Appeal of City of Franklin

The issue in this case is whether certain monetary provisions of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the Franklin School District (school district) and the Franklin Education Association (association) are “cost items,” as defined by RSA 273-A:l, IV (1987), and thereby subject to the requirement of RSA 273-A:3,11(b) (1987) that all “cost items” be submitted for approval to the public employer’s legislative body, which in this case is the Franklin City Council (city council). The public employee labor relations board (PELRB) ruled that the provisions are not “cost items” — and…