Subject to the provisions of any applicable laws or regulations, the City and the certified employee organization shall have the duty to bargain collectively with respect to: wages, hours, fringe benefits and other terms or conditions of employment. The City's duly designated representative shall bargain in good faith upon request with representatives of such certified employee organization as defined in this Article and shall consider fully all proposals submitted by it to the City which are appropriate subjects of collective bargaining, as defined in this Article.

Wherever wages, rates of pay or any other matters requiring appropriation of monies by the City of Aurora are to be included as matters of collective bargaining conducted under the provisions of this Article, it is the obligation of the certified employee organization to serve written notice of request for collective bargaining on the City at least two hundred sixty (260) calendar days before the last date set by state statute for the establishment and certifying of the mill levy by the City of Aurora to cover the contract period which is the subject of the requested collective bargaining procedure. Collective bargaining shall commence between the parties no later than two hundred thirty (230) calendar days or May 1st, whichever is earlier, and be concluded no later than two hundred (200) calendar days, prior to the last date set by state statute for the establishment and certifying of the mill levy. (Ord. No. CA77-3, 11-8-1977; Ord. No. 89-85, § 1, 11-7-1989)