Agmt06 Bay Area Employee Relations Service JPA

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BAERS AGREEMENT 9/12/03 ARTICLE I-DEFINITIONS The following definitions shall apply to the provisions of this Agreement: (a) Agreement shall mean the Joint Powers Agreement for the Bay Area Employee Relations Service. BAERS shall mean the Bay Area Employee Relations Service. (b) (c) Board of Directors or Board shall mean the governing body of the Bay Area Employee Relations Service. (d) County shall mean the County of Santa Clara. (e) Management Committee shall mean the Management Committee of the Bay Area Employee Relations Service Board of Directors. ARTICLE 2-PURPOSES This Agreement is entered into by the Members pursuant to the provisions of the California Government Code Section 6500 et seq. in order to consolidate information, research and assistance functions and services in preparation for and use for labor negotiations that are necessary and relevant to the operation of the respective employee relations of the parties. By this Agreement, the parties do not create an agency or entity separate from the parties themselves The method of implementing these purposes and executing these powers is to provide employee relations services in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof through the staff and facilities of the County of Santa Clara. ARTICLE 3.P ARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT Each party to this Agreement certifies that it intends to and does contract with all other parties who are signatories of this Agreement and, in addition, with such other parties as may later be added as parties to and signatories of this Agreement pursuant to Article 17. Each party to this Agreement also certifies that the deletion of any party from this Agreement, pursuant to Article 19 and 20, shall not affect this Agreement nor the intent to contract as described above with the other parties to the Agreement then remaining. 2