Joint Consultative Committee. 1. A Joint Consultative Committee, consisting of representatives of the University and Union, shall be established for the purpose of deliberation upon any matter which either party wishes to bring to the attention of the other in the interest of proper implementation of this Agreement, avoidance of areas of possible formal grievances and fostering harmonious relations between the parties. 2. Each party shall have the right to nominate up to five representatives to the Committee, of which one shall be designated as Chair of this party's delegation. 3. Meetings of the Committee shall be called at either party's request at the time and place agreed upon by the two delegation Chairs, with due regard to the importance and urgency of the matters to be discussed. The delegation Chairs shall alternate in presiding over the deliberations from meeting to meeting, the sequence starting with the University's delegation Chair unless both parties agree to other presiding arrangements. 4. Meetings of the Committee shall be informal and shall not be subject to any quorum requirement as long as both parties are represented to their satisfaction. No official records of meetings shall be kept. 5. The conclusions, if any, of the deliberations of the Committee may be formulated in writing by consensus of the two parties (regardless of the number of participating representatives of each) as an advisory opinion which shall be signed by the two delegation Chair and forwarded by the presiding delegation Chair to the University and the Union. The Committee as such shall have no power of decision upon any matter placed before it. 6. Meetings of the Committee shall be in camera and the business of the Committee shall be confidential to the parties.
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Joint Consultative Committee. 1. A Joint Consultative Committee, consisting of representatives of the University and Union, shall be established for the purpose of deliberation upon any matter which either party wishes to bring to the attention of the other in the interest of proper implementation of this Agreement, avoidance of areas of possible formal grievances and fostering harmonious relations between the parties.
2. Each party shall have the right to nominate up to five (5) representatives to the Committee, of which one shall be designated as Chair of this party's delegation.
3. Meetings of the Committee shall be called at either party's request at the time and place agreed upon by the two (2) delegation Chairs, with due regard to the importance and urgency of the matters to be discussed. The delegation Chairs shall alternate in presiding over the deliberations from meeting to meeting, the sequence starting with the University's delegation Chair unless both parties agree to other presiding arrangements.
4. Meetings of the Committee shall be informal and shall not be subject to any quorum requirement as long as both parties are represented to their satisfaction. No official records of meetings shall be kept.
5. The conclusions, if any, of the deliberations of the Committee may be formulated in writing by consensus of the two (2) parties (regardless of the number of participating representatives of each) as an advisory opinion which shall be signed by the two (2) delegation Chair and forwarded by the presiding delegation Chair to the University and the Union. The Committee as such shall have no power of decision upon any matter placed before it.
6. Meetings of the Committee shall be in camera and the business of the Committee shall be confidential to the parties.
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Joint Consultative Committee. 1. A Joint Consultative Committee, consisting of representatives of the University and Union, shall be established for the purpose of deliberation upon any matter which either party wishes to bring to the attention of the other in the interest of proper implementation of this Agreement, avoidance of areas of possible formal grievances and fostering harmonious relations between the parties.
2. Each party shall have the right to nominate up to five (5) representatives to the Committee, of which one shall be designated as Chair of this party's delegation.
3. Meetings of the Committee shall be called at either party's request at the time and place agreed upon by the two (2) delegation Chairs, with due regard to the importance and urgency of the matters to be discussed. The delegation Chairs shall alternate in presiding over the deliberations from meeting to meeting, the sequence starting with the University's delegation Chair unless both parties agree to other presiding arrangements.
4. Meetings of the Committee shall be informal and shall not be subject to any quorum requirement as long as both parties are represented to their satisfaction. No official records of meetings shall be kept.
5. The conclusions, if any, of the deliberations of the Committee may be formulated in writing by consensus of the two (2) parties (regardless of the number of participating representatives of each) as an advisory opinion which shall be signed by the two (2) delegation Chair and forwarded by the presiding delegation Chair to the University and the Union. The Committee as such shall have no power of decision upon any matter placed before it.
6. Meetings of the Committee shall be in camera and the business of the Committee shall be confidential to the parties.
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Samples: Collective Agreement