§ 5-8. Time table.

(a) Negotiation period; effective date.

Regardless of the date upon which certification is issued to any employee organization, negotiations shall be held only between January 1 and March 1 of the following year and all memoranda of understanding reached as a result of such negotiations shall become effective on July 1 following such negotiations.

(b) Submission to Board of Estimates.

Any recommendations contained in the memorandum of understanding reached between the employer and employee organization as the result of negotiations shall be brought to the Board of Estimates for its approval by April 1 in order that the Board of Estimates shall have adequate time to consider the recommendations contained therein in connection with the proposed Ordinance of Estimates for the ensuing fiscal year.