Common use of BUILDING COUNCIL Clause in Contracts

BUILDING COUNCIL. 1. There may be in every building an organization of the building staff known as the building council. 2. The primary function of the building council shall be an effort by the total staff to promote an efficient, orderly, harmonious building. The building council shall be the communication vehicle between the staff and the building administrator on non-contractual issues. This council shall consider matters of concern within the building and make appropriate recommendations to the building administrative staff. To effectuate this goal, the building council chairperson shall have the opportunity, on a regularly scheduled basis, to confer with the building administrator. 3. Employees assigned to work in the building are eligible for membership. 4. The chairperson of the building council is to be elected from employees of that building. 5. The building council may conduct activities and be responsible for functions under the following guidelines: a. In the event that an individual or group has a concern not covered by this Agreement, an attempt must first be made at resolution with the building council chairperson and/or the building administrator. The Association representative and/or Board representative may be requested by either party to be in attendance at such meetings. b. The building administrator must be apprised of all items to be discussed at any building council meeting. An opportunity to resolve all items to mutual satisfaction prior to the building council meeting must also be provided the building administrator. c. If the concern has progressed through the aforementioned guidelines without satisfactory resolution, the building council chairperson may request a total building council meeting and the building administrator shall effectuate the building council meeting to be chaired by the building council chairperson. Decisions regarding the selection of a final recommendation from amongst possible solutions may be resolved through secret ballot process using the plurality voting system. d. The building council shall also serve as the communication vehicle to the Instructional Council or to any administrator, provided the possible resolution of the concern is under the authority of such administrator. The building administrator shall be informed prior to any such action.

BUILDING COUNCIL. 1. There may be in every building an organization of the building staff known as the building council. 2. The primary function of the building council shall be an effort by the total staff to promote an efficient, orderly, harmonious building. The building council shall be the communication vehicle between the staff and the building administrator on non-non- contractual issues. This council shall consider matters of concern within the building and make appropriate recommendations to the building administrative staff. To effectuate this goal, the building council chairperson shall have the opportunity, on a regularly scheduled basis, to confer with the building administrator. 3. Employees assigned to work in the building are eligible for membership. 4. The chairperson of the building council is to be elected from employees of that building. 5. The building council may conduct activities and be responsible for functions under the following guidelines: a. In the event that an individual or group has a concern not covered by this Agreement, an attempt must first be made at resolution with the building council chairperson and/or the building administrator. The Association representative and/or Board representative may be requested by either party to be in attendance at such meetings. b. The building administrator must be apprised of all items to be discussed at any building council meeting. An opportunity to resolve all items to mutual satisfaction prior to the building council meeting must also be provided the building administrator. c. If the concern has progressed through the aforementioned guidelines without satisfactory resolution, the building council chairperson may request a total building council meeting and the building administrator shall effectuate the building council meeting to be chaired by the building council chairperson. Decisions regarding the selection of a final recommendation from amongst possible solutions may be resolved through secret ballot process using the plurality voting system. d. The building council shall also serve as the communication vehicle to the Instructional Council or to any administrator, provided the possible resolution of the concern is under the authority of such administrator. The building administrator shall be informed prior to any such action.