Executive Order
STATE OF
MONTANA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 1-93
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EXECUTIVE ORDER RESCINDING EXECUTIVE ORDER
NO. 4-90
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I, Marc Racicot, Governor of the State of Montana, pursuant to the authority vested in me, rescind Executive Order No. 4-90, designate a collective bargaining representative for the State of Montana, and establish the following procedures for the executive branch in negotiating contracts under Title 39, Chapter 31, MCA.
(1) Section 39-31-301, MCA, provides that the Governor or his designated authorized representative shall represent the state in collective bargaining with an exclusive representative. I designate the chief of the Labor Relations Bureau, State Personnel Division, Department of Administration, as Chief Negotiator to represent the State of Montana in collective bargaining with representatives of certified collective bargaining units.
(2) For assistance in representing the state in collective bargaining, the Chief Negotiator may call upon the Collective Bargaining Policy Task Force, as described in paragraph (3), the directors of the departments of the executive branch or their designated representatives, and other employees of the executive branch as appropriate.
(3) I create and authorize the Collective Bargaining Policy Task Force to advise the Chief Negotiator in developing and formulating the state's collective bargaining position. The task force shall consist of the Director of the Department of Administration, as Chairperson; Director of the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services; the Director of the Department of Transportation; the Director of the Department of Corrections and Human Services; and the Commission of the Department of Labor and Industry. The Budget Director, Administrator of the State Personnel Division, Department of Administration, and the Chief of Staff for Operations and Administration from the Office of the Governor who shall assist the Collective Bargaining Policy Task Force.
The Collective Bargaining Policy Task Force is solely responsible for all policy decisions relative to state employee labor negotiations and contract administration.
GIVEN under my hand and the GREAT SEAL of the State of Montana this 8th day of January in the year of our LORD, One Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety Three.
/s/ MARC RACICOT, Governor
ATTEST:
/s/ MIKE COONEY, Secretary of State
