Section 5-E706. RATIFICATION OF TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS

 

706.1Upon completion of negotiations, including all impasse procedures, the tentative agreement which has been initialed by the Board’s chief negotiator and ratified by the labor organization shall be referred to the appropriate Board committee for recommendation to the Board of Education after the hearing required by § 706.3.

 

706.2Upon ratification of the tentative agreement by the labor organization, the tentative agreement shall be made public.

 

706.3At the time the tentative agreement is made public, the Board of Education shall give notice of a public hearing which shall be held not less than fifteen (15) days from the date on which the agreement is made public.

 

706.4All hearings held pursuant to this section shall be conducted before the Committee of the Whole of the Board of Education.

 

706.5Representatives of the labor organization shall be invited to observe the hearings.

 

706.6Any member of the public may present comments at the hearing, including employees of the Board of Education.

 

706.7Hearings shall be conducted for the purpose of receiving comments only; however, members of the Board may question any speaker for the purpose of clarifying the speaker’s comments.

 

706.8Ratification of the tentative agreement by the Board of Education shall be by majority vote, a quorum being present, at either of the following, whichever occurs first:

 

(a)The regular monthly meeting of the Board next following the public hearing on the tentative agreement; or

 

(b)A special meeting of the Board called for the purpose of ratification after the public hearing on the tentative agreement.

 

706.9Copies of the ratified agreement shall be made available to the public, upon request, from the Superintendent of Schools.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 24 DCR 9386, 9388 (May 5, 1978).