Common use of Negotiation Meetings Clause in Contracts

Negotiation Meetings. In the first meeting, the Union and the Board will exchange their written proposals and give an explanation. The second meeting will be scheduled to give each party sufficient time, however, not to exceed a reasonable time from the previous meeting, to return with its proposals, its counterproposals, and its rejection of proposals and to render an explanation of these. Subsequent meetings will be used to negotiate the proposals until a tentative agreement is reached. The scheduling of these meetings also will be determined through mutual consideration, however, not to exceed a reasonable time from the previous meeting. Except where mutually agreed upon, additional items shall not be submitted after the third meeting. Each team shall bargain in good faith, and no meeting shall end expiring agreement without the scheduling of the next meeting. Each meeting will be held in executive session. All provisions of the expiring agreement which are not specifically altered, modified, changed or deleted shall be a part of the successor agreement.