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D. Parking Committee. The Committee shall be composed of no more than five (5)
representatives each from the Employer and the Union, and shall meet upon the request of
either party. The Committee shall review:
Acquiring parking for all state employees;
Parking fees for State-owned lots;
Free or reduced parking fees for privately owned lots leased by the State; and
Use of van pools and alternative commuter options.
The Employer may, with the approval of the Union, add to the Safety Committee and the Child
Care Committee additional employees from other exclusive representatives.
Section 3. Local Labor/Management Committees. A Local Labor/Management Committee
shall be established for each State agency and/or principal place of employment (for example:
correctional facilities, regional treatment centers, colleges, Transportation Department districts,
Department of Natural Resources regions). Local Committees shall be composed of no more than
seven (7) representatives from each State agency and the Local Union(s).
The purpose of such Committees shall be to improve communications between the Appointing
Authority and the Local Union and to serve as a forum in which issues of mutual concern can be
discussed. The Committees shall have no authority to conduct negotiations on contractual issues
nor are they intended to serve as a substitute for the Grievance Procedure of this Agreement.
Local Labor/Management Committees in existence on the effective date of this Agreement, may
continue as currently constituted; however, such committees shall be governed by the general
conditions expressed herein.
Local Labor/Management Committees shall meet at least quarterly, or as mutually agreed.
Meetings shall be held during normal day shift working hours, and members shall receive no loss
of pay for time spent at committee meetings. Travel and subsistences expenses incurred shall not
be the responsibility of the Appointing Authority. However, reasonable travel time to and from
committee meetings shall be without loss of pay, not to exceed the employee's regularly scheduled
workday.
Local Labor/Management Committees may review and discuss agency training policies and
expenditures, training on the use of new equipment and computer software, notice and training
regarding new or revised laws and regulations, training on sexual harassment, issues related to
assigned training, employee parking charges and other related subjects. The Committees may
also discuss the issuance and administration of work rules, including dress codes, and designation
of positions as “weather essential”. Where no uniform committee exists, upon request of the Local
Union or policy committee, the Appointing Authority or Agency shall meet and confer on uniform
issues.
The parties shall include the matter of employee involvement in purchasing decisions on the
agenda of at least one (1) meeting of the Labor/Management Committee during the term of this
Agreement. (See June 30, 1991 letter in Appendix O.)
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