OF THE FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY CHAPTER
OF THE UNITED FACULTY OF FLORIDA
CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE I
Name
This organization shall be known as the Florida Atlantic University Chapter
of the United Faculty of Florida.
ARTICLE II
Objectives
Section 1. It is our objective to bring faculty and other professional employees
of the university into a relationship of mutual assistance and cooperation
with each other and with their colleagues at the other state universities
of Florida, in order to obtain for them the rights, privileges, and rewards
to which they are entitled by virtue of their employment.
Section 2. It is our objective to promote a democratization of the university
that will enable members to better serve the people of the State of Florida.
Section 3. It is our objective to achieve and safeguard academic freedom.
Section 4. It is our objective to combat all forms of discrimination based
on age, national origin, political belief, race, religion, or sex in the State
University System.
ARTICLE III
Membership
Section 1. All faculty and other professional employees of the university
shall be eligible for membership except as otherwise provided in this constitution.
Section 2. No one above the rank of Department Chairperson shall be eligible
for membership.
Section 3. Associate membership, without the right to vote, shall be open
upon the approval of the Executive Committee of the Chapter to retired teachers
and others eligible for membership who withdraw from the profession and who
wish to maintain affiliation.
Section 4. No discrimination shall ever be shown toward members or applicants
for membership, because of age, national origin, political belief, race, religion,
or sex.
ARTICLE IV
Officers and Executive Committee
Section 1. The spring-semester membership meeting shall elect for a term of
one year by secret ballot a President, a First Vice President, a Second Vice
President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. At the same time, those voting will
elect Senators and Alternate Senators representing the Chapter at statewide
UFF Senate meetings.
Section 2. The President of the Chapter shall be a voting member of the SUS
Presidents' Council of the United Faculty of Florida.
Section 3. The Executive Committee of the Chapter shall be composed of the
elected officers, the elected senators, the immediate past president, the
stewards, and chairpersons of Standing Committees.
ARTICLE V
Referenda and Recall
Section 1. Proposed actions, including amendments to the Constitution and
recall of elected officers, shall be submitted to a referendum vote by order
of a membership meeting or the Executive Committee, or by request of at least
twenty percent of the members. The Executive Committee shall ensure that ample
opportunity is given for pro and con arguments to be given to the membership
and shall ensure that the membership has the opportunity to vote by a fair
and secret ballot.
ARTICLE VI
Amendment
Section 1. This constitution may be amended as follows: The proposed amendment
shall be mailed to the membership within 30 days of discussion at a membership
meeting. A vote of 2/3 of the members voting by a written ballot distributed
to all the membership shall be sufficient to adopt the amendment.
BYLAWS
ARTICLE I
Rules of Order
Section 1. Roberts Rules of Order, Revised, shall govern in all cases not
covered by the Constitution and Bylaws.
ARTICLE II
Committees
Section 1. Standing Committees shall be:
(1) Grievance Committee
(2) Membership Committee
(3) Political Action Committee
Section 2. The Chairperson of each Standing Committee shall be appointed by
the President with the consent of a majority of the Executive Committee.
ARTICLE III
Selection of Senators to the United Faculty of Florida Senate
Section 1. The President is automatically a Senator representing the chapter
at all statewide UFF Senate meetings. Additional Senators shall be elected
by secret ballot on the occasion of the annual election of chapter officers.
The number of Senators will be in conformity with the United Faculty of Florida
Constitution and Bylaws. Candidates not elected to be Senators will serve
as Alternate Senators.
Section 2. The members of the bargaining unit at the FAU Developmental Research
School shall constitute a precinct electing its own representative to the
UFF Senate. The DRS Senator will be a participating member of the Chapter
Executive Committee.
ARTICLE IV
Duties of Officers and Executive Committee
Section 1. The President shall preside at all membership meetings and all
meetings of the Executive Committee. He or she shall be ex-officio member
of all committees, shall sign all necessary documents and papers, and shall
represent the Chapter. He or she shall make an annual report at the spring-semester
membership meeting. All expenditures in excess of $100 shall be countersigned
by the President.
Section 2. The First Vice President shall exercise those duties prescribed
by the Executive Committee, and shall serve as Acting President in the event
that the President is unable to perform his or her duties.
Section 3. The Second Vice President shall supervise chapter activities and
publications.
Section 4. The Secretary shall keep minutes of Executive Committee and membership
meetings and distribute or supervise the distribution of minutes as appropriate.
Section 7. The Treasurer shall be the chief financial officer of the Chapter,
shall exercise supervision over the receipt and disbursement of all monies,
properties, securities, and other evidence of financial worth of this organization,
and shall prepare a financial statement each semester. He or she shall perform
or supervise such operations under the direction of the Executive Committee.
The Treasurer shall be bonded and his or her records audited each year.
Section 8. The Executive Committee shall administer the policies of the Chapter
as set by the membership. It shall have the power to act for the good of the
Chapter in emergency situations where policy cannot be set by the membership.
Section 9. The Executive Committee shall have the power to employ persons
on a full or part-time basis. Any member of the United Faculty of Florida
who is employed by the Chapter shall be paid a salary equivalent to what he
or she would earn in the State University System.
ARTICLE V
Duties of Standing Committees
Section 1. All committees shall be under the direction of and report to the
Executive Committee.
Section 2. The Grievance Committee shall keep records of and supervise all
grievances.
Section 3. The Membership Committee shall work to increase membership in and
support for the United Faculty of Florida.
Section 4. The Political Action Committee shall supervise and coordinate all
political activities of the Chapter.
ARTICLE VI
Meetings
Section 1. At least one membership meeting shall be held in the fall and spring
semesters. The election of officers shall take place at the spring-semester
membership meeting scheduled to allow new officers to assume their offices
by April 1.
Section 2. The Executive Committee shall hold regular biweekly meetings. Special
meetings may be called by the President or a majority of the Executive Council.
All meetings are open to the membership.
Section 3. Special membership meetings may be called by the Executive Committee
or by petition of ten percent of the members of the Chapter.
Section 4. A quorum for all membership meetings shall be a number equivalent
to the membership of the Executive Committee plus five.
Section 5. There will be a published notification and agenda for each membership
meeting distributed ten days in advance.
ARTICLE VII
Amendment
Section 1. The Bylaws may be amended as follows: The proposed amendment shall
be mailed to the membership within 30 days of discussion at a membership meeting.
A majority vote of the members voting by a written ballot distributed to all
the membership shall be sufficient to adopt the amendment.
(Constitution and bylaws as revised January, 1997)
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