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Page 42 of 45 ATTY/CHARTER AMENDMENTS/2018/2018 DRAFT CHARTER AMENDMENTS REV: 06-25-18 VR that such other section or part of a section is dependent for its operation upon the section or part of a section 50 held invalid. Section 95. CITY MANAGER OUT OF POLITICS: Neither the cCity mManager, nor any person in the employ of the cCity, shall take any active part in securing, or shall contribute money toward the nomination or election of any candidate for a municipal office. Section 96 deleted April 9, 1968, approved by Legislature April 29, 1968, Stats. 1968, Chapter 76. Section 96. IMPARTIAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE DISPUTES. a. Declaration of Policy. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the City of Redwood City that strikes by firefighters are not in the public interest and should be prohibited, and that a method should be adopted for peacefully and equitably resolving disputes that might otherwise lead to such strikes. b. Prohibition Against Strikes. If any firefighter employed by the City of Redwood City willfully engages in a strike against the City, said employee shall be dismissed from his or her their employment and may not be reinstated or returned to City employment except as a new employee. No officer, board, council or commission shall have the power to grant amnesty to any employee charged with engaging in a strike against the City. c. Obligation to Negotiate in Good Faith. The City, through its duly authorized representatives, shall negotiate in good faith with recognized fire department employee organizations on all matters relating to the wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of City employment, and including the establishment of procedures for the resolution of grievances concerning the interpretation or application of any negotiated agreement. Unless and until agreement is reached through negotiations between the City and the recognized employee organization for the fire department employees or a determination is made through the arbitration procedure hereinafter provided, no existing benefit or condition of employment for said fire department employees shall be eliminated or changed. d. Impasse Resolution Procedures. All disputes or controversies pertaining to wages, hours, or terms and conditions of employment which remain unresolved after good faith negotiations between the City and the fire department employee organization shall be submitted to a three-member board of Arbitrators upon the declaration of an impasse by the City or by the recognized employee organization involved in the dispute. Representatives designated by the City and representatives of the recognized employee organization involved in the dispute, shall each select one arbitrator to the Board of Arbitrators within three (3) days after either party has notified the other, in writing, that it desires to proceed 8.A. - Page 50