Common use of Ratification Process Clause in Contracts

Ratification Process. 1. When the Council and Board reach tentative agreement on all matters being negotiated, they shall be prepared in writing and shall be submitted to the membership of the Council for ratification and to the Board for official approval, unless mutually agreed to the contrary. 2. Formal ratification vote of the agreement by both parties shall occur within fourteen (14) days of reaching a tentative agreement. 3. Representatives from each team must meet within one (1) week of the conclusion of negotiations for the purpose of editing the agreement. 4. Within thirty (30) days after ratification of the agreement, the Board shall prepare and distribute the contract to all members of the bargaining unit. Prerequisite to the final printing shall be a proof-reading of all copy by both parties. Costs of such preparation shall be borne equally by the Council and the Board.