Santa Clara County Municipal Code Art. 6 Impasse Procedures

(a) If the appropriate level of management and the recognized employee organization fail to reach agreement prior to June 1 of a fiscal year on a matter within the scope of representation affecting the budget and subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors and the parties together are unable to agree on a method of resolving the dispute, the dispute shall be submitted to mediation.

(b) If the parties are unable to agree on the mediator, either party may request the service of the State Conciliation Service to provide a mediator. Costs of mediation shall be divided one-half to the County and one-half to the recognized employee organization or recognized employee organizations.

(Code 1954, § 3.9.7-1; Ord. No. NS-300.130, §§ 1, 2, 1-13-69)

(a) If after a reasonable period of time, the appropriate level of management and recognized employee organization fail to reach agreement on a matter not subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors and within the scope of representation, the parties together may mutually agree upon a method of resolving the dispute including, but not limited to, mediation. If mutual agreement on a method for resolving the dispute is not achieved within a reasonable period of time, the dispute shall be submitted to mediation.

(b) If the parties are unable to agree on the mediator, either party may request the services of the State Conciliation Service to provide a mediator. Costs of mediation shall be divided one-half to the County and one-half to the recognized employee organization or recognized employee organizations.

(Code 1954, § 3.9.7-2; Ord. No. NS-300.130, §§ 1, 2, 1-13-69)