Hospital-Association Committee (a) There shall be a Hospital-Union Committee comprised of representatives of the Hospital, one of whom shall be the Chief Nursing Officer or designate and of the Union, one of whom shall be the Bargaining Unit President or designate. The number of representatives is set out in the Appendix of Local Provisions and the membership of the Committee may be expanded by mutual agreement.
(b) The Committee shall meet every two (2) months unless otherwise agreed and as required under Article 8.01 (a) (iv). The duties of chair and secretary shall alternate between the parties. Where possible, agenda items will be exchanged in writing at least five (5) calendar days prior to the meeting. A record shall be maintained of matters referred to the Committee and the recommended disposition, if any, unless agreed to the contrary. Copies of the record shall be provided to Committee members.
(c) The purpose of the Committee includes:
i) promoting and providing effective and meaningful communication of information and ideas, including but not limited to workload measurement tools and the promotion of best practices. Such communication may include discussion of nursing workload measurement and patient acuity systems. The Hospital will provide, upon request, information on workload measurement systems applicable to nursing currently used by the Hospital, and evaluations completed by the Hospital of such systems.
ii) reviewing professional responsibility complaints with a view to identifying trends and sharing organizational successes and solutions, making joint recommendations on matters of concern including the quality and quantity of nursing care and discussing the development and implementation of quality initiatives;
iii) making joint recommendations to the Chief Nursing Officer on matters of concern regarding recurring workload issues including the development of staffing guidelines, the use of agency nurses and use of overtime;
iv) dealing with complaints referred to it in accordance with the provisions of Article 8, Professional Responsibility;
v) discussing and reviewing matters relating to orientation and in- service programs;
vi) promote the creation of full-time positions for nurses, and discuss the effect of such changes on the employment status of the nurses. This may include the impact, if any, on part-time and full-time, job sharing and retention and recruitment.
(d) The Hospital agrees to pay for time spent during regular working hours for representatives of the Union attending at such meetings.
(e) Where a Committee representative designated by the Union attends Committee meetings outside of her or his regularly scheduled hours, she or he will be paid for all time spent in attendance at such meetings at her or his regular straight time hourly rate of pay. Such payment shall be limited to two (2) Committee representatives per meeting.
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION 9.1 The Purchaser acknowledges that the Property falls under the jurisdiction of the HOA, being a new Homeowners’ Association, which came into existence on registration of transfer of the first Erf in the Development from the Seller to a third party purchaser, it being recorded that the HOA is established for the benefit of, inter alia, all of owners of xxxxx in the Development and to control and maintain roads, services and amenities within, inter alia, the Development.
OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION 13.1 That the Purchaser shall become a member of the association / society that has been formed (details of association are given in annexure – A) to look after the maintenance of the Housing Project and shall abide by its rules.
13.2 In case the society / association has yet to be formed, the Purchaser shall pay to the Vendor such proportionate cost of outgoings such as common water charges, common lights, repairs, salaries of clerk, watchman, sweepers, etc., as may be determined by the Vendor. It is proposed that the monthly maintenance charges payable by the Purchaser to the Association/Vendor shall be Rs. 2/- per sft from the deemed date of completion of the Scheduled Flat. The rate shall be subject to change and periodic upward revision.
13.3 If the Purchaser ever fails to pay maintenance charges, corpus fund or other charges related to the Scheduled Flat, the Association shall be entitled to disconnect and stop providing all or any services to the Scheduled Flat including water, electricity, etc. Further, the Purchaser may be barred from using common amenities like clubhouse, swimming pool, parks, open areas, generator backup, etc., till such time all arrears are cleared.
13.4 The Purchaser shall pay corpus fund to the Association at the time of taking possession of the completed flat. The details of corpus fund payable are given in Annexure – A. The details of the initial monthly maintenance charges payable by the Purchaser to the Association/Vendor, from the deemed date of completion of the Scheduled Flat is given in Annexure -A.
13.5 The Vendor has proposed to deliver the common amenities in phases on or before completion of the last block of flats. The monthly maintenance charges payable by the Purchaser to the Association shall not be linked to provision/completion of common amenities. The Purchaser shall not raise any objection on this count.
