Freeman

*513 Opinion

Petitioner, the San Luis Obispo Employees’ Association, Inc., sought an alternative writ of prohibition or mandate against the respondent, the Board of Supervisors of San Luis Obispo County. The trial court discharged the writ, and, treating the petition as one for declaratory relief, made certain interpretations of resolutions passed by the respondent board with respect to wage/salary negotiations between the parties. Petitioner has appealed from the judgment. (Code Civ. Proc., § 1064.)

The background of the dispute is as follows: In January 1966, the respondent board enacted Resolution No. 25-66, which adopted an employee relations policy for the County of San Luis Obispo. It stated, in pertinent part, that “(a) All salaries shall be based upon a prevailing wage concept insofar as the same may be determined.”

In January 1968, the board enacted Resolution No. 68-39, entitled “Employee Relations Policy” (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the Policy). The resolution sets forth, among other things, procedures for the qualification of employee bargaining representatives, and for the negotiation of salary levels between employee representatives and the county…