligations of the CITY under this Agreement. All obligations of the CITY shall be paid only out of current revenues or any other funds lawfully available therefore and appropriated for such purpose by the City Council, in compliance with the Texas Constitution, Article XI, Sections 5 and 7. In the event that the City of Austin cannot meet its funding obligations, as provided in the State Constitution, this entire Agreement becomes null and void. In the event ofany change in state law that modifies the City's budgetary and revenue authority, such that the City's anticipated revenues are impaired, the City Council shall have the authority to make proportionate adjustments to any additional costs in the relevant fiscal year of this agreement, after a full opportunity for the ASSOCIATION to address that action in a posted public meeting. Before making any such adjustments, the City will meet and confer with the ASSOCIATION concerning the manner in which such proportionate adjustments are to be effected. For the purposes of this Article, proportionate adjustment shall be in relation to the total reduction in tax rate availability from the immediately prior fiscal year.

ARTICLE24 NOTICES

Section 1.

Association Notices

Notices the ASSOCIATION is required to provide to the CITY under this Agreement or Chapter 143, unless specifically noted otherwise, will be provided in writing to the office of the Chief, the Labor Relations Office and the designated representative of the City Attorney's Office.

Section 2.

City Notices

Notices the CITY is required to provide to the ASSOCIATION under this Agreement or Chapter 143, unless specifically noted otherwise, will be provided in writing to the ASSOCIATION President's office and the ASSOCIATION'S designated attorney.

Section 3.

Designation of Notice Recipients

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