Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 3359-22-04 | Contract professional grievance committee.

                                                
(A) Membership.
(1) Composition and
			 eligibility.
(a) The contract professional grievance committee
				"CPGC" shall be comprised of seven contract professionals who have
				current membership on the contract professional advisory committee
				("CPAC") ref: rule 3359-22-03 of the Administrative Code.
				"CPGC" will retain the right to appoint one additional member from
				all campus full-time contract professionals to hear the grievance. Such
				appointee will be given a vote on the findings and remove themselves from the
				committee once the findings have reached a decision. A minimum of five members
				of the grievance committee (including additional appointees) is required to
				hear a grievance.
(b) Every attempt should be made by "CPAC" to make
				membership on "CPGC" a cross-representation of campus academic and
				administrative units, avoiding significant representation from any given
				unit.
(c) No member may serve more than two consecutive full
				terms.
(2) Terms of
			 office.
(a) Term of office shall be "CPAC" appointment for one
				year and run simultaneously with "CPAC" membership and the university
				of Akron fiscal year.
(3) Election/appointment.
(a) "CPGC" members (seven) are appointed from current
				"CPAC" membership at the annual meeting. The appointed members of
				"CPGC" shall meet following the annual meeting and elect a chair from
				its membership as soon as possible after the commencement of new terms. The
				chair shall serve for one year and may serve no more than two successive terms
				in this capacity.
(4) Vacancies.
(a) Should a vacancy occur, the "CPGC" shall
				immediately use the appropriate course of action to appoint or select a
				replacement from within the "CPAC" membership; should the vacancy
				occur within two months prior to the normal appointment process, the
				"CPGC" may choose to leave the post vacant for that period. The
				person appointed will serve out the remaining term.
(b) Removal from membership/office. Any member of the
				"CPGC" may be removed from membership/office for cause, (i.e.,
				nonattendance at "CPGC" meetings, failure to carry out an assigned
				role in a grievance procedure before the "CPGC," indiscretion in the
				conduct of "CPGC" duties, or violation of confidentiality. Removal
				from membership/office shall occur upon vote by the "CPGC." Five
				votes are required to carry a removal. In the event of a removal from
				membership/office, a new member/officer shall then be elected by the
				"CPGC" to complete the term of office.
(B) Duties and
		  responsibilities.
(1) Membership on the
			 "CPGC" is a privilege and responsibility of members of the contract
			 professionals ("CPAC"). Every effort will be made in the
			 members' organizational units to adjust schedules or otherwise flexibly
			 accommodate any disruptions caused by that person's
			 membership.
(2) No member of the
			 "CPGC" shall discuss matters presently before the "CPGC",
			 or matters which have been previously brought before the "CPGC",
			 except as necessary in the discharge of the "CPGC" responsibilities
			 and functions. No member of the "CPGC" shall speak for the committee
			 nor release written material, except as provided by the grievance
			 procedure.
(3) Members of the
			 "CPGC" should exclude themselves from any participation in which a
			 conflict of interest may exist or where unforeseen circumstances exist that may
			 cause a significant conflict. If they do not exclude themselves, the
			 "CPGC" at its discretion may exclude such members from participating,
			 or void any actions taken by such members, on the basis of its findings of
			 conflicts of interest.
(4) The chair shall
			 preside over the "CPGC" and shall insure that it functions in
			 accordance with the procedures and standards provided, ref: rule 3359-22-05 of
			 the Administrative Code. In the absence of the chair, a vice chair may be
			 appointed to serve. The chair shall cause records to be maintained of the
			 findings and recommendations of the "CPGC." Retention and
			 administration of such records are subject to review by the human resources
			 department.
(5) The "CPGC"
			 shall prepare an annual report each year and present it as a supplement along
			 with CPAC's annual report to the president. This report shall be comprised
			 of a digest of all grievances which came before the committee and any formal
			 recommendations the "CPGC" wishes to make to the president with
			 regard to the conduct of the committee.
(6) Meetings of the
			 "CPGC" shall be confidential and closed to the public, except for
			 those persons requested by the "CPGC" to participate in proceedings
			 before the committee.
(C) Operating procedure.
(1) The "CPGC"
			 may amend by simple majority vote of the full committee the grievance procedure
			 or any of the provisions of rule 3359-22-04 of the Administrative Code, subject
			 to the approval of the president, or the president's designee(s), and
			 board of trustees. Any such amendments must be forwarded through legal and
			 human resources departments.
(2) Robert's
			 "Rules of Order" shall be the final authority in determining the
			 process of conducting the affairs of the committee, except as otherwise stated
			 herein.
(3) At all times, a
			 simple majority of the full committee shall be required to carry a vote, except
			 rules governing removal from membership/office.