Common use of Quality Public Service Councils Clause in Contracts

Quality Public Service Councils. To assure that those appointed have the authority to make decisions concerning topics that may be on the Council’s agenda, either the Director or a manager who is a direct report to the Director will be appointed by management as one of its three (3) appointees to serve on the Council. The Councils may discuss issues, which could result in an improved quality of work life both on the job and after work hours, as well as improving the quality of work performed and employee training programs. The Councils may also discuss other matters mutually agreed upon by the Parties; however, Council meetings are for the purpose of positive programs and results and are not meant to become gripe sessions for either workers or managers. Whoever is serving as Chair of a Council meeting shall admonish and declare out of order any member who would use a Council meeting as a forum to criticize an employee or a manager. In addition, there will be no retaliation taken against a Council member for reason of that member expressing in good faith his/her ideas and opinions to promote the functions of the Council. Council meetings are not intended to bypass the Collective Bargaining process or the Grievance Procedure; however, a Council has the right to jointly develop written bargaining proposal(s) on relevant subjects along with written rationale for the proposal(s) and may request the Union and the District to place such joint proposal(s) on the bargaining agenda for the next round of bargaining between the Parties.

Quality Public Service Councils. (cont’d) To assure that those appointed have the authority to make decisions concerning topics that may be on the Council’s agenda, either the Director or a manager who is a direct report to the Director will be appointed by management as one of its three (3) appointees to serve on the Council. The Councils may discuss issues, which could result in an improved quality of work life both on the job and after work hours, as well as improving the quality of work performed and employee training programs. The Councils may also discuss other matters mutually agreed upon by the Parties; however, Council meetings are for the purpose of positive programs and results and are not meant to become gripe sessions for either workers or managers. Whoever is serving as Chair of a Council meeting shall admonish and declare out of order any member who would use a Council meeting as a forum to criticize an employee or a manager. In addition, there will be no retaliation taken against a Council member for reason of that member expressing in good faith his/her ideas and opinions to promote the functions of the Council. Council meetings are not intended to bypass the Collective Bargaining process or the Grievance Procedure; however, a Council has the right to jointly develop written bargaining proposal(s) on relevant subjects along with written rationale for the proposal(s) and may request the Union and the District to place such joint proposal(s) on the bargaining agenda for the next round of bargaining between the Parties.