ARTICLE 2 - RECOGNITION

2.1       The Citrus Community College District hereby confirms its recognition of the Citrus College Faculty Association, which is a local chapter of the California Teachers Association and is affiliated with the National Education Association, as the exclusive representative for the following academic unit.

 2.1.1    Included:  All probationary, contract, and regular classroom teachers, counselors, librarians, department chairmen,
             and nurses (hereinafter referred to as “Faculty” or “Unit Members”).

 2.1.2    Excluded:  All management personnel as defined in Government Code 3540.1.

 2.1.3    Others also excluded:
 All casual/limited term or temporary personnel such as substitutes of any description.

 2.1.4    Part-time hourly personnel.
 Other personnel whose primary employment is not with the District, or who have no reasonable expectation of continuous, regular employment with the District.

2.1.5    District designated confidential personnel, such as Secretary to the Superintendent/President.

2.1.6    All classified and other non-academic personnel.

2.2       The Association and the District agree that this represents the appropriate unit and that they will not seek by any means other than those specified below to amend or change in any way the unit described herein during the period of time this agreement is in effect.  The Association and the District shall have the right to seek unit clarification by PERB proceedings on any new titles not specified in the above unit description.  Nothing agreed to herein will prevent adjustments to the unit to be made upon mutual agreement of the District and the Association.

2.3       Disputes concerning this Article are not subject to the grievance provision of Article