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Professional Staff Leadership Team
By-laws
Preamble
NOW THEREFORE , the Valencia Community College
professional staff hereby establishes the Professional
Staff Leadership Team and its powers and responsibilities
shall be governed by the following Articles:
Article I
Name
The name of the organization shall be the Valencia Community College
Professional Staff Leadership Team, hereinafter referred to as the
PSLT.
Article II
Purpose
The PSLT shall serve as the representative body of all professional
staff members college-wide on matters of professional staff concern.
Article III
Membership
Section 1 Membership of the PSLT shall include
campus representatives from each of the campuses/centers, including
the Downtown Center and the Valencia Institute. Membership will
also include council liaisons. Liaison positions are not considered
campus representatives. However, the liaisons serve as voting members
of the PSLT. Liaison representation includes: Executive Council,
Planning Council, and Learning Council.
Section 2 Campus representatives are required
to have their designated office/worksite on the campus or in the
center they represent. In the event a campus representative's designated
office/worksite is relocated to another campus/center, the campus
representative is permitted to complete their current term on the
PSLT; however, they will continue to represent their former campus/center,
only.
Section 3 A chair and vice-chair shall be nominated
by and from the PSLT membership, and appointed by majority vote
of a quorum of the voting members of the PSLT, to serve a parallel
two (2) year term. At the end of each two (2) year term, the PSLT
shall nominate from its membership and appoint by majority vote
of a quorum of the voting members of the PSLT, a new chair and vice-chair.
However, the outgoing chair and vice-chair are each permitted to
serve consecutive terms upon majority vote of a quorum of the voting
members of the PSLT. Pursuant to Article VII, Sec. 2 of these bylaws,
a quorum shall consist of no less than fifty-one percent (51%) of
the voting members of the PSLT. Voting members include campus representatives
and council liaisons.
Section 4 Election of the campus representatives
shall take place in June of the year the respective term ends. Candidates
shall be nominated in writing by the professional staff and elected
by majority vote of the professional staff who voted through a nomination
and election process, or by public nomination at a professional
staff forum and elected by majority vote of the professional staff
present at the respective professional staff forum. Unopposed candidates
will be appointed provided no objection is made by the professional
staff pursuant to either of the aforementioned voting processes.
Section 5 Campus representative terms shall
be two (2) fiscal years running from July 1 – June 30 of the respective
term. Campus representatives are permitted to serve on the PSLT
for, but not to exceed, three (3) terms, which can be served consecutively.
Section 6 Should a campus representative need
to vacate their PSLT position prior to the expiration of their term
they are requested to inform the PSLT chair by advanced, written
notice. The PSLT will conduct a nomination, voting and election
process through the professional staff, pursuant to Article VI,
Sec. 3 and Article VII, Sec. 1 of these bylaws, for a professional
staff member to complete the exiting member's term.
Section 7 Council liaisons are elected by majority
vote of the professional staff who voted through a nomination and
election process, or by public nomination at a professional staff
forum and elected by majority vote of the professional staff present
at the respective professional staff forum. Unopposed candidates
will be appointed provided no objection is made by the professional
staff through either of the aforementioned voting processes. Council
liaisons' terms are set by their respective councils. However, a
council liaison is permitted to serve on the PSLT as a campus representative
- in accordance with Article III, Sec. 1, 2, 4-6; and Article VII,
Sec. 1 - prior or subsequent to, but not in conjunction with, their
respective council term(s), provided their combined service on the
PSLT does not exceed three (3) terms, which can be served consecutively.
Council liaisons serve as voting members of the PSLT for the duration
of their appointment to their respective council.
Section 8 Should a council liaison need to vacate
their position prior to the expiration of their term they are requested
to inform the PSLT chair by advanced, written notice. The PSLT will
conduct a nomination, voting and election process through the professional
staff, pursuant to Article VI, Sec. 3 and Article VII, Sec. 1, for
a professional staff member to complete the exiting council liaison's
term.
Article IV
Meetings
Section 1 Generally, regular meetings shall
be held each month throughout the calendar year. Meeting dates will
be flexible to accommodate a majority of the members' schedules.
Meetings will rotate through the campus/center locations. Special
meetings may be scheduled more frequently should a need arise.
