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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

(VI) A STATEMENT THAT THE EMPLOYEE
ORGANIZATION HAS IN ITS POSSESSION WRITTEN PROOF,
DATED WITHIN SIX (6) MONTHS OF THE DATE UPON WHICH THE
PETITION IS FILED, TO ESTABLISH THAT AT LEAST THIRTY
PERCENT (30%) OF THE EMPLOYEES IN THE UNIT CLAIMED TO
BE APPROPRIATE HAVE DESIGNATED THE EMPLOYEE
ORGANIZATION TO REPRESENT THEM IN THEIR EMPLOYMENT
RELATIONS WITH THE COUNTY.

(2) SUCH A PETITION MAY BE RECEIVED BY
THE PERSONNEL OFFICER ONLY DURING THE TIME PERIOD
BEGINNING WITH THE DATE THIS ORDINANCE TAKES EFFECT
AND DECEMBER 31ST OF THE SAME CALENDAR YEAR. IN
SUBSEQUENT YEARS, SUCH PETITIONS MAY BE RECEIVED ONLY
DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.

(B) (1) UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH PETITION, THE
PERSONNEL OFFICER SHALL GIVE ADEQUATE AND TIMELY
NOTICE OF THE FILING TO THE EMPLOYEES IN THE PROPOSED
UNIT AND SHALL, WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF THE FILING
DATE OF THE PETITION DETERMINE EITHER THAT THE
PROPOSED UNIT IS AN APPROPRIATE REPRESENTATION UNIT
OR, THAT AN ALTERNATIVE UNIT IS THE APPROPRIATE
REPRESENTATION UNIT. IN MAKING THIS DETERMINATION OF
APPROPRIATE REPRESENTATION UNIT, THE FOLLOWING
FACTORS, AMONG OTHERS, SHALL BE CONSIDERED:

(I) WHICH UNIT WILL ASSURE EMPLOYEES THE
FULLEST FREEDOM IN THE EXERCISE OF RIGHTS DESCRIBED IN
THIS ARTICLE.

(II)  THE COMMUNITY OF INTEREST AMONG EMPLOYEES
IN THE PROPOSED UNIT, INVOLVING SUCH CRITERIA AS
SIMILARITY OF JOB DUTIES, SKILLS, WAGES, EDUCATIONAL
REQUIREMENTS, SUPERVISION AND WORKING CONDITIONS.

(III)  THE HISTORY OF EMPLOYEE RELATIONS WITHIN
THE COUNTY.

(IV)  THE EFFECT ON THE EXISTING CLASSIFICATION
STRUCTURE OF DIVIDING A SINGLE CLASSIFICATION AMONG
TWO OR MORE UNITS.

(V) THE EFFECT OF THE UNIT     ON THE

OVER-FRAGMENTATION OF THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE     TO THE

DETRIMENT OF MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIPS   BETWEEN
THE COUNTY AND THE EMPLOYEES.

(VI) THE EFFECT OF THE UNIT ON THE EFFICIENT
OPERATION OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE.