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5. (b) Within thirty (30) days after receiving, such a petition and after notice to all interested parties , the hearings ,off is is 1 shall conduct a hearing and re- ceive evidence pertaining to the petition. Within thirty ( 30) days after the hearing, the hearings of fi- cial shall designate the bargaining unit. In designat- ing the unit, the hearings official shall take into con s ider ation , along with other relevant f ac tors , the organ. i zationa.l structure of the city. government, the effect of over�f ragmntation. of bargaining units on ef. f. i ci.ent administration of governiaent, the existence of a communi- ty of interest ' among city . employees , including the Simi? laxity of... duties, skills, interests and working condi. - t ions of the employees, the history and extent of city employee organization, and the rec ndations of the parties involved . (c) Subsections (a) and (b) above do not preclude the city and the labor organization from reaching a mutual. 'agreement on designation of an appropriate bar- gai ning unit. Such an agreement shall be f i led with the hearings official and receipt of the ' agreement shall be confirmed 'and -certified by the hearings official , pro- viding no other affected labor organization or , of fected employee gives notice that their .rights have been violat- ed under this section. The hearings official may remand unit determinations to the affected parties for mally hearing or certifying such determinations if he f Inds that any of fected party has not Conferred ' in good faith or been given an opportunity to cpnfer in good f aith in an attempt to resolve the question prior to the request for ' f o mal #gearing . Af f ected part ies f or the purposes of this subsection means the city , a bar - gaining agent , other affected labor* organizations or of f ected city employees . 2 Labor - Mai age�ment Relations Certif icat * of Bar ainin Agent. ( 1) I f a- question arises concerning ,representation, the hearings official shall investigate and conduct a heari n on a petition that has been fi led by (a) A labor' organization alleging that 3 percent of the . employees in & bargaining -unit desire to be o= re g. r e p o= , for collectivQ. bargaining by a ' bargaining agent; (b) A labor organization alleging that 30 percent of the 'employees in a bargaining unit assert that the re-- sent certified bargaining agent is no longer desired as the representative. of the majority of the employees in' the unit;