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EMPLOYER - EMPLOYEE RELATIONS - means the relationship between the City and its <br />employees and their employee organization, or when used in a general sense, the relationship <br />between City management and individual employees or employee organizations. <br />GRIEVANCE - means a dispute, claimed by an employee, group of employees or a recognized <br />employee organization concerning the meaning, application, or enforcement of any of the <br />provisions of the City's Employer- Employce Relations Policy or of a memorandum of <br />understanding; and for which specific hearing or appeal procedure is not otherwise provided; or <br />is not specifically withhold, by civil service rule, ordinance, resolution, charter provision, or <br />memorandum of understanding, <br />IMPASSE - means that the representatives of the City and a. Recognized Employee Organization <br />have reached a point in their meeting and conferring in good faith' where their differences <br />concerning matters on which they are required to meet and confer, remain so substantial that <br />.further meeting and conferring would not be likely to result in an agreement. <br />MEDIATION OR CONCILIATION - means the efforts of an impartial third person or persons, <br />functioning as intermedWies, to assist the parties in reaching a voluntary resolution to an <br />impasse, through interpretation, suggestion and advice, Mediation and conciliation are <br />interchangeable terms. <br />MEET AND CONFER IN GOOD FAITH - (sometimes referred to herein as "meet and confer" <br />or "meeting and conferring ") - means the performanco by duly authorized City representatives <br />and duly authorized repaesentatives of a recognized employee organization of their mutual <br />obligation personally to meet and confer in good faith promptly upon the request of either party <br />and continue for a reasonable period of time in order to exchange freely information, opinions <br />and proposals, and to endeavor to reach agreement on matters within the scope of representation <br />prior to the adoption by the, City of its final budget for the ensuing year. This does not require <br />either Party to agree to a proposal or to make a concession. <br />MEMORANDUM' OF UNDERSTANDING - means a written memorandum of the agreement <br />between the City and a recognized employee organization reached through meeting and <br />conferring. <br />PEACE OFFICER - means an employee of the Santa Ana Police Department whose principal <br />duties consist of active law enforcement and who is designated as a "peace officer'" as that term <br />is defined in Section 830, California Penal Code, except that, for purposes of this Resolution <br />only, "peace officer" sloes not mean a park patrolman, security guard or a. member of the fire, <br />department, whether the latter be serving as a member of an arson investigating unit, as a deputy <br />or assistant state fire marshal, or in any capacity wherein the member would have the status of <br />peaoe officer for purposes other than that of this Resolution, <br />99 <br />� dI*3 <br />