§ 3.70.140. Petitions for decertification.

A.

A petition for decertification must be filed by the municipality, an employee of the municipality, or an employee organization acting on behalf of an employee(s) of the municipality.

B.

Except as provided in D. of this section, a petition for decertification of an employee representative must contain the following information:

(1)

A statement that at least 30 percent of the employees in the bargaining unit no longer wish the employee organization to represent them with the printed names and signatures of the employees who support the petition. The document which contains the names and signatures of the employees who support the petition shall be attached to the petition in a separately sealed envelope; and

(2)

The same information required by section 3.70.120 where applicable.

C.

A petition for decertification must be accompanied by a showing of interest of not less than 30 percent of the employees in the bargaining unit represented by the employee organization proposed for decertification. The showing of interest must consist of written authorization cards or employee petitions, signed and dated by the employees during the 120 days immediately preceding the filing of the petition for decertification and containing the employees' job classification codes and titles, and a statement requesting decertification of the current representative.

D.

In addition to the requirements of B. of this section, if a petition for decertification proposes to sever a bargaining unit from an existing bargaining unit, the petition must also satisfy the requirements of section 3.70.120E. A showing of interest is required only for members of the unit to be severed.

E.

A petition for decertification must be filed at a time permitted by section 3.70.120B. above.

(AR No. 97-180, § 1, 8-19-97)