Staff Council Committees
The Staff Council has eight
standing committees (Benefits, Communication, Education and
Professional Development, Employee Environment and Facilities, Internal
Affairs, Recreation, Rules and Election, and Salary and Budget), an
executive
committee, and a nominating committee. With the exception of the
executive and nominating committees, membership is
open to all staff members. You do not need to be an elected Staff
Council Representative to participate*. Staff Council
representatives are required to participate on at least one standing
Committee. If
you would
like to participate on a committee, please fill out the Committee
Membership Application.
Simply click on a committee heading below and you will be redirected to
a separate page which contains membership lists, meeting
schedules, agendas, minutes, and projects for each committee.
For more information on committees contact the Staff Council Office at
656-4493 or
Staff.Council@uvm.edu
Eight Standing Committees
- Benefits
- Review and
monitor all employee benefits. Make recommendations to the Council
concerning proposed changes, additions or deletions of benefits. At
least one member of this committee will also serve on the Salary
&
Budget Committee as a liaison.
- Communication - Gather and
publish information and facilitate communication on issues and policies
affecting staff employees.
- Internal
Affairs - Make
recommendations concerning conditions of employement, recruitment,
retention, problem resolution and other personnel issues assigned by
the Council.
- Recreation
- Plan, develop and coordinate recreational events and discount
opportunities for staff.
- Rules
& Election - Recommend
change sto the StaffCouncil Constitution and Bylaws, conduct the
election of Council members, fill Council vacancies and direct removals
in accordance with the staff Council Constitution and Bylaws. In
addition, the Rules and Election Committee chairperson will form and
chair a Nominating Committte each year, no later than January, to which
he/she will appoint two or four other Council members for the purpose
of nominating a slate of one candidate each for the positions of
president and vice president, as detailed in the Rules and Election
Committee guidelines.
- Salary
& Budget
- Study issues
relating to salary and compensation, working closely with the Benefits
Committee. Make recommendations to the Council concerning salary and
wage pools each fiscal year. A member of this committe shall also serve
as the staff representation of the Board of Trustees Finance and Budget
Committee.
Other Staff Council Committees
- Executive
Board - The Executive Board shall
consist of the Staff Council President, Vice president, Immediate Past
President, the standing committee chairpersons, and two additional
members elected annually by the Staff Council from among its regular
membership. In the event that a committee chairperson cannot attend,
s/he may choose to send a member of his/hercommittee to serve in his
/her place.
- Nominating
Committee - The Nominating Committee shall receive
nominations for the offices of Staff Council President and Vice
President, shall establish and communicate procedures and deadlines for
receipt of nominations, shall investigate each of the nominees to
determine whether s/he is willing and qualified to serve, and shall
present the qualified nominees to the University for the purpose of
election.
*
Although the Staff Council serves as the voice and advocate for
all
staff, it does not have the same function as Collective Bargaining
Units
to which some members of the UVM staff belong. Those staff who belong
to UE Local 267are not permitted to participate in Staff Council at
the request of their union. Last modified May 06 2009 10:18 AM
