Senior Partnership Committee. The parties will establish a Senior Partnership Committee (SPC) consisting of an equal number of (but not less than four (4) each) PHT executive level staff and Union leadership. JHS’s COO and CFO, as well as the Union President, will be members of the SPC. The COO and the Union President shall be co-chairs of the SPC. The SPC may expand the Partnership to include representatives of other parties as necessary, as agreed to by the labor and management representatives on the SPC. The responsibilities of the SPC are to establish, consistent with the terms and scope outlined in this agreement, targets, goals, objectives, time lines, and other Partnership initiatives. The SPC will meet as often as necessary but no less than twice per quarter to discuss strategic issues of the Partnership, and implement, review and oversee initiatives at all levels. The powers of the SPC do not supersede the legally mandated obligations of the parties such as the duty to bargain over mandatory subjects, the responsibilities and duties of the governing board of the PHT, and the duty of the Union to represent the interests of its members. However, any initiatives approved by a super majority vote (i.e. six (6) out of eight (8)) of the members of the SPC shall not be rejected. The initial initiatives of the Partnership shall be: (1) Primary Care Implementation; (2) ER through-put; and (3) Clinical Staffing and Training.
