Sec. 2-216. Qualifications of employee organizations.
A. Each employee organization seeking recognition as the authorized representative of an appropriate unit shall file upon demand with the PERB the following:
1. The name and address of the organization.
2. A copy of its charter, constitution and bylaws, if such documents exist.
3. The names, titles, addresses and telephone numbers of its duly elected officers.
4. A statement that membership in such organization is not denied because of race, creed, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, religion or age.
5.
a. A petition requesting designation as the authorized representative of an appropriate unit supported by the signatures of not less than thirty percent of the eligible employees in that unit.
b. Once the proper signatures as designated in section 2-216(5)(a) [2-216(A)(5)(a)] are obtained, or if an election is called for other reasons, then only those organizations that have filed petitions supported by the signatures of not less than ten percent of the eligible employees in the unit shall be placed on the ballot.
B.
1. An employee organization shall not be certified as an authorized representative nor be permitted to continue in that capacity unless it establishes and maintains standards providing for elections of its local officers at least every three years by secret ballot among its members in good standing.
2. An employee organization shall not be certified as an authorized representative nor be permitted to continue in that capacity unless it files an annual financial statement in substantial compliance with 29 United States Code section 431(b), with the Board, which statement shall be a public record.
3. If the employee organization described in paragraph B of this section is other than a local organization, the requirement of paragraph B shall apply to both the organization seeking recognition or certification and to its local affiliate functioning under this ordinance.
C. No employee organization shall be certified as the authorized employee representative in a unit of police officers if such organization admits to regular membership, or is affiliated directly or indirectly with a labor organization (except a federation of national or international labor organizations) that admits to regular membership employees other than police officers. (Ord. No. G-1532, § 8; Ord. No. G-1754, § 6; Ord. No. G-2404, § 5; Ord. No. G-3303, § 9)