R-8.3 - Act respecting the process of negotiation of collective agreements and the settlement of disputes in the municipal sector

Section 11 Disposition versions

2016-11-02

11. The members of the board are selected from among the persons recognized as qualified for appointment to the board, by decision of the Government. Together, the selected members must possess recognized experience in all the fields of competence referred to in the fourth paragraph.

For the purposes of the first paragraph, the Government must recognize at least six persons. Those persons must be recommended by a selection committee formed and acting in accordance with the conditions determined by the Government.

To be recognized as and remain qualified, those persons must

(1)  not be, nor have been in the year preceding the recognition, employees, officers or other representatives of an employer in the municipal sector, of an association representing employees in that sector or of a grouping of such employers or associations; and

(2)  undertake in writing not to act as arbitrator with respect to a grievance that relates to the interpretation or implementation of a decision rendered in accordance with this chapter.

The selection committee must, when identifying the persons it intends to recommend, give preference to those possessing recognized experience in labour relations, in the municipal field or in the field of economy.

The recognition by the Government of the persons qualified to be members of the board is valid for a period of five years.

2016, c. 24, s. 11.