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ORDINANCE NO.
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE RECOGNIZING LOCAL NO. 399
OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS
AS THE BARGAINING AGENT FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS IN
THE BEAUMONT FIRE DEPARTMENT; DESIGNATING A REP-
RESENTATIVE OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO BARGAIN
WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FIREFIGHTERS; PRO-
VIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL.
WHEREAS, at an election held May 14, 1974, the voters of the
City of Beaumont approved adoption by the City of the Fire and Police
Employees Relations Act, Article 5154c-1 of the Revised Civil Statutes
of Texas; and,
WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 0-74-67, dated October 22, 1974, the
City Council placed into effect in,the City the,provisions of the Fire
and Police Employees Relations Act; and,
WHEREAS, a representational election in accordance with Section
6 of the Act was held November 15, 1974, and a. majority of the paid fire-
fighters of the Fire Department of the City of Beaumont selected Local
No. 399 of the International Association of Firefighters as the sole and
exclusive bargaining agent for all of the firefighters of the Beaumont
Fire Department;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
That Local No. 399 of the International Association of Fire-
fighters is recognized as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent of
the firefighters of the Beaumont Fire Department.
Section '2.
That the City Manager or his designee is appointed to bargain
on behalf of the City of Beaumont with the representative of the fire-
fighters.
Section 3.
That upon appointment of a designee to bargain with the fire-
fighters, the City Manager is instructed to notify Local No. 399 of the
appointment, and thereupon the City Manager or his designee i's directed
to bargain in good faith with the representative of the firefighters in
accordance with the Fire and Police Employees Relations Act.
Section 4.
That no other person other than the City Manager or his designee
shall be authorized to represent the City in collective bargaining nego-
tiations with the representative of the firefighters.
Section 5.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of
this ordinance or the application of same to a particular set of persons
or circumstances should for any reason be held to be invalid, such inva-
lidity shall in no wise affect the remaining portions of this ordinance,
and to such end the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be sever-
able.
Section 6.
That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict here-
with are hereby repealed.
PASSED B
-3ff THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the
%h day of , 1975.
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