The duty to meet and confer in good faith requires the parties to begin negotiations prior to the adoption of the final budget for the ensuing year sufficiently in advance of the adoption date so there is adequate time for agreement to be reached, or for the resolution of impasse.
Cal. Pub. Util. Code § 99563.6
Rights, Obligations, Prohibitions, and Unfair Labor Practices
Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 833, Sec. 1
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