澳门六合彩开奖appFC Bylaws - October 2012
Revised on: August 20, 2008
Revised February 25, 2011 (approved by the Chancellor designee in August 2011)
Revised November 5, 2011 (Approved October 27, 2012)
Article I. Name
The name of the body hereby constituted is the 澳门六合彩开奖app Faculty Council (澳门六合彩开奖appFC).
Article II. Mission
The purpose of the 澳门六合彩开奖app Faculty Council is to promote and foster the welfare of system faculty through the combined creativity and expertise of faculty representatives from system institutions.
Article III. Responsibilities and Functions
The 澳门六合彩开奖appFC will participate in the process of 澳门六合彩开奖app governance by advising, recommending, and consulting with the Chancellor or the Chancellor鈥檚 designee(s) concerning the establishment of rules and regulations deemed necessary or appropriate for the promotion of the general welfare of the 澳门六合彩开奖app. The 澳门六合彩开奖appFC will formulate and recommend to the Chancellor or the Chancellor鈥檚 designee(s) 澳门六合彩开奖app policies and procedures related to but not exclusive to system faculty. The 澳门六合彩开奖appFC will develop and maintain a system-wide communications network to provide for efficient transmission of relevant information to faculty.
Article IV. Membership
Membership of the 澳门六合彩开奖appFC shall be composed of one voting representative from each 澳门六合彩开奖app institution and that representative must be a member of that institution’s faculty and selected by a process determined by the faculty or faculty body (council, senate, assembly, etc.) of that institution.
Article V. Meetings and Voting
V.1. Meetings.V.1.1. Frequency. Meetings normally take place once each fall and spring.V.1.2. Tier Voting. There shall be an institutional tier voting system. The list of 澳门六合彩开奖app institutions and their respective tier for voting purposes shall be maintained by the council. The list may be amended as needed with approval of the council. The voting on any proposal to amend this list shall be conducted in compliance with Article V.V.1.3. Quorum. At least 50% of the voting membership from each institutional tier shall constitute quorum.V.1.4. Proxy. A voting member should designate an alternate to a meeting that the member cannot attend.V.1.5. Participation. In addition to attending meetings in person, members or their alternates may also participate remotely.
V.2. Voting.V.2.1. Voting Representation. Each institution within the 澳门六合彩开奖app shall have one vote on any matter brought before the 澳门六合彩开奖appFC and that vote shall be cast by the voting representative or designated alternate.V.2.2. Methodology. Voting may take place synchronously during a meeting of the 澳门六合彩开奖appFC or asynchronously by electronic communication or other means as determined by the officers in consultation with the membership of the 澳门六合彩开奖appFC.V.2.3. Threshold.V.2.3.1 Synchronous Threshold. Any decisions or recommendations by the 澳门六合彩开奖appFC using synchronous voting must receive majority approval of those voting from each institutional tier.V.2.3.2 Asynchronous Threshold. Any decisions or recommendations by the 澳门六合彩开奖appFC using asynchronous voting must receive majority approval of those eligible to vote from each institutional tier.
Article VI. Officers and Duties
VI.1. Officers. The officers of the 澳门六合彩开奖appFC shall be a Chair and a Chair-Elect, who shall become Chair the following year. The officers shall perform the duties prescribed by these bylaws and by the parliamentary authority adopted by the 澳门六合彩开奖appFC.
VI.2. Eligibility. Only individuals who have served at least one academic year as a voting member are eligible to serve as officers.
VI.3. Nomination and Election. Only current members may nominate a person to serve as an officer (self-nominations permitted). The voting for officers shall be conducted in compliance with Article V.
VI.4. Terms of Service. The term of service of an officer of the 澳门六合彩开奖appFC shall begin at the conclusion of the meeting at which (s)he is elected and end when his/her successor is named, and shall typically be one academic year.
VI.5. Duties. The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the 澳门六合彩开奖appFC. The Chair-Elect shall prepare minutes of each meeting. The primary duty of the officers shall be to communicate recommendations and decisions to the 澳门六合彩开奖app Chancellor or Chancellor’s designee. The Chair and Chair-Elect shall prepare the agenda in consultation with the 澳门六合彩开奖appFC members.
Article VII. Parliamentary Authority
The rules contained in the current edition of Robert鈥檚 Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern the 澳门六合彩开奖appFC in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these bylaws and any special rules of order the 澳门六合彩开奖appFC may adopt.
Article VIII. Amendments
Any proposal to amend or repeal these Bylaws shall be submitted to the officers in writing at least 30 days prior to the meeting of the 澳门六合彩开奖appFC at which they will be discussed. The voting shall be conducted in compliance with Article V.