Subdivision 1. Appointing authority is joint employer. For purposes of negotiating collective bargaining agreements and resolving grievances involving them pursuant to sections 179A.01 to 179A.25, the appointing authority and the county board shall be deemed the joint employer for positions within the jurisdiction of the employee relations department. Both shall be signatories to negotiated agreements or grievance settlements. If the county board and the appointing authority disagree as to the final terms of a negotiated agreement or grievance settlement, the decision of the county board shall be final and binding on behalf of the county as employer for all employees of the county, including employees under the jurisdiction of an appointing authority other than the county board.
Subd. 2. Employees held harmless by transition. Any employee holding a position covered by sections 383D.21 to 383D.35 shall, upon the effective date of the establishment of a county personnel administration system, retain the position without further examination and suffer no loss in wages, seniority, or benefits as the result of the implementation of sections 383D.21 to 383D.35.
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Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities
Section 383D.05 — Commissioners' Expense Accounts.
Section 383D.09 — May Merge Treasurer And Auditor, Make Recorder Appointive.
Section 383D.095 — County Administrator Serves As Clerk Of County Board.
Section 383D.153 — Extension Committee Members.
Section 383D.17 — Road And Bridge Aids.
Section 383D.21 — Resolution To Create Personnel System, Appeals Board.
Section 383D.22 — Definitions.
Section 383D.23 — Jurisdiction: Positions Of Listed Appointers; Exclusions.
Section 383D.24 — Employee Relations Director Appointment.
Section 383D.25 — Duties And Powers Of Director.
Section 383D.26 — Payrolls Approved By Director.
Section 383D.27 — Civil Service And Merit System Relationships.
Section 383D.28 — Veterans' Preference.
Section 383D.29 — County Board Binds County On Labor Agreements.
Section 383D.30 — Personnel Board Of Appeals.
Section 383D.31 — Duties Of Board Of Appeals.
Section 383D.32 — Judicial Review.
Section 383D.33 — Appropriation By County Board.
Section 383D.35 — Protection Of Rights Under State And Federal Laws.
Section 383D.41 — Community Development Agency.
Section 383D.411 — Dakota County Community Development Agency; Plan Modification.
Section 383D.45 — Historical Society.
Section 383D.46 — Campground Operators.
Section 383D.48 — Minnesota Inter-county Association.
Section 383D.49 — Agricultural Society.
Section 383D.61 — Comprehensive Plan.
Section 383D.63 — Planning Advisory Commission.
Section 383D.65 — Approval Of Plats; Fee; Survey Filing.
Section 383D.71 — Resource Recovery.
Section 383D.73 — Assessment Review.