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either the City or the exclusive bargaining representative may re -open <br />negotiations limited to the matters identified in the Council's statement <br />of reasons for rejecting the tentative agreement. Any such negotiations <br />shall be scheduled as promptly as possible with the good faith objective <br />to negotiate provisions that may be acceptable to the City Council for its <br />consideration as part of the City's annual budget process. <br />(5) A collective bargaining agreement reached by the parties shall be contrary to <br />public policy and shall not bind the parties or be enforceable by either party to <br />the extent that it is not the result of good faith bargaining in accordance with <br />Section J. <br />(6) The fiscal commitments for each year of the term of an approved collective <br />bargaining agreement shall be subject to appropriation by City Council for the <br />applicable fiscal year. <br />L. Labor-management disputes and impasse resolution. <br />(1) Impasses. <br />(a) In the event that the City and the bargaining agent are unable to reach <br />a collective bargaining agreement within 120 days after their first <br />meeting or by October 1, whichever is earlier, an impasse may be <br />called by either party and resolution may be sought by submission of <br />any unresolved issues for mediation by the LRA or a <br />mediator selected through procedures established by the LRA. The <br />parties shall jointly request mediation within five days of a declared <br />impasse. The LRA or other mediator shall set reasonable deadlines <br />for all steps of the mediation process to ensure conclusion of the <br />A-21 <br />