§ 25-6-4. Purpose of Pacts; Powers and Duties of Pacts Generally
It shall be the primary purpose of a pact to coordinate the emergency fire services of all jurisdictions belonging to it, so as to provide better, more efficient, and more effective cooperation in the protection of life and property from fires or other immediate response emergencies within the area served by the pact. Any pact […]
§ 25-5-3. Declaration of Public Policy
The protection of the public health, safety, and welfare demands that the permanent members of any paid fire department of a municipality should not be accorded the right to strike or engage in any work stoppage or slowdown. This necessary prohibition, however, shall not prohibit such municipal employees from being represented by a labor organization […]
§ 25-6-5. Liability for Failure to Respond for Purposes of Extinguishing Fires or Other Immediate Response Emergencies; Privileges and Immunities; Liability for Loss of Men or Equipment
There shall be no liability imposed by law on a pact or any member jurisdiction or its personnel for failure to respond for the purpose of extinguishing or controlling any fire or other immediate response emergency. This immunity is not exclusive of other similar immunities granted by statute or common law. Any firefighter or other […]
§ 25-5-4. Right of Firefighters to Bargain Collectively
Firefighters shall have the right to bargain collectively with their respective corporate authorities and to be represented by a labor organization in such collective bargaining as to wages, rates of pay, hours, working conditions, and all other terms and conditions of employment. History. Ga. L. 1971, p. 565, § 4.
§ 25-6-6. Appropriation of Funds for Pacts by Member Jurisdictions; Receipt of Gifts by Pacts; Entry Into Agreements With State and Federal Agencies by Pacts
Jurisdictions belonging to a pact may raise and appropriate money for the purpose of implementing and operating the pact. The pact may receive, hold, and use gifts, bequests, and devises, either outright or in trust, for purposes consistent with this chapter. A pact may enter into agreements with appropriate state and federal agencies to participate […]
§ 25-5-5. Selection of Bargaining Agent by Firefighters; Recognition by Corporate Authority
The organization selected by vote of the majority of the firefighters in any fire department shall be recognized by the proper corporate authority, provided the organization does not advocate striking and has a “no strike” clause in its constitution and bylaws, as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for all of the members of the […]
§ 25-6-7. Joining of and Withdrawal From Pacts by Jurisdictions Not Having Fire Departments
Following the initial establishment of a pact, in accordance with procedures established in the bylaws of the pact, jurisdictions which do not have fire departments may join an established pact upon meeting such conditions as the board of directors may fix. Not less than 90 days after delivering written notice to an officer of the […]
§ 25-5-6. Obligation of Corporate Authority and Agent to Meet and Confer in Good Faith; Reduction of Agreement to Written Contract; Limitation as to Duration of Contract
It shall be the obligation of the proper corporate authority and the bargaining agent to meet and confer in good faith within 30 days after receipt of a written notice from the bargaining agent of the request for a meeting for collective bargaining purposes. This obligation may include the duty to cause any agreement resulting […]
§ 25-5-7. Submission of Unresolved Issues to Mediation
If the bargaining agent and the corporate authorities are unable, within 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 mediation. History. Ga. L. 1971, p. 565, § 7.
§ 25-5-8. Mediation Board — Composition and Selection; Chairman
Within five days from the expiration of the 30 day period referred to in Code Section 25-5-7, the bargaining agent and the corporate authorities shall each select and name one mediator and shall immediately thereafter notify each other in writing of the name and address of the person so selected. The bargaining agent may name […]