to the Union/Management relationship. The Union will periodically, or upon the Chief's request,
review all posted material and remove material which is no longer pertinent.
ARTICLE 37
PARTIAL INVALIDITY, SEPARABILITY, & COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
Should the parties hereafter agree that applicable law renders invalid or unenforceable any of the
provisions of this Agreement, the parties shall attempt to agree upon a replacement for the
affected provision. Such replacement provisions shall become effective immediately upon
ratification according to the respective procedures and regulations of the parties and shall remain
in effect for the duration of the Agreement.
In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be declared invalid or
unenforceable by a court, board, or other appropriate authority, such invalidity or
unenforceability shall not affect the remaining provisions thereof.
The parties agree that this Agreement is subject to all pertinent federal, state, and local laws and
ordinances, as the same may be amended or enacted from time to time, and this Agreement shall
be construed in accordance therewith, and the parties shall conform their conduct thereto.
ARTICLE 38
WAIVER
The parties acknowledge that during the negotiations which resulted in this Agreement, each had
the unlimited right and opportunity to make demands and proposals with respect to any subject
or matter not removed by law from the area of collective bargaining and that the understandings
and agreements arrived at by the parties after the exercise of that right and opportunity are set
forth in this Agreement.
Therefore, the parties for the life of this Agreement voluntarily and unqualifiedly waive the right,
and each agrees that the other shall not be obligated to reopen contract negotiations with respect
to any subject or matter referred to or covered in this Agreement.
Further, the parties, for the life of this Agreement, voluntarily and unqualifiedly waive the right,
and each agrees that the other shal! not be obligated to reopen contract negotiations with respect
to any subject or matter not specifically referred to or covered in this Agreement, even though
such subject or matter may not have been within the knowledge or contemplation of any of the
parties at the time this Agreement was negotiated or signed. The parties may, however,
voluntarily agree to reopen contract negotiations on any subject at any time.
This Agreement contains all of the agreements and understandings between the parties; and
supersedes all previous agreements and understandings, and no oral agreement or understanding
survives the execution hereof.
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