CONFIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF SANTA ANA (CASA) (2017-2018)

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EXHIBIT B (Continued) IMPASSE - means that the representatives of the City and a Recognized Employee Organization have reached a point in their meeting and conferring in good faith where their differences concerning matters on which they are required to meet and confer, remain so substantial that further meeting and conferring would not be likely to result In an agreement, MEDIATION OR CONCILIATION -means the efforts of an imparflal third person orpersons, functioning as intermediaries, to assist the parties in reaching a voluntary resolution to on impasse, through interpretation, suggestion and advice. Mediation and conciliation are interchangeable terms. MEET AND CONFER IN GOOD FAITH - (sometimes referred to herein as "meet and confer" or "meeting and conferring") - means the performance by duly authorized City representatives and duly authorized representatives of a recognized employee organization of their mutual obligation personally to meet and confer in good faith promptly upon the request of either party and continue for a reasonable period of time in orderio exchange freely information, opinions and proposals, and to endeavor to reach agreement on matters within the scope of representation prior to the adoption by the City of its final budget for the ensuing year, This does not require elther party to agree to a proposal or to make a concession. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING - means a written memorandum of the agreement between the City and a recognized employee organization reached through meeting and conferring. PEACE OFFICER - means an employee of the Santa Ana Police Deparimeni whose principal duties consist of active law enforcement and who is designated as a "peace officer" as that term is defined in Section 830, California Penal Code, except that, for purposes of this Resolution only, "peace officer" does not mean a park patrolman, security guard or a member of the fire department, whether the latter be serving as a member of an arson investigating unit, as a deputy or assistant state fire marshal, or in dry capacity wherein the member would have the status of peace officer for purposes other than that of this Resolution. RECOGNIZED EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION - means an employee organization which has been granted formal recognition by the Employee Relations Officeras the employee organization which has the right to meet and confer in good faith as the majority representative of all members of an appropriate representation unit pursuant to Section 11 hereof, except those employees in such unit who have exercised their right not join an employee organization and who choose to represent themselves individually with the City, or has been designated through a secret ballot election as the exclusive representative of the employees in an appropriate representation unit pursuant to Section 1 i of this Resolution. SCOPE OF REPRESENTATION - means those matters relating to employment conditions and employer- employee relations including, but not limited to, wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment except, however, that the scope of representation shall not include consideration of the merits, necessity, or organization of any service or activity provided by law or executive order. Section 3: Designation of the Uy:1 Employee Relations Officer The City Council hereby designates the City Manager as the Employee Relations Officer who shall be the City's principal representative on all matters of employer-employee relations, with authodly to meet and confer in good faith on matfers within the scope of representation, and to administer CONFIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF SANTA ANA(CASA) MOU: 2017-2018 Page84