Common use of PUBLIC OBSERVATION Clause in Contracts

PUBLIC OBSERVATION. The Poudre School District Employee Negotiations process will comply with C.R.S. 24-6-402 (Open Meetings Law). Issues Setting meeting and all subsequent formal negotiations sessions will be open. • Any member of the public, including media reps and Poudre School District employees, may observe the sessions based on designated available space as agreed to by all negotiation teams. • Observers will not participate in any way in the negotiations discussions, nor lobby team members, nor be otherwise disruptive to the process. • Caucuses may be requested by any group participating in the negotiations process; caucuses may be closed to observers, at the option of each team. • Sessions may not be electronically recorded, except at times agreed to by all teams. • A session may be closed by request of any employee group or the Board, if such request is supported by all groups. Closed sessions, if approved, will be for specified issues and specified periods of time. • Any observer who fails to comply with the above norms will be asked to leave and not return. Adopted: 11/92 Revised: 05/95 Revised: 05/96 Revised: 08/06 Revised: 04/16 Revised: 05/08 Revised: 02/09 4.13 STANDING COMMITTEES In addition to other committees which may/shall be convened, the following standing committees shall apply in the negotiation process as needed: Chairpersons of these committees will be appointed as appropriate to the subject matter of the committee. These committees will meet to: • discuss assigned issues; • consider options for resolution of issues; and • arrive at recommendations for solutions, if possible

PUBLIC OBSERVATION. The Poudre School District Employee Negotiations process will comply with C.R.S. 24-6-402 (Open Meetings Law). be open for observation by members of the public, as outlined below:  Issues Setting setting meeting and all subsequent formal negotiations sessions will be open. •  Any member of the public, including media reps and Poudre School District employees, may observe the sessions based on designated available space as agreed to by all negotiation teams. •  Observers will not participate in any way in the negotiations discussions, nor lobby team members, nor be otherwise disruptive to the process. •  Caucuses may be requested by any group participating in the negotiations process; caucuses may be closed to observers, at the option of each team. •  Sessions may not be electronically recorded, except at times agreed to by all teams. •  A session may be closed by request of any employee group or the Board, if such request is supported by all groups. Closed sessions, if approved, will be for specified issues and specified periods of time. •  Any observer who fails to comply with the above norms will be asked to leave and not return. Adopted: 11/92 Revised: 05/95 8/06 Revised: 05/96 5/95 Revised: 08/06 5/08 Revised: 04/16 5/96 Revised: 05/08 Revised: 02/09 2/09 4.13 STANDING COMMITTEES In addition to other committees which may/shall be convened, the following standing committees shall apply in the negotiation process as needed: Chairpersons of these committees will be appointed as appropriate to the subject matter of the committee. (Refer to Employee Agreement Article 4.13 Standing Committees.) These committees will meet to: •  discuss assigned issues; •  consider options for resolution of issues; and •  arrive at recommendations for solutions, if possible.