30.8.6 By September 15 in each year of this Agreement, and before any merit assessments are undertaken, the Vice-President: Academic, pursuant to 30.8.5, shall calculate the number of Merit Awards for each academic unit to be awarded the following July 1, and this allocation shall be subject to the agreement of the Association. Once agreement is reached each Dean/University Librarian shall be informed of the number of Merit Awards available in his/her academic unit. For Merit Awards to be awarded in 2011, the Vice-President: Academic and the Association shall agree on the number and distribution of Merit Awards within 22 days of the ratification of the Agreement.