The countywide MCEA/MCPS Labor Management Collaboration Committee (LMCC) has discussed the following framework for assisting program area collaboration committees in understanding their scope of authority. In their ongoing collaborative problem-solving, such committees are charged with:

• Developing and implementing solutions that are within the purview of the department/program,

• Making joint recommendations to the countywide LMCC for solutions that are beyond their scope of authority, and

• Reporting back to the LMCC on significant issues on which they are unable to reach consensus

Collaboration Committee Guidelines