circumstance that a Department Chair fails to fulfill the responsibilities and carry out the duties of Department Chair because of matters that cannot be made public, confidentiality shall be respected in the removal and election process by all parties involved. 1. Department Chair Recall a. To initiate a recall, a written statement setting forth specific complaints as defined above signed by one-third (⅓) of all full-time department faculty members (as defined in Article 8.5) shall be presented to the Dean. Within two (2) working days, the Department Chair shall receive this statement from the Dean, and within five (5) working days of receipt of the statement, the Department Chair shall meet to confer with all faculty members of the department. This meeting shall be for the purpose of attempting to find an informal resolution of any complaints set forth in the signed document. b. If the complaints are not resolved to the satisfaction of one-third (1/3) of the fulltime faculty in the Department, the concerned members shall next meet informally with the Dean to discuss the matter and obtain the Dean’s assistance in reaching an informal settlement of such complaints. This meeting shall take place within five (5) working days of the meeting with the Department Chair and the Department. c. If an informal settlement to the faculty complaint statement cannot be reached, a recall election may be instituted by a petition signed by one-third (1/3) of the fulltime department faculty members, not including the Chair, and filed with the 2022-2025 TMCC-NFA Contract Article 10 Page 49
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