ARTICLE 3 - MANAGEMENT RIGHTS

The language in this Article continues unchanged from the previous Agreement.

 

PLEASE NOTE:
Language that is in bold typeface and underlined was added with this Agreement.
Language that is struckthrough was removed with this Agreement.
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3.01 - Management Rights

Except to the extent expressly abridged only by specific articles and sections of this Agreement, the Employer reserves, retains, and possesses, solely and exclusively, all of the inherent rights and authority to manage and operate its facilities and programs.  The sole and exclusive rights and authority of management include specifically, but are not limited to the following:

  1. determine matters of inherent managerial policy which include, but are not limited to areas of discretion or policy such as the functions and programs of the public Employer, standards of services, its overall budget, utilization of technology, and organizational structure;
  2. direct, supervise, evaluate, or hire employees;
  3.  maintain and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of governmental operations;
  4. determine the overall methods, process, means, or personnel by which governmental operations are to be conducted;
  5. suspend, discipline, demote, or discharge for just cause, reduce in force, transfer, assign, schedule, promote, or retain employees;
  6. determine the adequacy of the work force;
  7. determine the overall mission of the Employer as a unit of government;
  8. effectively manage the work force;
  9. take actions to carry out the mission of the public Employer as a governmental unit;
  10. determine the location and number of facilities;
  11. determine and manage its facilities, equipment, operations, programs and services;
  12. determine and promulgate the standards of quality and quantity and work performance to be maintained; and
  13. determine the management organization, including selection, retention, and promotion to positions not within the scope of this Agreement.