§ 3.70.060. Collective bargaining units.

A.

Generally. The employee relations board shall decide in each case the unit appropriate for the purpose of collective bargaining, based on such factors as community of interest, wages, hours and other working conditions of the employees involved, the history of collective bargaining and the desires of the employees. Bargaining units shall be as large as is reasonable, and unnecessary fragmenting shall be avoided.

B.

School district. School district employees' bargaining units shall be as determined by the school board and all responsibility for collective bargaining shall be that of the school board.

C.

Exempt employees. The following employees shall be exempt from collective bargaining:

1.

All executive employees and those appointed employees as identified in section 3.30.012A.;

2.

All supervisory employees as designated by the board upon petition of the municipality;

3.

The office of the mayor, except that employees currently eligible for collective bargaining or bargaining unit members whose positions are reassigned to that office shall only be excluded from bargaining unit membership with the approval of the board;

4.

The staffs of the municipal manager, the executive manager, and the office of emergency management, except employees currently eligible for collective bargaining or bargaining unit members whose positions are reassigned to those offices shall only be excluded from bargaining unit membership with the approval of the board;

5.

The staff of the municipal attorney;

6.

The staff of the internal auditor;

7.

The portion of the treasurer's staff charged with billing and collecting property taxes, collections administration, and direct administrative assistance;

8.

The ombudsman, the staff of the office of the ombudsman, the municipal clerk and the staff of the municipal clerk, and the staff of the equal rights commission;

9.

The staff of the department of employee relations;

10.

Confidential employees who in the normal course of their duties have access to or assist in the preparation of labor relations materials used in negotiations, arbitrations, grievances and board meetings;

11.

The staff of any municipal information technology department or division, including:

a.

The staff of the municipality, except for the reprographics section;

b.

The staff of the Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility information technology division; and

c.

The staff of the Municipal Light and Power Utility systems division except for the radio shop.

12.

The staff of the assembly;

13.

The staff of the police and fire retirement board;

14.

The staff of the Heritage Land Bank and Real Estate Services;

15.

The staff of the office of management and budget; and

16.

The staff of the retiree medical funding program trust for police officers and firefighters.

(AO No. 69-75; AO No. 77-94; AO No. 247-76; AO No. 78-82; AO No. 78-113; AO No. 78-166; AO No. 79-27; AO No. 81-82; AO No. 82-49; AO No. 85-8; AO No. 88-47(S); AO No. 88-82; AO No. 88-131(S); AO No. 88-148; AO No. 89-46(S-1); AO No. 89-125; AO No. 98-115(S), § 5, 7-1-98; AO No. 2002-69, § 4, 5-14-02; AO No. 2003-61, § 1, 1-1-03; AO No. 2004-138, § 1, 10-26-04; AO No. 2007-45, § 1, 4-10-07; AO No. 2008-90(S), § 3, 1-1-09; AO No. 2015-29, § 2, 4-14-15 )