COBA, 14 OCB2d 4 (BCB 2021)
The City filed a motion to dismiss the Union’s improper practice petition alleging that the City did not bargain prior to the Board of Correction’s publication of proposed rules that will have a per se safety impact on Correction Officers. The City asserted that the Board of Collective Bargaining lacks jurisdiction to interfere with the Board of Correction’s quasi-legislative duties and that the petition was untimely, failed to state a cause of action, and was premature. The Board found that it has jurisdiction over the dispute and dismissed the petition as premature.