Article 39 - DURATION AND EFFECT
A. — This Agreement, upon bearing the signatures of the authorized people
representing the Union and the City, shall be effective as of July 1, 2019, and will
remain in effect through June 30, 2023. Provided however, that on June 30, 2023,
and on each June 30th thereafter, this Agreement shall be deemed renewed and
extended for the ensuing year unless one hundred and twenty (120) days or more
prior to budget submission date, either party shall have delivered to the other
notice of its desire not to have the Agreement in its then form renewed. Such
notice shall be deemed delivered if and when mailed, postage prepaid, addressed to
the last address of the addressee, which is known to the sender of this notice. If
such notice shall be sent, the parties shall negotiate for a new Agreement or
modification thereof, and the terms hereof shall continue to apply until the new or
modified Agreement is executed or the existing Agreement terminated; upon thirty
days’ notice by either party.
B. — Should neither party to this Agreement senda notice of termination as
described in Paragraph A above, this Agreement will be considered to have been
automatically renewed for another year from effective date of Agreement.
C. Should either party to this Agreement wish to inaugurate collective
bargaining discussions over changes they may wish to introduce to this Agreement,
it is agreed that notice of the substance of the changes and the language with which
such desired changes are to be expressed, shall be mailed to the authorized parties,
signatories to the Agreement, thirty (30) days before the beginning of discussions
of the Agreement. The parties receiving such notice of desired changes shall
forthwith seek establishment of a meeting of the parties for the purpose of
discussion and amicable accommodation for the desired changes.
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