It is the intention of the parties that this article provides that the Union shall enjoy all the rights
secured by RSA 273-A.
Article 7
Management Rights
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this agreement, the Board shall have, whether exercised
or not, all the rights, powers, and authority vested in it by virtue of the Statutes of the State of New
Hampshire and the Nashua City Charter and Ordinances, now or hereinafter enacted including, but
not limited to, the rights to:
A. Control the management and administration of the Nashua Library Sy stem;
B. Hire, promote, transfer, assign, retain, layoff, and direct employees within the Nashua
Library Sy stem;
C. Suspend, demote, discharge and take other disciplinary actions against employees for just
cause;
D. Issue, modify , and enforce Rules and Regulations which do not expressly violate the terms
of this Agreement.
E. Determine the methods, means, and personnel by which the Nashua Library System's
operations are to be conducted, as well as to determine those operations and to assign duties,
hours, and responsibilities to its employ ees accordingly ;
F. Exercise control and discretion over the Library Sy stem, its organization, and the technology
or lack thereof employ ed in performing its work;
G. Determine the standards of selection for employ ment and the standards of service to be
offered by the Nashua Library Sy stem;
H. Assign bargaining unit employees to work in any job classification as needed, in the
judgment of the appropriate supervisor or manager;
I. Exercise managerial policy, as set forthin RSA 273-A;
J. Schedule the hours and days of work whether for emergency purposes or not.
The foregoing Management rights are set out for purposes of illustration and not limitation; the
Board shall retain all such rights, powers, and authority , whether exercised or not, conferred up on it
by law. This clause is not meant to negate the Union's right to negotiate over changes in wages,
hours and working conditions as provided by law. Nothing herein shall be deemed to abrogate the
authority of the Board conferred upon it by RSA 202-A, as amended from time to time.
