Common use of Management/Association Committee on Employee Relations Clause in Contracts

Management/Association Committee on Employee Relations. There shall be established a committee at the system wide level to be known as the Management/Association Committee on Employee Relations. Such Committee shall be composed of six (6) members: three (3) representing the School Department and three (3) representing the Association. The Superintendent shall be the chairperson for the school administration and the Association President shall be the chairperson for the Association. The Superintendent shall name the other two administrators to the Committee and the Association President shall name the other two unit members of the Committee. The Superintendent may appoint an administrator(s) from Unit B to serve on the Committee. If no member of Unit B is appointed, the members of Unit B may appoint a member to attend all meetings of said Committee. The purpose of said Committee shall be to receive any recommendations made by the Advisory Committees and to discuss matters of mutual concern to the employees and the employer. There shall be at least one meeting per quarter during the school year with the chairperson alternating between the School Department and the Association. Provided, however, whenever the parties mutually agree that there is no need for a meeting during a quarter, there shall not be a meeting. A report will be distributed to all professional employees in all buildings. Both parties may submit items for the agenda to the Chairperson at least two (2) weeks in advance of any scheduled Committee meetings. The agenda shall be distributed one (1) week in advance of any scheduled Committee meetings. It is understood that said Committee shall have no power to negotiate, alter or amend the terms of this Agreement. The actions of said Committee shall not establish any binding past practice upon the School Committee or the Association.