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Article 4 - Meet and Consult

A. The parties agree in the best interest of employee morale and effective delivery of services that, periodically, University administrators shall meet with the unit members under their supervision to discuss the status, direction, and/or proposed alterations of the program(s).

B. 1. Upon request of either party the Chancellor and/or designees of the Chancellor shall during the term of this
Agreement meet with a committee appointed by the Association for the purpose of discussing matters necessary to the implementation of this Agreement.

2. The request for any such meetings shall include a list of the specific matter(s) to be discussed. A copy of any request shall be sent simultaneously to the offices of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources and the Maine Education Association's Bangor office.

3. If the matters to be discussed are University-wide, appropriate arrangements will be made by the Chancellor's office to schedule the meeting within two (2) weeks of notice in such manner and at such times as the parties mutually agree. The Association Committee shall be of reasonable size and shall not exceed eight (8) persons. Four (4) meetings per year, if requested, shall constitute compliance with this section. Additional meetings may be scheduled by mutual consent in the manner described above.

4. If the matters to be discussed are related to a particular campus, the Chancellor's Office will notify the chief administrative officer of that campus who shall make the appropriate arrangements to schedule the meeting within two (2) weeks of receipt of notice in such manner and at such times as the parties mutually agree. The Association Committee shall be of reasonable size and shall not exceed six (6) persons. Two (2) meetings per year per campus, if requested, shall constitute compliance with this section. Additional meetings may be scheduled by mutual consent in the manner described above.

5. Such meetings shall not be for the purpose of discussing specific grievances, conducting collective bargaining negotiations on any subject, or modifying, adding to or deleting any provision of this Agreement.

6. Matters of common concern, other than those specified in paragraph B.1. may be placed on the list of matters to be discussed with the Chancellor by mutual agreement of the Chancellor and the Association.