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