Shall the Sunnyvale City Charter be amended to require voter approval of any labor agreement resulting from binding arbitration or fact finding before the agreement may become effective, if the provisions negatively affect management rights or require additional revenues or appropriations, or if either side wishes to seek voter approval?

Section 1109. Voter Approval of Arbitrated Agreements Required. No interference with management’s prerogative to deploy or assign personnel may be imposed as a result of binding fact finding or binding arbitration without the approval of the voters.

No additional financial burdens may be imposed on the taxpayers of the City as a result of binding fact finding or binding arbitration without the approval of the voters. Despite any other provision of this Charter, unless approved by a resolution of the City Council, no wages, benefits or employee-related expenses shall be paid by the City until additional revenues and appropriations to cover the costs have been approved by the voters.

Any arbitration decision or portion thereof may be subject to voter approval if, after the arbitration decision is rendered, either side wishes to have the matter submitted to the voters. The side seeking the voter approval shall be responsible for the costs of the election, or portion thereof, pertaining to the arbitration decision.

The City Council shall not be required to call an election for the approval of arbitrated agreements more than once a year and may consolidate such elections with elections held for other purposes.