Common use of Department Heads Clause in Contracts

Department Heads. The Union recognizes the right of the District to select and assign members of the collective bargaining unit as a Department Head. An employee selected shall remain a member of the department for which the employee is to represent as the Department Head. The selection of the employee shall be made by the District and no provision of this Agreement, whether job posting, seniority or otherwise, shall apply to, or limit the exercise of, this right by the District. The Department Head shall continue to perform his or her assigned duties as a member of the Department, and as Department Head, may have additional duties and shall receive extra compensation for the performance of the additional duties as Department Head. The rate or amount of the compensation shall be determined and established by the District and is not to be construed or subject to any approval by the Union or duty by the District to negotiate or bargain with the Union with respect to the compensation.