Common use of Contract Clarification Process Clause in Contracts

Contract Clarification Process. 1. An Association member may invoke the CCC to seek clarification of existing contract language and its proper application to a given situation. If the matter in question could potentially affect a group of Association members, the Association may also invoke this article on behalf of those members. 2. When an individual Association member is the initiating party, it is expected that they will first try to reach an acceptable clarification or resolution through direct discussion with the appropriate manager or administrator. 3. If not satisfactorily resolved, or if the Association member feels that they cannot address the matter directly, the issue may be referred to an Association delegate on CCC for review. If the Association deems that a referral to the CCC is appropriate, the Association may call for a CCC to convene a hearing on the matter in question. 4. When the Association is the initiating party on behalf of a group of members, the Association president or his/her designee may call for a CCC to convene a hearing on the matter in question. 5. The CCC will engage in dialog and seek to resolve the matter by providing either a clarification of the contract and its application, or by creative problem solving to find a mutually acceptable resolution. 6. If the parties that comprise CCC agree on a given clarification or resolution, that clarification or resolution shall be binding upon the parties, documented for posterity, and made available to the public to xxxxxx ongoing common understanding of the language in question. 7. In the event that the parties comprising CCC are unable to arrive at a clarification or a resolution, the Association member(s) may avail themselves of the grievance article of this Agreement.