2213-19. Labor Relations.
Due to the special and critical health-care services provided through the IHSS program, the Board of Supervisors finds that any interruption of such services would pose an imminent threat to the health and safety of the recipients of IHSS services and to the community. In order to minimize the likelihood of such interruption and thereby protect the health and safety of recipients and to promote harmony and productive labor relations between the Authority and any labor organization, which seeks to represent or represents the providers of services to recipients of IHSS services: (Ord. No. 2278, § 1, 09/10/2002)
(a) The Authority shall establish rules and regulations for employer-employee relations through the adoption of an Employer-Employee Relations Policy. The Policy shall include the following terms:
(1) Only those employee organizations recognized in accordance with the Authority’s labor relations policy shall be entitled to negotiate with the Authority on matters within the scope of representation and such other rights as may be granted to recognized employee organizations pursuant to the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act.
(2) The Authority shall have a non-strike clause in any and all collective bargaining agreements with care providers and personnel of the Authority. The non-strike clause shall continue at least one (1) year beyond the other provisions of any and all collective bargaining agreements.
(b) The Authority shall take all legal action necessary to bar any strike or other concerted interruption of service to recipients. (Ord. 2278, § 1, 9/10/2002)
(c) Final adoption of any agreement negotiated between the Authority and any recognized labor organization shall be by simple majority of the governing body of the Authority. (Ord. 2278, § 1, 9/10/2002)
(d) The County Personnel Director is designated as manager of labor relations for the Authority. (Ord. 2278, § 1, 9/10/2002)