STATE OF MAINE MAINE LABOR RELATIONS BOARD Case No. 92-09 ___________________________________ ) HALLOWELL PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEE ) ASSOCIATION, ) ) Complainant, ) ) v. ) CONSENT ORDER ) CITY OF HALLOWELL, ) ) Respondent. ) ___________________________________) Complainant Hallowell Public Works Employee Association ("Association") and Respondent City of Hallowell ("City"), in settlement of the above- captioned prohibited practices case, agree to the following: 1. That by the close of business on Monday, December 23, 1991, the Association will provide to the City's representive, Ronald E. Colby, III, Esquire, the Association's proposal for a comprehensive collective bargaining agreement for the Hallowell Public Works Bargaining Unit. 2. That by the close of business on Wednesday, January 8, 1992, Mr. Colby will provide to the Association's representative, Rodney G. Pierce, the City's counterproposal for said agreement. 3. That on Monday, January 13, 1992, at 9:00 a.m., Mr. Pierce and Mr. Colby will meet at Mr. Colby's offices for the purpose of determining what issues are outstanding and therefore will be submitted to a mediator for resolution. At that time, they will prepare a joint request for mediation for submission to the Maine Labor Relations Board. They will also attempt to complete a set of ground rules for negotiations. 4. That during negotiations for the collective bargaining agreement, the parties' negotiators will be Rodney G. Pierce on behalf of the Association and the Hallowell Personnel Committee on behalf of the City. The negotiators will be vested with sufficient knowledge, guidelines and authority to reach final tentative agreement. The principal parties -- the members of the Public Works Bargaining Unit for the Association and the Hallowell City Council for the City -- reserve the right of ratification. -1- 5. That the Association voluntarily withdraws its complaint. On Behalf of Hallowell Public On Behalf of City of Hallowell Works Employee Association /s/__________________________ /s/___________________________ Rodney G. Pierce Ronald E. Colby, III, Esquire Bargaining Agent Colby & Lanzilotta, P.A. Date: 12/16/91 Date: 12/16/91 The Prehearing Officer incorporates the parties' agreement as her Prehearing Conference Memorandum and Order in this case. Dated at Augusta, Maine, this 27th day of December, 1991. MAINE LABOR RELATIONS BOARD /s/___________________________ Pamela D. Chute Alternate Chair