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manner with, a regional or state, or national or international organization, and, if so, the name and address of each <br />such regional, state or international organization. <br />Certified copies of the employee organization's constitution and bylaws, including all amendments thereof. <br />A designation of those persons, not exceeding three in number, and their addresses, to whom sent by first class or <br />certified United States mail will be deemed sufficient notice on the employee organization. <br />A statement that the employee organization is cognizant of the provisions of Section 3509 of the Meyer- Milias- <br />Brown Act. <br />A statement that the employee organization has no restriction on membership based on race, color, creed, sex, or <br />national origin. <br />A description of the composition of the unit or units claimed to be appropriate, including the job classifications of <br />employees and the number of member employees therein, as well as a statement of reasons why the unit or units is <br />or are considered to be appropriate. <br />A statement that the employee organization has in its possession written proof, dated by the signer within six (6) <br />months of the date upon which the petition is filed, to establish that a majority of the employees in the unit claimed <br />to be appropriate have designated the employee organization to represent them in their employment relations with <br />the City. Such written proof shall be made in such language and form as the Employee Relations Officer shall <br />prescribe and shall be submitted for confirmation to the Employee Relations Officer to a mutually agreed upon <br />disinterested third party. Notwithstanding the above, the Employee Relations Officer, in his sole discretion, may <br />accept employee dues deduction authorization, using the payroll register for the period immediately preceding the <br />date of filing of a Petition of Recognition, as proof of employee support for the petitioning organization, except that <br />dues deduction authorizations for more than one employee organization for the account of any one employee shall <br />not be considered as proof of employee support for any employee organization, unless it can otherwise be shown <br />that the dues deduction for the petitioning organization is the only one which provides full membership rights and <br />privileges, including the right to vote. <br />A request that the Employee Relations Officer recognize the petitioning employee organization as the Recognized <br />Employee Organization representing the employees in the unit(s) claimed to be appropriate for the purpose of <br />meeting and conferring in good faith on all matters within the scope of representation. <br />The Petition, including all accompanying documents, shall be declared to be true, correct and complete, under <br />penalty of perjury, by the duly authorized officer(s) of the employee organization executing it. The Employee <br />Relations Officer may require additional information as required by this Resolution to be included in the Petition. <br />The Employee Relations Officer shall give prompt written notice of the filing of a Petition to any recognized <br />employee organization affected thereby. <br />Section 7: City Response to Recognition Petition <br />Upon receipt of the Petition, the Employee Relations Officer shall within ten (10) days determine whether: <br />There has been compliance with the requirements of the Recognition Petition; and <br />The proposed representation unit is an appropriate unit in accordance with Section 11 of this Resolution. <br />If an affirmative determination is made by the Employee Relations Officer on the foregoing two matters, he shall <br />within ten (10) days after making said determination, inform the petitioning employee organization, shall give <br />written notice of such request for recognition to the employees in the unit and shall take no action on said request for <br />thirty (30) days thereafter. If either of the foregoing matters are not affirmatively determined, the Employee <br />Relations Officer shall meet and discuss the matter with such petitioning employee organization, and, if such <br />determination thereafter remains unchanged, shall inform that organization of the reasons therefore in writing. The <br />petitioning employee organization may appeal such determination in accordance with Section 13 of this Resolution. <br />60 <br />25C -62 <br />