§ 511. Collective Bargaining - County Employees.  


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  • The Montgomery County Council may provide by law for collective bargaining, with arbitration or other impasse resolution procedures, with authorized representatives of officers and employees of the County government not covered by either Section 510 or Section 510A of this Charter. Any law so enacted shall prohibit strikes or work stoppages for such officers and employees. (Election of 11-6-84; election of 11-8-94.)
    Editor’s note—See County Attorney Opinion dated comparing the limits on council authority to make changes to retirement benefits with its ability to modify health benefits. See County Attorney Opinion dated regarding the steps in the out-of-cycle collective bargaining process. See County Attorney Opinion dated regarding the steps in the collective bargaining process. See County Attorney Opinion dated commenting on the means of requiring binding dispute resolution process.