HF School Committee Negotiating Agents

SCHOOL COMMITTEE NEGOTIATING AGENTS

The School Committee is responsible for negotiations with recognized employee bargaining units. However, because of the expertise and time required for negotiations, the Committee may hire a negotiator to bargain in good faith with recognized bargaining units to help assure that mutually satisfactory agreements on wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment will be developed.

The School Committee will appoint a team which normally will consist of the Assistant Superintendent, another member of the Administrative Council, a School Committee member, and the School Committee’s legal counsel for collective bargaining.

The duties of the team will be as follows:

1. To negotiate in good faith with recognized bargaining units to arrive at a mutually satisfactory agreement on wages, hours, and working conditions of employees represented by the units.

a. The team will direct accumulation of necessary data needed for negotiations, such as comparative information.

b. The team will follow guidelines set forth by the Committee as to acceptable agreements and will report on the progress of negotiations.

c. The team will make recommendations to the Committee as to accep­table agreements.

2. To interpret the signed negotiated contracts to administrators and to offer advice on various aspects of contract administration during the terms of the contracts with employee organizations.

LEGAL REF.: M.G.L. c.71:37E