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Committee Charge: 

 

Advisory Council to the President

The Council operates according to the charge listed in Sections E, F and G of Article XII of the Negotiated Labor Agreement. That article states:

1.    The Advisory Council shall assist the standing and ad hoc committees and the President should any problems concerning Committee activities arise. It shall receive for consideration all reports and recommendations of all standing and ad hoc committees. The Council may submit recommendations on the matter but may not amend or modify the committee report.  The Council shall within 30 calendar days take one of the following actions:

a.    Refer the report to the President with its own recommendations.  Copies shall be forwarded to the originating committee.

b.    Return committee report/recommendation, with the Council's recommendations, to the originating committee for further consideration.

2.    Upon receipt of the report for the second time, the Council shall, within fifteen (15) days, refer the report and its own recommendations to the President.

3.    Upon receiving an initial report from the Advisory Council, the President shall, normally within thirty (30) calendar days, take one of the following actions and so inform the Advisory Council:

a.    Implement the recommendation(s).

b.    Forward the report to the Board with his/her recommendation for approval.

c.    Return the report to the Advisory Council with his/her written comments for the Council's further consideration.

4.    If returned, the Advisory Council shall reconsider the report and recommendations and, within 30 calendar days, may:

a.    resubmit the same report to the President.

b.    modify the report and resubmit it to the President.

c.    refer the matter to the originating committee for further review and action.

5.    Upon receiving a resubmitted or revised report from the Advisory Council, the President shall, within thirty (30) calendar days, take one of the following actions and so inform the Advisory Council:

  1. Implement the recommendation(s).

  2. Forward the recommendations with his/her written comments to the appropriate committee of the Board of Trustees and the Advisory Council.  If the comments are negative, the Advisory Council shall have the right to forward written comments to the Board or appoint no more than two (2) advocates to appear before the appropriate Board committee.

  1. The College acknowledges its desire to obtain faculty input on all decisions affecting academic issues. If the College proposes to take action and a dispute arises as to whether the action contemplated should be submitted through the committee structure, the parties agree to resolve the dispute as follows:

    1. The proposed action will be submitted to the Advisory Council to the President, which shall, within thirty (30) days of the submission, determine whether the proposed action:

      2. Falls within the rights of the Board as spelled out in Article I (F); or

      Affects wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment and falls within the area of responsibility of a standing committee and therefore is subject to the committee structure under this section.

    2. If the Advisory Council determines that the matter is not within the exclusive rights of the Board of Trustees and is subject to the committee structure under this Section, the action will be assigned to the appropriate standing committee which will act upon the proposal within sixty (60) days of submission. Failure to act within sixty (60) days will permit the College to proceed with its proposed action.

    3. If the committee does act within sixty (60) days, the process shall follow the normal procedures, as set forth in this Article except the Advisory Council, upon receipt of the committee’s recommendations, shall refer the committee’s report and its own recommendations to the President within thirty (30) days. The President can act accordingly upon receipt of the report of the Advisory Council to this Article.

    4. If the Advisory Council, within thirty (30) days, determines that the proposed action is within the exclusive rights of the Board and not subject to the committee procedure under this subsection of this Article, the College can proceed with implementing its proposed action.

     

  2. Copies of all Advisory Council, standing and ad hoc committee agendas, minutes and reports shall be posted on a bulletin board.  In addition, copies of standing committee and ad hoc committee agendas, minutes and reports will be forwarded to the President of the College, the Federation President, and the Advisory Council at the same time that such material is distributed to the members of the standing or ad hoc committee.
  3. At the first meeting of each year the Council will elect a Chairperson, establish appropriate deadlines, and update its bylaws.  A copy of the Advisory Council's bylaws and deadlines must be distributed to the President of the College, the Federation President, and to the Chairpersons of all standing and ad hoc committees.
  4. At the end of each academic year, The Council will prepare an annual report on Council activities. This report will be distributed to the President of the College, and the Federation President.

 

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