Common use of Committees and Staff Meetings Clause in Contracts

Committees and Staff Meetings. a. Committee Representation i. The VTF shall be entitled to two (2) representatives on Committees I, II, III, IV, and V. It is understood this refers to public sessions only and that voting and the establishment of the agenda are reserved to trustees on the committees. The VTF representatives will have the right to request that items be placed on the agenda and to comment and/or provide the Union's opinion on the matters under consideration. All public session material will be delivered to the VTF when it is issued. ii. The VTF shall be entitled to two (2) representatives on Representational Committees as determined by the Board, with the exception of "umbrella" committees, on which the Union shall be entitled to four (4) representatives. Employee representatives on the above committees shall be appointed solely by the VTF Any official minutes kept of such meetings shall be distributed to the VTF representatives. b. Teachers' Personnel And Staffing Advisory Committee There shall be established, at the District level, a Committee which shall deal with personnel and staffing items of concern to either the Board or the Vancouver Teachers' Federation.