13.6 The monthly maintenance charges payable to the Association are proposed to be increased from time to time and the Purchaser shall be liable to pay such increased charges.
13.7 The Purchaser agrees not to withhold or delay payment of monthly maintenance charges to the Association for any defects in construction. Repairs/correction of defects in construction, if any, is the responsibility of the Vendor and the Purchaser agrees to not withhold payment of monthly maintenance charges.
13.8 The Vendor shall be entitled to form the Owners Association and draft its bye-laws as he deems fit and proper. The Vendor and its nominees shall be the founding members of the Association. The Association shall be handed over to the members of the Association (i.e., prospective purchasers) at the time of completion of the entire Housing Project, by calling for elections for its executive committee members. Till such time the Vendor and its nominees shall run the day today affairs of the Association. The Purchaser shall not raise any objection on this count.
The Association The Haysville Education Association, affiliated with the Kansas-National Education Association and the National Education Association. It is understood that HEA when used in this agreement refers to the Haysville Education Association.
Association President The President of the Association has the right to visit schools. The President will coordinate the visits with the offices of the principals in order to facilitate the purpose of this visit. Visits that are made to solve special problems of teachers will be arranged in advance by notifying the office of the principal.
Association Grievance A grievance, as defined in Section 7.1, relating to occurrences actually involving at least three (3) nurses or arising under the Association Representative article, may be initiated by the Association at Step 2 of the above-mentioned procedure by the filing of a written grievance, signed by a representative of the Association, within 35 calendar days from the date of occurrence. Such grievance shall describe the problem and the contract provisions alleged to have been violated.
Association Dues The District agrees to deduct Association dues from the paycheck of each employee who individually and voluntarily authorize dues deductions. Employees’ authorizations will be in writing in a form agreed upon by the Association and the District. Said deduction shall be in nine substantially equal amounts during the school year beginning on or after October 15 of the corresponding school year. A schedule of deductions shall be provided to employees on or about September 1st. Authorizations shall continue from year to year unless revoked by the employee in writing prior to July 1 of any year. Dues deducted from employees’ wages will be transmitted to the Association following each corresponding payroll deduction. The Association will annually certify to the Superintendent the amount of Association dues. The following shall also apply:
A. The Association shall provide payroll at District’s Business Office, dues deductions covered under this paragraph by October 1 of the contract year in which the deduction applies for all existing members as of said date, otherwise the employees' previous year deductions shall continue in force for the entire contract year unless terminated by the employee by the dates set forth herein. Deductions for any new employee hired prior to the date of said report shall also be included in the report.
B. The form in which the Association reports union dues for existing membership must include, at minimum, employee name, social security number, and total unions dues to be deducted for the corresponding contract year. The report shall list employees alphabetically by last name.
C. The form in which the Association reports union dues for new members must include, at minimum, employee name, social security number, total unions dues to be deducted for the corresponding contract year, and signed employee authorization.
D. The District payroll office shall make changes to union dues not more than once in any contract year. However, union dues to individual employees may be adjusted as necessary due to changes in employment status with proper notification and reporting from the Association as outlined herein. If an employee elects to become a member after the Association Dues are submitted by the Association, the employee shall be responsible for paying any additional fees directly to the Association.
E. The District shall provide the Association a list of all support staff covered under the collective bargaining agreement upon request of the Association, but not more than once per month.
Association Leaves 1. The Board will provide the Association President or their designee with forty (40) days of paid release time during the course of the school year in order to conduct Association Business. The Association shall reimburse the Board for the cost of any substitute required as the result of any such released time which exceeds forty (40) days during the course of the school year.
2. The following provisions were not bargained and have been included for informational purposes only:
a. Because of the many responsibilities imposed on the President of the Association, and in order to enhance the quality of instruction in the classes taught by him or her and maintain continuity, the Board will provide the building to which the President is assigned with a full-time aide who is also a certified substitute teacher.
b. The building principal and the President will work out a mutually agreed upon schedule for the use of the aide.
c. The presence of this aide will not be used to justify absences in excess of those authorized by the terms of this Agreement.
Association Establishment and all other capital and operational expenses of the Association.
Association Representatives Authorized representatives of the Association shall be permitted to transact Association business on and with school property at all reasonable times provided that such activities shall not interfere with normal school operations.
