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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT-FOR <br /> PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN <br /> LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS TO CITIES <br /> 1 • The League of Minnesota cities (LMC) , acting for itself an <br /> behalf of the- Association of Metropolitan Municipalities (AMMn <br /> and cities which subscribe to the special subscriber labor ) <br /> relations herein described , hereby enters into a program of <br /> technical assistance in labor management relations to be provided <br /> by Labor Relations Associates, Inc . , hereinafter known as the <br /> Consultant. <br /> 2• GENERAL LMC MEMBERSHIP SERVICE <br /> A. The Consultant, upon consultation with the staff of the <br /> League , and the concurrence of the League as a subject <br /> matter , will prepare not less than eight (8j original <br /> articles suitable for publication in the monthly Minnesota <br /> Cities and will revise and update the LMC memo GUIDE FOR <br /> PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT LABOR RELATIONS , explaining in layman ' s <br /> language the provisions of appropriate state statutes <br /> governing relations between local government employers and <br /> employees , the rules and regulations of 'PERB and the Bureau <br /> • of Mediation Services , and a representative sampling of <br /> arbitration decisions. Additi_�ona-l-ly", the Consultant will <br /> note and comment upon current state and national trends and <br /> patterns in public sector labor management relations <br /> generally. - All work products (such as correspondence , legal <br /> briefs, arbitration decisions, evaluations, research reports) <br /> collected or otherwise developed in conjunction with the <br /> services outli-ned herein shall remain the property of <br /> League and not of the Consultant. the <br /> B. The Consultant will provide <br /> general <br /> city officials concerning their individual labor assistance <br /> problems by telephone and correspondence. Additionally, any <br /> League member not a' subscriber will be entitled to one <br /> personal conference without charge during the lifet ime of <br /> this Agreement so long as that conference is held in the <br /> Consultant ' s office or some mutually convenient site in the <br /> Twin Cities metropolitan area. <br /> C. The Consultant will provide advice and assistance to the <br /> League, its Board of Directors , its staff, and its committees <br /> concerning state and federal legislation governing relations <br /> between local government employers and employees. <br />