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A. The city’s designated authority, after reviewing the petition filed by an employee organization seeking formal exclusive recognition as majority representative, shall determine whether the proposed unit is an appropriate unit. The principal criterion in making this determination is whether the unit proposed contains the largest feasible group with a community of interest among such employees. The following factors, among others, are to be considered in making such determination:

1. Which unit will assure employees the fullest freedom in the exercise of rights set forth under this chapter;

2. The history of employee relations:

a. In the unit,

b. Among other employees of the city, and

c. In similar public employment;

3. The effect of the unit on the efficient operation of the city and sound employer-employee relations;

4. The extent to which employees have common skills, working conditions, job duties or similar educational requirements;

5. The effect on the existing classification structure of dividing a single classification among two or more units.

B. Provided, however, no unit shall be established solely on the basis of the extent to which employees in the proposed unit have organized. (Prior code § 3.16.100)