Terms of Membership
- Members whose positions are not ex-offcio: 3 years
- Student members: 1 year
- Ex-offcio members serve as long as they want in the that position
- Staffing (if appropriate) - determined by the committee or VP/Administrator to whom the committee reports
At the end of the three-year term, a member who wishes to be considered for another
term will apply through the nomination process for expriring terms
Requirements or criteria for membership
Chairs of committees that require any member(s) to meet certain criteria must specify that criteria in the notice to the UC Sub-Council request to fill expiring terms or vacancies
Nominations
Governance organization chairs are responsible for reporting vacancies in membership to the official to whom the governance organization reports so nominations can be appropriately petitioned.
Recommendations
The chair of each governance organization is responsible for forwarding recommendations to the official reported to by the governance organization. All recommendations will be accompanied by a discussion of the rationale for making them.
The official will respond to all recommendations in writing within ten (10) working days of receipt. The response will state the planned course of action for addressing the recommendations and establish a time frame within which a final decision will be made. When recommendations are rejected, responses should include sufficient detail to explain the reason(s) for rejection.
Reappointments
Most committee representatives are appointed for three-year terms and may serve no more than two consecutive terms.
Reappointments cannot occur within three years of the last previous appointment.