Section A. Effective Dates. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall become effective July 1, 1999, and remain in full force and effect through June 30, 2001.

Section B. Legislative Action. Should any provisions of this Agreement require legislative action for implementation, the Employer, the Commissioner of Employee Relations for the State of Minnesota, and the IFO agree to cooperate in an effort to secure legislative approval.

Section C. Renewal and Reopening. This Agreement shall automatically renew itself from biennium to biennium thereafter unless, not later than July 1 of each even-numbered year prior to the expiration of the then-current term of the Agreement, either party shall serve written notice on the other of its desire to terminate, modify, or amend this Agreement.

If the parties mutually agree during the term of this Agreement, this Agreement may be supplemented by such additional provisions relating to specific issues as the parties to this Agreement deem appropriate. Failure of the parties to reach such supplemental agreement shall not be subject to the interest arbitration procedure as set out in the Minnesota Public Employment Labor Relations Act.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their hands.

 

FOR THE IFO

 

Dated this 7^th day

December 1999

 

Dave Abel, President

Inter Faculty Organization

 

Frank Conroy,

Director of Labor Relations

IFO Labor Relations

 

Bruce Romanish, Chair

IFO Negotiating Team

 

 

Team Members:

Christopher Brown, Bemidji

John Hansen, Akita

Fred Hill, St. Cloud

Matthew Hyle, Winona

Roger Severns, Mankato

Dave Simpson, Southwest

John Tesch, Moorhead

Marilyn Vigil, Metropolitan

 

FOR THE EMPLOYER

Dated this 9^th day

December 1999

 

Wayne Simoneau

Dept of Employee Relations

 

Morris J. Anderson,

Chancellor

Minnesota State Colleges and

Universities

 

John Shabatura,

Associate Vice Chancellor

MnSCU Labor Relations

 

Chris Dale, System Director for

Labor Relations

MnSCU Labor Relations

 

Team Members:

 

Tom Faecke, Bemidji

Barbara Grachek, St. Cloud

Tim Gasper, Winona

Doug Sweetland, Southwest

Judy Strong, Moorhead

Fred Kirchhoff, Metropolitan

Manuel Lopez, MnSCU

Gary Janikowski, MnSCU

Judy Borgen, MnSCU

Sue Nemitz, MnSCU

James Jorstad, MnSCU

Stephanie Miller, MnSCU