§ 2-238. Civic openness in the meet and confer process
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(a) Government Code section 3505, as it currently exists, mandates that changes in wages,
hours and other terms and conditions of employment be preceded by participation of
representatives from both the recognized employee organization and the city in good
faith "meet and confer." Government Code section 54957.6 authorizes the city council
to meet in closed session with its designated representatives for the purpose of reviewing
its meet and confer position and instructing its designated representatives as to
how to participate in the meet and confer process. The city council shall report out
from such closed session the facts, including their significance and impacts, relating
to any and all prior offers, counteroffers, and meet and confer-related bargaining
positions made by either the city and representatives of any employee organization,
which were communicated to the city council during the closed session and are no longer
being considered. City council representatives shall have a duty to advise the city
council during any such closed session of offers, counteroffers, information, and/or
statements of position discussed by employee organization and city representatives
participating in the meet and confer process since the last such closed session. This
section shall not mandate publication of city council- directed future proposals and/or
the analytical thought process utilized by the city council in addressing issues subject
to the meet and confer process.
(b) Each city council member shall disclose both publicly and during closed sessions,
the identity of any and all employee association representatives with whom the city
council member has had any verbal, written, electronic or other communication(s) regarding
a subject matter of a pending meet and confer process.
