Common use of Department Procedures Clause in Contracts

Department Procedures. A. To involve Members in the decision-making process regarding matters of departmental concern, department heads, chairs, and directors shall provide not less than thirty (30) calendar days for department Member input before the following: 1. Forwarding a new course or curriculum to the ▇▇▇▇ or next level of course/curricular review; 2. Forwarding a revision of an existing course or curriculum to the ▇▇▇▇ or next level of course/curricular review; 3. Submission of the department's course schedule and proposed teaching assignments to the ▇▇▇▇; 4. Submission of annual department budget request; or 5. Any other matters which the department head, chairs, and directors and the Members agree to consider. B. If the department head, chairs, and directors must take action in less than thirty (30) days or learns of the need to take action such that it is impracticable to provide thirty (30) days written notice, they shall provide the opportunity for input as soon as reasonably practicable. 1. Failure to provide such opportunity shall not be the basis for either delay of such action or for overturning such action. 2. When less than thirty (30) days written notice is given, the Member may respond directly to the ▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/vice president for Academic Affairs. C. Before the Employer makes a final decision in the hiring of a department head, chair or program director, department Members will be offered an opportunity to: 1. Submit a recommendation to the ▇▇▇▇ on the expertise and/or credentials for the position; 2. Interview candidates; and 3. Review and submit recommendations regarding the credentials and suitability of the candidates. D. Any referendum or vote on department matters used to determine the view of the majority of the Members of a department shall be limited to the Members of that department. E. A rotation list needs to be established and, if needed, to determine course schedules, assignments, and, where applicable, overloads, office assignments, release time, stipends, etc., the initial rotation shall be based on the seniority of the affected Members. A new Member is added to the bottom of the rotation list as it exists on the first day they report for work as a bargaining unit Member. F. If all other factors are relatively equal, subject to 18.B.2 and 18.B.4, consideration will first be given by the ▇▇▇▇, then department head, chair, or director to the best qualified candidates among those available from the Members within the seniority group before going to other sources.