It is the purpose of the Meet and Discuss Division of Article XVII, commonly referred to as the Meet and Discuss Ordinance, to improve relations between professional and supervisory employees and the employer in matters regarding salaries and fringe benefits through the establishment of uniform and orderly methods of communication. Any agreement reached, subject to City Manager approval, shall be put in writing.

It is the intent of the Meet and Discuss Ordinance that the employer through its representative, the City Manager, or his designee, and the employees covered by the Meet and Discuss Ordinance and their representatives enter into discussions pertaining to salaries and fringe benefits for covered employees and enter into an agreement setting forth those recommendations to the City Manager. It is also the intent of the Meet and Discuss Ordinance to provide a uniform basis for permitting employees covered by the Meet and Discuss Ordinance to join an association, or to refrain from joining, for the purpose of being represented in their relations and dealings with the employer in accordance with the provisions of the Meet and Discuss Ordinance. (Ord. No. G-1536, § 1; Ord. No. G-4854, § 1, 2006)