Delineation of Functions

Members of the Chaffey College classified staff other than confidential and supervisory personnel are members of the California School Employees Association (CSEA), Chapter 431. For information about this organization, please contact the Human Resources office or CSEA directly. Clarification of the functions of Classified Senate as it relates to CSEA has been established in the following statement:
 

Classified Senate

The role of the Classified Senate is to participate effectively in the formation of college policy and procedures. The Chaffey College Classified Senate expresses the view of classified (bargaining unit, confidential and classified management) in the shared governance process, excluding all areas of Collective Bargaining.

Specifically, the Classified Senate has the responsibility to:

 

1. Provide the classified staff a voice and participation in the initiation, development and evaluation of District policy and procedures.

2. Provide the Administration and Governing Board with a means of ascertaining the convictions and suggestions of the classified staff on academic and professional matters.

3. Appoint, classified staff to participate in college-wide standing and ad hoc committees.

4. Accept leadership responsibility for policy recommendations in innovation and professional growth, excluding all areas that would require collective bargaining.

5. Provide consensus participation by the classified staff in the college budget and policy processes.

6. Encourage the exchange of ideas and understanding between classified staff, faculty, students and administrators.

7. Promote the recognition of classified staff as a valued part of the college work force.

The California School Employees Association, Chaffey College Chapter #431, hereafter referred to as the Association shall be recognized as the "exclusive" representative for the classified employees within its bargaining unit. The Association expresses the viewpoint of the classified bargaining unit to the college administration and Governing Board in all matters including, but not limited to, Collective Bargaining.

The rights and responsibilities of the Association derive from the Public Employees Relations Act (SB 160, Rodda), from the interpretations of this Act by the Public Employees Relations Board, by the Collective Bargaining Agreement, Past Practices, and other applicable laws. The Association's scope of representation shall include, but not be limited to, all matters dealing with the collective bargaining process, wages, hours of employment, workload, terms and conditions of employment.

In addition, the Association has "exclusive" authority to:
 

1. Consult with the administration on the implementation of the current employment contract, collective bargaining and Board policies as they fall within the scope of representation.

2. Represent individual classified bargaining unit members in any or all stages of the grievance procedure.

3. Serve as an advocate for classified bargaining unit members in grievance procedures.

4. Arrange for appropriate legal assistance for classified bargaining unit members in matters related to their contractual position at Chaffey College. Such matters may include, but are not limited to: layoff, reductions in contract, dismissal, lawsuits, job actions, etc.

5. Provide the community, press, and the Governing Board with information relevant to the working conditions of the college classified bargaining unit and information concerning current relations between the District and the classified bargaining unit.

6. File appropriate legal actions including Unfair Labor Practice Charges on behalf of the classified bargaining unit.

7. Provide the classified bargaining unit with perspectives and analysis on the District's budget and funding pattern as well as comparative salary and benefit information.

8. Support appropriate social, cultural and institutional activities as directed by the membership of the Association.

9. Support appropriate professional growth activities for the classified bargaining unit that increase educational leadership opportunities.

It is the joint responsibility of the Classified Senate and the Association to ensure that the employees in the classified service have meaningful input into the decision-making processes of the college.

It is the joint responsibility of the Classified Senate and the Association to work cooperatively to further the perspectives and professional environment of the employees in the classified service so as to ensure a sound institution of higher education. The Classified Senate and the Association have a joint responsibility to avoid the development of divisive or discordant positions and/or goals.

Joint Liaison Committee

The Senate/Association Liaison Committee shall be composed of four (4) members. Said composition shall be the President of the Senate plus one (1) additional representative of his/her choice from the Classified Senate and the President of the Association plus one (1) additional representative of his/her choice from the Association.

Upon a single written request of either President of the Senate or the President of the Association, the Liaison Committee shall convene for the purposes of mediating unresolved conflict.
 

s/ Gloria McLeod, President
Chaffey College CSEA Chapter #431

s/ Mary Thompson, President
Chaffey College Classified Senate

February 23,1993

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