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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND ITS EMPLOYEES AND
TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC BY ASSURING AT ALL TIMES THE
ORDERLY AND UNINTERRUPTED OPERATIONS OF THE COUNTY
GOVERNMENT, THE ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY COUNCIL DECLARES
THAT IT IS THE PUBLIC POLICY OF THIS COUNTY, SUBJECT
TO THE LIMITATIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE
APPLICABLE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND, THAT COUNTY
EMPLOYEES BE PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE EFFECTIVELY IN
THE DETERMINATION OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THEIR
EMPLOYMENT. IT IS ALSO THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE TO
STRENGTHEN EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE COUNTY,
ITS EMPLOYEES AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES BY IMPOSING ON
EACH THE OBLIGATION TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH
AFFIRMATIVE WILLINGNESS TO REACH AGREEMENT IN MATTERS
OF WAGES, HOURS,' WORKING CONDITIONS, AND OTHER TERMS
OF EMPLOYMENT WITH DUE REGARD FOR, AND SUBJECT TO, THE
PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE LAWS AND THE CHARTER
PROVISIONS GOVERNING PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND FISCAL
PROCEDURES IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY.

SECTION 1-251 - DEFINITIONS

(A)    "APPROPRIATE REPRESENTATION UNIT" - A
GROUPING OF CLASSIFIED POSITIONS IN THE COUNTY SERVICE
WHICH, BY THE APPLICATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
ARTICLE, HAS BEEN DEEMED APPROPRIATE FOR PURPOSES OF
COLLECTIVE NEGOTIATIONS.

(B)   "ARBITRATION" - A PROCEDURE WHEREBY PARTIES,
UNABLE TO AGREE ON A SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM, INDICATE
THEIR WILLINGNESS TO BE BOUND BY THE DECISION OF A
THIRD PARTY.

(C)   "BUDGET SUBMISSION DATE" -     THE DATE BY
WHICH, UNDER THE LAW, THE PROPOSED      BUDGET OF THE
COUNTY FOR THE ENSUING YEAR IS SUBMITTED   BY THE COUNTY
EXECUTIVE TO THE COUNTY COUNCIL.

(D)  "CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE" - AN EMPLOYEE WHO, AS
A FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, ASSISTS AND ACTS IN A
CONFIDENTIAL CAPACITY TO COUNTY OFFICIALS WHO
FORMULATE, DETERMINE AND EFFECTUATE POLICIES IN THE
FIELD OF EMPLOYEE RELATIONS.

(E)   "COUNTY" - ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARYLAND.

(F)     "COUNTY ADMINISTRATION" - THE COUNTY
EXECUTIVE AND ALL OFFICERS AND AGENTS UNDER HIS
SUPERVISION AND AUTHORITY.