Section 23-603 – Duty of Good Faith; Fostering Positive Labor Relations; Goal of Collective Bargaining
(a) The employer and the certified exclusive representative have a responsibility to engage in good faith bargaining over matters required by law. (b) The employer and the certified exclusive representative jointly shall be responsible for fostering a positive labor relations environment based on mutual trust, respect, communication, and cooperation. (c) The goal of collective bargaining is the delivery […]
Section 23-604 – Units; Determination of Management Status for Purpose of Exclusion
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Confidential employee” means an employee who, as a functional responsibility, acts in a confidential capacity to assist Howard County Library System officials who formulate, determine, and effectuate policies in the field of employee relations. (3) “Management employee” means an employee who, in the interest of the […]
Section 23-605 – Certification of Employee Organization
(a) (1) An employee organization that is seeking certification as the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit shall submit a petition to the Director that includes the signatures of at least 30% of the eligible employees in the bargaining unit indicating the wish to be represented exclusively by the employee organization specified in the petition for the […]
Section 23-606 – Certified Exclusive Representative of Unit
(a) The employer shall recognize the right of the certified exclusive representative to represent the employees in the unit in collective bargaining and in the settlement of grievances. (b) The certified exclusive representative of a unit shall: (1) Serve as the sole agent for the unit in collective bargaining; and (2) Represent all employees in the unit fairly, without […]
Section 23-501 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Adjusted assessed valuation of real property” means the most recent estimate by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation before the State budget is submitted to the General Assembly, of the sum of 100 percent of the assessed valuation of operating real property of public […]
Section 23-607 – Collective Bargaining Agreements
(a) If an exclusive representative is certified under § 23–605 of this subtitle, the employer and the certified exclusive representative shall enter into a collective bargaining agreement that contains provisions regarding: (1) Wage, hours, and terms and conditions of employment; (2) The orderly processing and settlement of grievances regarding the interpretation and implementation of the collective bargaining agreement, […]
Section 23-502 – Program Established
(a) There is a county-State minimum library program for the support and growth of public libraries. (b) The State shall share in the current operating and capital expenses of the county public library systems that participate in the minimum library program.
Section 23-608 – Agreement Date; Impasse; Submission of Disputes to Mediation
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the employer and the certified exclusive representative shall reach an agreement by March 1 of the year a collective bargaining agreement will expire. (2) The employer and the certified exclusive representative mutually may agree to extend negotiations for a period not to extend past June 30 of […]
Section 23-503 – State and Counties to Share Cost
(a) (1) The entire capital and operating cost of the minimum library program for this State as a whole shall be shared as provided in this subsection. (2) The State shall provide: (i) Approximately 40 percent of the total cost of the minimum program; and (ii) Not less than 20 percent of the cost of the minimum program in any […]
Section 23-609 – Approval of Collective Bargaining Agreement by Board; Funding
(a) The employer shall submit to the Board a term of a collective bargaining agreement entered into under § 23–607 of this subtitle if the term: (1) Requires an appropriation of funds; or (2) Has or may have a fiscal impact on the employer. (b) The employer shall make a good faith effort to have the Board approve all […]