BALLET WEST/AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS

that ARTIST. The reasons for non-reengagement must be basedon the same deficiencies and circumstances discussed in theprevious two (2) meetings.c. The rights set forth in paragraph b. above may be relinquished bythe ARTIST at his/her discretion.d. An ARTIST employed shall be notified of re-engagement or nonreengagement,by written notification on or before February 15.All ARTIST’s receiving offers of re-engagement shall be givenIndividual Artist Contracts (Exhibit A) at this time. However, in acontract year in which the Ballet West/AGMA collectivebargaining agreement is to expire, EMPLOYER may giveARTISTs receiving offers of re-engagement letters of intent.Such letters of intent shall stipulate that an ARTIST shall not beengaged at a rank lower than his/her current rank with theexception of a Corps and/or Soloist Artist completing his/herfourth year of service, and/or an Apprentice Artist, or becompensated less than his/her current weekly compensation rate.The contract offer will be considered to be withdrawn unless theARTIST has accepted the EMPLOYER’s offer by April 1 of thecontract year. An ARTIST who has been non-re-engaged may, inwriting, request a meeting with, at the ARTIST’s option, theArtistic Director and/or Executive Director which will be heldwithin fifteen (15) working days of the Artistic Director’s orExecutive Director’s receipt of the written request. TheEMPLOYER will furnish AGMA with a list of those ARTISTsengaged on a guaranteed employment basis that theEMPLOYER does not plan to re-engage for the followingcontract year. Upon request the EMPLOYER will furnishAGMA with a record of the evaluation of any ARTIST.e. Any ARTIST who has been notified of non-reengagement willreceive up to five (5) additional personal days. These personaldays will not be counted as sick days pursuant to the provisionsof Section V.E.6.a.v. The ARTIST shall notify the EMPLOYERat least five (5) calendar days in advance of taking these personaldays. All notifications shall be in writing and submitted to theEMPLOYER’s Artistic Department. Should the ARTIST requestthat any or all of these personal days be taken duringPerformance Weeks, the EMPLOYER’s Artistic Departmentshall have discretion on whether or not to grant such a requestand permission shall not be unreasonably withheld.f. In the event the EMPLOYER replaces the Artistic Director, eachARTIST employed by EMPLOYER at the time of such changeshall be guaranteed reengagement at no less than the ARTIST’scurrent rank for the contract year immediately following suchchange.27