2.52.050 Recognition petition—Town response.
A. Upon receipt of the petition, the employee relations officer shall determine whether:
1. There has been compliance with the requirements of the recognition petition; and
2. The proposed representation unit is an appropriate unit in accordance with Section 2.52.090 of this chapter.
B. If an affirmative determination is made by the employee relations officer on the foregoing two matters, he shall so inform the petitioning employee organizations, shall give written notice of such request for recognition to the employees in the unit and shall take no action on the request for thirty days thereafter. If either of the foregoing matters are not affirmatively determined, the employee relations officer shall offer to consult thereon with such petitioning employee organization, and, if such determination thereafter remains unchanged, shall inform that organization of the reasons therefor in writing. The petitioning employee organization may appeal such determination in accordance with Section 2.52.110 of this chapter. (Ord. 377 § 4, 1980)