ARTICLE 10: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING MEETINGS AND CONTRACTS COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING MEETINGS
The Department shall give representatives of the bargaining unit a reasonable opportunity to meet with the
employer or the employer's representatives during working hours without loss of compensation or benefits
[RSA 273-A:11, Il]. However, so as not to interfere with an employee's job responsibilities that are crucial
to critical Department operations, the following restrictions will apply unless otherwise instructed by the
Chief of Police or the Deputy Chief of Operations. Previously scheduled negotiations sessions may need
to be rescheduled due to a specific situation.
A. No more than three (3) representatives of the Union shall be designated to attend collective
bargaining meetings with the Commission or its representatives.
B. No essential employee, as defined under Article 3, entitled, “Definitions,” shall attend negotiating
meetings who is normally scheduled for duty during the time the meeting is being held.
G—_Nemerethantwe 12} such representatives attending negetiating meciings-shallbe- employees whe
are normally-scheduled forduty during the time the-meating is being held.
B_No-peredhan-one-} Unica +epresentative- attending negotiation meetings shall be-an-_empleyee
whe-is-nermally_scheduied-forduty during thetime the _meeting-is—being held_in the same
EC. If there is only (1) employee who works in a bureau/division or the position is vital to
Department operations due to emergency or critical situations, that employee shall not attend the
negotiation meeting until the condition no longer exists.
Distribution of Agreement to Employees:
A. Upon final execution of this Agreement, to include the proofreading of the final original documents,
three (3 originals will be provided as follows: 1 for the Commission; 1 for the Union; and 1 for the
Nashua City Clerk). The Commission,_or_its designee, shall print-and—distribute_updated
agreements via e-mail ter-distribute-via-e-mail},- and post updated agreements on the NPD Public
Drive aninitial cepy of this Agreementio-all-empleyees within 30 days.
B. The City’s Legal Department (Office of the Corporation Counsel) shall be responsible for complying
with the legal obligation under RSA 273-A:16, whereby a copy of the Agreement reached as a
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