Any three persons holding an administrative appointment as defined by the board of trustees of Community College District No. 11 desiring to be included in the faculty employee organization shall request in writing to the board of trustees of Community College District No. 11 that a two-stage election process be held to determine if a majority of those holding administrative appointments as defined by the board of trustees of Community College District No. 11, except the chief executive officer, desire to designate the faculty employee organization as their representative for the purpose of the act. Upon the receipt of such a request the board of trustees of Community College District No. 11 will request some independent and neutral person or association to determine whether thirty percent or more, calculated on a weighted basis as specified in WAC 132K-112-125 and 132K-112-200, of those holding administrative appointments have indicated they desire to be represented by the faculty employee organization for such purposes. The independent and neutral person or association shall make such determination upon the basis of records of dues-paying membership, signed authorizations to represent, or other reliable and probative evidence.

If the independent and neutral person or association determines that thirty percent of those holding administrative appointments, as determined by the board of trustees of Community College District No. 11 have indicated that they desire to be represented by the faculty employee organization for such purposes, the board of trustees of Community College District No. 11 will publish notice of the election, and conduct the election as specified in WAC 132K-112-115, through 132K-112-200 of these rules.

If the majority of those holding administrative appointments, calculated on a weighted basis as specified in WAC 132K-112-125 and 132K-112-200, desire to be represented by the faculty employee organization, the board of trustees of Community College District No. 11 will publish notice of the election to determine if a majority of all members of the faculty employee organization favor the inclusion of those holding administrative appointments in their organization. The board of trustees of Community College District No. 11 shall conduct the election as specified in WAC 132K-112-115 through 132K-112-200 of these rules.