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<br />24.2 Notwithstanding the foregoing, there exists within the City personnel rules and <br />regulations and departmental rules and regulations. These rules and regulations shall be <br />continued to the extent they do not contravene specific provisions of this Agreement. <br />Such rules and regulations may, from time to time, be changed by the City. If these <br />changes affect wages, hours, and/or other terms and conditions of employment, the City <br />shall meet and confer with the Union; provided, further, however, no provision of the <br />rules and regulations shall be changed to contravene specific provisions of this <br />Agreement. <br /> <br />ARTICLE XXV <br /> <br />25.0 WANER OF BARGAINING DURING THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT <br /> <br />25.1 During the term of this Agreement, the parties mutually agree that they will not seek to <br />negotiate or bargain with regard to wages, hours and terms and conditions of <br />employment, whether or not covered by the Agreement or in the negotiations leading <br />thereto, and irrespective of whether or not such matters were discussed or were even <br />within the contemplation of the parties hereto during the negotiations leading to this <br />Agreement. Regardless of the waiver contained in this Article, the parties may, however, <br />by mutual agreement, in writing, agree to meet and confer about any matter during the <br />term of this Agreement. <br /> <br />ARTICLE XXVI <br /> <br />26.0 EMERGENCY WAIVER PROVISION <br /> <br />26.1 In the event of circumstances beyond the control of the City, such as acts of God, fire, <br />flood, insurrection, civil disorder, national emergency, or similar circumstances, <br />provisions of this Agreement or the Personnel Rules or Resolutions of the City, which <br />restrict the City's ability to respond to these emergencies, shall be suspended for the <br />duration of such emergency. After the emergency is declared over, this Agreement will <br />be reinstated immediately. The Union shall have the right to meet and confer with the <br />City regarding the impact on employees of the suspension of the provisions in the <br />Agreement during the course ofthe emergency. <br /> <br />ARTICLE XXVII <br /> <br />27.0 SEPARABILITY PROVISION <br /> <br />27.1 Should any provision of this Agreement be found to be inoperative, void, or invalid by a <br />court of competent jurisdiction, all other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full <br />force and effect for the duration of this Agreement, provided that if any such affected <br />provisions invalidate or void any benefits of employees covered hereunder, the parties <br />shall forthwith commence negotiations to replace the invalidated benefits with benefits of <br />comparable value. <br /> <br />41 <br />