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At this meeting, the Appointing Authority shall also consider additional options presented by the
Local Union. Between the meet and confer and notification to the Appointing Authority of the Local
Union's decision, the Appointing Authority may make temporary accommodations. Any contract
waiver must be agreed to by both the Appointing Authority and the Local Union or the Council 5
Executive Board.
If an employee's job duties are changed as a result of an accommodation, the employee's
supervisor shall inform the employee's co-workers of any restrictions that might impact on their job
duties. The supervisor shall use discretion when relaying this information.
ARTICLE 35 - DURATION
The provisions of this Agreement cancel and take the place of all previous Agreements and shall
become effective the 21 st day of September, 2013, subject to the acceptance of the Eighty-Eighth
(88 th ) session of the Legislature or the Joint-Subcommittee on Employee Relations and shall
remain in full force and effect through the thirtieth day of June, 2015.
It shall be automatically renewed from biennium to biennium thereafter unless either party shall
notify the other in writing no later than January 1 of odd-numbered years that it desires to modify
the Agreement. In the event such notice is given, negotiations shall commence not later than
March 1st of odd-numbered years.
This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect during the period of negotiations and until
notice of termination of this Agreement is provided to the other party in the manner set forth in the
following paragraph.
In the event that a Successor Agreement has not been agreed upon by an expiration date of this
Agreement as provided for in paragraphs 1 or 2 above, either party may terminate this Agreement
by the serving of written notice upon the other party not less than ten (10) calendar days prior to
the desired termination date which shall not be before the expiration date provided above.
In witness thereof, the parties hereto have set their hands this 19 th day of September, 2013.
FOR THE UNION
FOR THE EMPLOYER
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Eliot Seide
Executive Director
AFSCME, Council No. 5, AFL-CIO
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James Schowalter
Commissioner of Minnesota Management &
Budget
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Carolyn Trevis
Acting Assistant Commissioner of Minnesota
Management & Budget
State Negotiator
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