Section 2 Minutes shall be taken at all meetings.
Section 3 An agenda shall be prepared by the
PSLT chair or, in his/her absence, the PSLT vice-chair for distribution
at each meeting. Items to be placed on the agenda shall be forwarded
to the PSLT chair/vice-chair within a reasonable time prior to the
subject meeting for inclusion on the agenda.
Section 4 Unless otherwise stated within these
bylaws, items needing PSLT approval shall require majority vote
of a quorum of the voting members of the PSLT. Pursuant to Article
VII, Sec. 2 of these bylaws, a quorum shall consist of no less than
fifty-one percent (51%) of the voting members of the PSLT. Voting
members include campus representatives and council liaisons.
Article V
Committees
Section 1 Special needs committees may be authorized
by the PSLT chair. Committee members may be appointed to these committees
from the PSLT membership or professional staff members at-large.
Committee members shall be approved and appointed by majority vote
of a quorum of the voting members of the PSLT. Pursuant to Article
VII, Sec. 2 of these bylaws, a quorum shall consist
of no less than fifty-one percent (51%) of the voting members of
the PSLT. Voting members include campus representatives and council
liaisons.
Section 2 Special needs committees will meet
outside of the PSLT meetings for the duration of the appointed task.
Section 3 Special needs committees will report
all committee business to the PSLT no less than quarterly, and,
as deemed necessary by the PSLT. All committee items requiring approval
on behalf of the professional staff and/or the PSLT must be approved
by majority vote of a quorum of the voting members of the PSLT.
Pursuant to Article VII, Sec. 2 of these bylaws, a quorum shall
consist of no less than fifty-one percent (51%) of the voting members
of the PSLT. Voting members include campus representatives and council
liaisons.
Article VI
Communication
Section 1 Meeting minutes shall be distributed
to the professional staff at-large through a/the college-wide communication
system(s).
Section 2 Announcements of professional staff
forums will be made through a/the college-wide communication system(s).
Section 3 Nomination, election and/or voting
issues will be distributed to the professional staff through a/the
college-wide communication system(s).
Section 4 Professional staff may contact any
PSLT member to request that an issue/concern be addressed and/or
researched. Professional staff may register their inquiries verbally
or in writing with/through any PSLT member.
Section 5 The PSLT shall adopt and publish a
procedure for handling issues and concerns registered by professional
staff members. This procedure shall be published and distributed
to all professional staff members through a/the college-wide communication
system(s). Amendments to the procedure shall be recommended as needed
and must be approved by majority vote of a quorum of the voting
members of the PSLT. Pursuant to Article VII, Sec.2 of these bylaws,
a quorum shall consist of no less than fifty-one percent (51%) of
the voting members of the PSLT. Voting members include campus representatives
and council liaisons.
Article VII
Voting
Section 1 Unless otherwise stated within these
bylaws, items requiring the approval of the professional staff will
be brought to the professional staff by a nomination, election and/or
voting process as provided by Article VI, Sec.
3, whereby, a majority vote of the professional staff who voted
through the nomination, election and/or voting process is required;
or, by public nomination and/or notification at a professional staff
forum and elected/approved by majority vote of the professional
staff present at the respective professional staff forum.
Section 2 Unless otherwise stated within these
bylaws, items requiring PSLT approval shall be approved by majority
vote of a quorum of the voting members of the PSLT.
A quorum shall consist of no less than fifty-one percent (51%) of
the voting members of the PSLT. Voting members include campus representatives
and council liaisons.
Article VIII
Amendment of Bylaws
Section 1 The bylaws of the PSLT may be amended.
Proposed amendments to the bylaws will be presented to the professional
staff, pursuant to Article VI, Sec. 3, and Article VII, Sec. 1,
by a voting process or during a professional staff
forum, and will be approved by majority vote of
the professional staff who voted through the voting process or by
majority vote of the professional staff present at the respective
professional staff forum. The PSLT will provide the professional
staff with reasonable advance notice of the proposed bylaws amendments
and meeting, if applicable, through a/the college-wide communication
system(s).
Section 2 Any approved amendments to these bylaws
shall be distributed in written form to the professional staff through
a/the college-wide communication system(s).
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