AUTHORITY & DURATION Sample Clauses

AUTHORITY & DURATION. SECTION 1 The above Parties recognize the Fraternal Order of Police as the sole and exclusive employee representative as set forth under 11 O.S. SEC. 51 - 103 of the Fire and Police Arbitration Act of the State of Oklahoma. Employer agrees under said statutes, the Employer and the Lodge are the only parties which may legally and appropriately confer, negotiate, and enter into agreements on matters which relate to wages, hours, and all other conditions of employment as provided in the Fire and Police Arbitration Act and the Collective Bargaining Agreement covering all members. SECTION 2 The Employer and the Lodge, have by these presents, reduced to writing, the agreement entered into by the City of ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Oklahoma and the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #165, through collective bargaining as the term is defined in 11 O.S. SEC. 51 - 101, as amended. SECTION 3 This Agreement shall be effective, retroactively, as of July 1st, 2020 and shall remain in full force and effect through June 30th, 2021, pursuant to the terms of 11 O.S. SEC. 51 - 101 et seq. SECTION 4 The terms of this Agreement, as well as bargaining and arbitration for the terms of a successor agreement shall be governed by the terms of the Fire and Police Arbitration Act, 11 O.S. SEC. 51 - 101 et seq. SECTION 5 It shall be the obligation of Employer and Lodge to arrange to meet at reasonable times and confer in good faith within ten (10) business days after any written notice requesting a meeting to collectively bargain.