Hearing Officer Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations 19 Staniford Street, Ist Floor Boston, MA 02114 RE: Town of Mashpee, MUP-12-1636, 1637, 1638, 1639, 1640, and 1641 Dear Hearing Officer Atwater: Pursuant to a mutually satisfactory settlement agreement of the claims in the above prohibited practice cases, the charging party Mashpee Teachers Association requests that the Department of Labor Relations dismiss the Complaint of

Note: The DLR may decline to issue a complaint unless reasonable settlement efforts have been made by the charging party. 456 CMR 15.04(1). INFORMATION ON CHARGING PARTY 17. Name 18. Representative to contact Nashoba Regional Education Association/MTA 19. | Jennifer MacDougall 617-878-8143 Address (street and No., city/town, state, and ZIP code) MTA, 2 Heritage Drive, Quincy, MA 22. 20. Telephone Number 21.

5; 4/12/2022; Town Statement of Issues in Dispute (Use another page if necessary) See Attachment Description of Any Prohibited Practice Charges Pending Between the Parties NA Other Information Size and composition of Units (Total # of Employees Covered by the Contract) Names Titles Email Union of Members 24 of Bargaining Committees | Management Marco DAndrea Todd Benedetti, toddbenedett @ama som Matt Stewart: CJ (Constantinos) Bitsikas Manner of Settlement

The above shali be granted reasonable time off during working hours for the investigation and settlement of grievances, with the concurrence of the Highway Department Superintendent and the Municipal Properties Director for Municipal Properties employees. Time off will also be granted to attend meetings of state and national bodies without loss of pay. Such time off should amount to no more than three working days per year.

It is the intent of the parties to this Agreement to use their best efforts to encourage the informal and prompt settlement of grievances which may arise between the Union or a member or members of the bargaining unit and the Commission.

A settlement of the dispute at this level shall not establish precedent for the resolution of other or similar problems between the employee and his immediate supervisor, or elsewhere throughout the City. STEP 2 If the grievance has not been resolved at Step 1, within five (5) working days of its submission it shall be presented in writing by the Union to the Commissioner or his designee within five (5) working days thereafter.

The Town shall indemnify employees from personal financial loss and expenses, including legal fees and costs, if any, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 arising out of any claim, action, award, compromise, settlement or judgment by reason of an intentional tort, or by reason of any act or omission which constitutes a violation of the civil rights of any person under any federal or state law, if such employee at the time of such intentional tort

However, the Association must be afforded the right to be present at all grievance hearings and no settlement inconsistent with the terms of the Contract may be agreed to. The purpose of the grievance procedure is to produce prompt and equitable solutions to those problems, which from time to time may arise.

ARTICLE I RECOGNITION The Town recognizes the Union as the exclusive representative for the purposes of negotiating wages, hours, and ail other terms and conditions of employment in a unit consisting of all permanent Patrol Officers and Detectives of the Mashpee Police Department specifically excluding Sergeants, Lieutenants, Captains, the Deputy Chief, Chief, special officers, and all other employees of the Town of Mashpee in accordance with the settlement

ARTICLE IV (continued) Step 3: If no satisfactory settlement of the grievance is made in Step 2, it may be appealed to arbitration by written notice served upon the Town Administrator within thirty (30) workdays after the written decision under Step 2.