Firefighter collective bargaining-nonbinding arbitration.

WORKING DRAFT
2014
STATE OF
WYOMING
14LSO-0401

HOUSE BILL
NO.

HB0142

Firef
ighter collective bargaining-nonbinding arbitration.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Nicholas, B., Greear, Harvey, Madden, Stubson and Zwonitzer,
Dv
. and Senator(s) Nicholas, P. and Ross

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
collective bargaining with fire
fighters and local governments; modifying definitions; providing for nonbinding arbitration;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 27
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10
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101(
a)(ii), 27
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10
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104, 27
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10
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105 and 27
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10
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107 are amended to read:

27
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10
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101.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in this act the following terms shall, unless the context requires a different interpretation, have the following meanings:

(ii)

The term "corporate authorities" shall mean the council, commission or other proper officials
or their designees,
of any city, town or county, whose duty or duties it is to establish wages, salaries, rates of pay, working conditions, and other conditions of employment of
fire fighters
fire
fighters
.

27
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10
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104.

Obligation of city, town or county to meet with agent after written notice; written contract of agreement.

It shall be the obligation of the city, town or county, through its corporate authorities,

or their designees,
to meet and confer in good faith with the representative or representatives of the bargaining agent within ten (10) days after receipt of written notice from said bargaining agent of the request for a meeting for collective bargaining purposes. This obligation shall include the duty to cause any agreement resulting from negotiations to be reduced to a written contract, provided that no such contract shall exceed the term of
two (2) years
.

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10
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105.

When issues to be submitted to arbitration.

In the event that the bargaining agent and the corporate authorities are unable, within thirty (30) days from and including the date of their first meeting, to reach an agreement on a contract, any and all unresolved issues shall be submitted to arbitration
which arbitration shall be nonbinding and advisory only to the governing body
.

The governing body shall have final determination on all contract terms
.

27
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10
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107.

Arbitration procedure.

Arbitration shall proceed pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform Arbitration Act
, provided, however, arbitration shall be nonbinding
.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2014.

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