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ARTICLE L• EMPLOYER - EMPLOYEE RELATIONS Section 1: Recognition The City recognizes the Association as the recognized bargaining agent for the following classifications: Fire Battalion Chief Fire Engineer Firefighter Firefighter Medic Fire Captain Fire Marshal Section 2: Management Rights It is understood and agreed that the City retains all of its powers and authority to direct, manage, and control to the full extent of the law. Included in, but not limited, to those duties and powers are the rights to: determine its organization; direct the work of its employees; determine the times and hours of operation; determine the level, means, and kinds of services to be provided; establish its policies, goals, and objectives; determine staffing patterns; determine the number and kinds of personnel required; contract out work, transfer work out of the unit, maintain the efficiency of City operations, build, move, or modify facilities; establish budget procedures and determine budgetary allocation; determine the methods of raising revenue and take action on any matter in the event of an emergency. Emergency is a sudden, generally unexpected, occurrence or occasion requiring immediate action which affects City facilities or equipment or otherwise involves an Act of God or specific governmental order requiring the City to take certain action or refrain from taking certain action. In addition, the City retains the right to hire, classify, assign, evaluate, promote, discipline and terminate employees. Prior to implementing any decision to contract out, the City shall notify and negotiate, upon request, the effect of such decision on the terms and conditions of employment of Unit members to the extent such effects are negotiable. Section 3: Association Rights It is agreed that the Association shall have access to use of City facilities for the conduct of general membership, Board and Committee meetings. The Association agrees that meetings shall not cause undue disruption of City business by either frequency or duration. The Association shall notify the Fire Chief or his designated representative prior to Association meetings utilizing City facilities. Two members of the negotiating team shall be allowed reasonable time off with pay for all meetings for meeting and conferring which shall be mutually set by the City and the Association. Additional employees of the negotiating team, with the approval of the Fire Chief, or his designated representative, may be allowed time off with pay for meeting and conferring. Page 3 of 38 1/5/2006 FIRE MOU FINAL 7/01/2005 — 6/30/2008