Name and Membership | Purpose | Membership | Officers and Committees | Meetings | Elections | Authorities and Amendments

Section I-Name and Membership

Section II-Purpose

1. promoting their general welfare;
2. advocating for unclassified staff through active participation in university governance structure;
3. reviewing, initiating and making recommendation on relevant university policies and procedures;
4. encouraging and facilitating communication among members; and
5. encouraging professional development opportunities.

Section III-Membership

Section IV-Officers and Committees

Duties of the Officers

• The chair shall preside at all meetings, and the chair (or designee) shall represent the unclassified staff to all appropriate bodies and individuals.
• The chair-elect shall assume all responsibilities of the chair in case of the chair's absence or resignation.
• The secretary shall maintain a record of all meetings, assist with correspondence, record attendance, and maintain election eligibility and voting records. The secretary shall distribute the minutes of the Unclassified Staff Advisory Council meetings to the unclassified staff and keep the unclassified staff informed of activities of the council.
• The immediate past chair shall meet with the officers and attend USAC meetings to provide advice and continuity for the organization.

Committees

University Staff Council

Five representatives to the University Staff Council shall be appointed by the USAC Chair from among the members of the Unclassified Staff Advisory Council (USAC.).  The USAC Chair shall serve as one of the five members of the council during his/her term of office.  Two representatives from each constituency will serve 2 year terms.  Representatives from Academics will be appointed in the spring of odd years to begin service in the fall.

Representatives may continue to serve on the University Staff Council after their term as a USAC representative has expired.  The USAC Chair may be appointed as a representative from their own constituency after their service as chair has expired.  The Chair-elect will serve as an ex-officio member of the University Staff Council.

Other University Committees and Task Forces

The officers shall be responsible for appointing, or recommending to the president, representatives to serve on university committees or task forces. Representatives will be selected from letters of interest submitted by prospective candidates.  All unclassified staff are eligible for appointment.

The term of service for representatives on university committees or task forces shall be set by the bylaws of the applicable committee.  If no length of term is specified, service shall be for one academic year.  Representatives shall not serve more than 2 consecutive terms.  Replacement representatives, if needed shall complete the length of the original term, but are eligible for appointment to their own term of service.

Section V-Meetings

Section VI-Elections

     The annual election shall be held during the spring quarter prior to the annual meeting. The nomination ballot will contain the names of all the unclassified staff who are in the constituency.  All nominated individuals will be asked if they desire to run and if so, to write a paragraph of interest to be placed on the election ballot or on the USAC website.  The names of all those who desire to run will be placed on the election ballot. In case of a tie on the election ballot, a run-off election will occur for that position.

    Four members (one third of the Council) will be elected each year to serve a three year term.

    Upon resignation of a member, the council shall appoint a representative from that constituency to fill the vacant position until the next annual election. The individual elected at the election shall serve the unexpired term of the resignee.

Section VII-Authorities and Amendments