Ohio Code § 4117.04

§ 4117.04.

(A) Public employers shall extend to an exclusive representative designated under section 4117.05 of the Revised Code , the right to represent exclusively the employees in the appropriate bargaining unit

and the right to unchallenged and exclusive representation for a period of not less

than twelve months following the date of certification and thereafter, if the public

employer and the employee organization enter into an agreement, for a period of not

more than three years from the date of signing the agreement.  For the purposes of this section, extensions of agreements shall not be construed

to affect the expiration date of the original agreement. (B) A public employer shall bargain collectively with an exclusive representative designated

under section 4117.05 of the Revised Code for purposes of Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code. When the state employment relations board notifies a public employer that it has certified

an employee organization as exclusive representative for a unit of its employees,

the public employer shall designate an employer representative and promptly notify

the board and the employee organization of his identity and address.  On certification, the employee organization shall designate an employee representative

and promptly notify the board and the public employer of his identity and address.  The board or any party shall address to the appropriate designated representative

all communications concerned with collective relationships under Chapter 4117. of

the Revised Code.  In the case of municipal corporations, counties, school districts, educational service

centers, villages, and townships, the designation of the employer representative is

as provided in division (C) of section 4117.10 of the Revised Code .  The designated representative of a party may sign agreements resulting from collective

bargaining on behalf of his designator;  but the agreements are subject to the procedures

set forth in Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code.