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ARTICLE 7
<br /> MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
<br /> 7 . 1 Except as otherwise specifically limited in this agreement , the Union recognizes
<br /> and agrees that the supervision , management , control and determination of the
<br /> County business , operations , working force , equipment , and facilities are
<br /> exclusively vested in the County and its designated officials , administrators ,
<br /> managers , and supervisors . The County alone shall have the authority to
<br /> determine and direct policies , mode , and methods of providing its services and
<br /> unilaterally set the standards for same , without any interference in the
<br /> management and conduct of the County's business by the Union or any of its
<br /> representatives . Except as expressly limited by a specific provision of this
<br /> agreement , the County shall continue to have the exclusive right to take any
<br /> action it deems necessary or appropriate in the management of its business and
<br /> the direction of its work force . Without limiting the generality of the foregoing ,
<br /> such rights exclusively reserved to the County shall include but not be limited to
<br /> its right to determine the existence or nonexistence of facts which are the basis
<br /> of management decisions ; the right to determine the size and composition of its
<br /> work forces ; to determine the existence of a job vacancy ; to temporarily fill
<br /> vacancies ; to hire new employees from the outside at any level ; to select ,
<br /> reinstate , retire , promote , demote , evaluate , transfer , suspend , assign , direct ,
<br /> lay-off and recall employees subject to the express provisions of this agreement ;
<br /> to determine the fact of lack of work ; to determine questions of physical fitness ,
<br /> skills and ability of employees to perform the work ; to reward or reprimand , dis.
<br /> charge or otherwise discipline employees ; to maintain the minimum qualk
<br /> fications/certifications for job classifications and the amount and type of work
<br /> needed ; to engage in experimental and development projects ; to determine what
<br /> records are to be made and kept , including those records relating to hours of
<br /> work of employees , who will make and keep the records , how the records are to
<br /> be made and kept ; to establish new jobs , abolish or change existing jobs ; to
<br /> determine the assignment of work ; to contract out or subcontract work ; to
<br /> schedule the hours and days to be worked on each job and to make time studies
<br /> of work loads , job assignments , methods of operation and efficiency from time to
<br /> time and to make changes based on said studies ; to expand , reduce , alter,
<br /> combine , transfer, assign , cease , create , or restructure any department or
<br /> operation for business purposes ; to control , regulate , and determine the number,
<br /> type and use of supplies , machinery , equipment , vehicles , and other property
<br /> owned , used , possessed or leased by the County ; to introduce new , different or
<br /> improved methods , means and processes of County services and operations ; to
<br /> make or change rules and regulations , policies and practices for the purpose of
<br /> efficiency , safe practices and discipline ; and otherwise generally to manage the
<br /> County , direct the work force , and establish terms and conditions of employment ,
<br /> except as modified or restricted by a provision of this agreement .
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