BYLAWS
of the
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS
STAFF COUNCIL

Preamble

The UAF Staff Council is a representative organization for all non-
exempt and exempt employees of the University of Alaska Fairbanks in
accordance with Article I of the Constitution.  The UAF Staff Council's
structure provides a means of dealing with issues concerning the
welfare of employees and facilitates our role in the self governance
process.


Sect. 1	(ARTICLE III. - Purposes, Rights, Responsibilities and
Authority)

	A. 	The UAF Staff Council representatives to the UAF
		Governance Coordinating Committee shall be the President
		and the President-Elect.


Sect. 2	(ARTICLE IV. - Membership)

	A.	REPRESENTATION

	1.	The UAF Staff Council shall be composed of
		representatives elected by permanent full-time and
		permanent part-time non-faculty, non-student
		employees.  University employees who hold executive
		appointments shall be excluded from representation
		by the UAF Staff Council.

	2.	Representatives and alternates must be from the
		unit they represent.

    	3.  	Units shall have 1 voting representative for every group of 1 to
        	50 constituents.

    	4.  	A petition to change unit designations, including adding
        	or dropping units, shall:
        	a.	Be conveyed in writing to the Elections,
            		Membership, & Rules Committee,
        	b.	Include language that addresses each of the criteria
            		that define a unit as set forth in Article IV, Sect. 2 of the
            		Staff Council Constitution,
        	c.	Be subject to the unit change guidelines set forth in
            		this Article and Sect. 4, Article VI, Sect. A of these Bylaws,
        	d.	Include a current listing of qualified constituents
            		within affected unit(s).


	B.	ALTERNATES

	1.	There shall be one non-voting alternate for every
		representative.

	2.	Vacancy of a representative's seat shall be filled by
		the first alternate of that unit and the alternate
		shall serve the remainder of the term.

	3.	Vacancy of the alternate seat will be filled in good
		faith by the representative(s) choosing an eligible
		person from their unit.

	4.	If an elected representative is unable to attend a
		meeting, the representative will request that a (the)
		designated alternate attend and act as proxy.

	C.	LENGTH OF TERMS

	1.	Elected representatives and alternates shall serve
		two-year terms beginning January 1 and ending
		December 31.

	2.	Even numbered unit representatives shall begin their
		term on an even numbered year.  Odd numbered unit
		representatives shall begin their term on an odd
		numbered year.

	D.	ELECTIONS

	1.	The Elections, Membership, and Rules Committee
		shall be responsible for conducting elections.

	2.	The elections for representatives and alternates
		shall adhere to the following time frame:

	a.	September - obtain current list of UAF staff
		employees and prepare nomination ballots.
	b.	The first week in October, distribute request
		for nominations, which are due two weeks
		later, and prepare election ballots from the
		nominations.
	c.	The first week in November distribute the
		ballots which are due two weeks later.  The
		votes shall then be counted and verified.
	d.	December, during the Staff Council meeting - a
		report
		shall be presented on the outcome of the
		elections.
	e.	January 1 newly elected representatives take
		office.

	3.	Elections for President-Elect shall be conducted as
		follows:

	a.	Notice of election to fill the office of
		President-Elect shall be announced in the
		regular meeting in March for the election to be
		held in May.
	b.	Suggestions for possible candidates shall be
		presented to the Elections, Membership and
		Rules Committee in order to prepare a slate of
		serious candidates for presentation to the
		Staff Council.
	c. 	Call for nominations will take place during the
		May meeting where the slate of candidates will
		be presented and any further nominations from
		the floor will be accepted.
	d.	Voting shall be limited to representatives and
		designated alternates by using secret ballots
		on site and using voice vote for the outlying
		areas.
	e.	Three non-candidate representatives shall
		count the ballots.

	4.	Special elections for President and President-elect
		shall be conducted as follows:

	a.	One month notice of election for the President-
		Elect shall be given if that office is vacated.
	b.	In the event that both offices are vacated
		simultaneously, one month notice shall be given
		for elections to be held for both offices and
		the chairperson of the Staff Affairs
		Committee shall assume the duties of
		President until a person is elected.

Sect. 3	(ARTICLE V. - Officers)

	A.	PRESIDENT

	1.	The duties of the President shall be to:

		a.	preside over meetings.
		b.	serve as chairperson of the
			Administrative Committee.
		c.	serve on the UAF Governance
			Coordinating Committee.
		d.	serve on the System Governance Council
			or appoint a designee.
		e.	meet with the Chancellor.
		f.	appoint ad hoc committees.
		g.	provide leadership in issues of concern to
			UAF staff.
		h.	report to the Staff Council on the
			outcome of all relevant meetings and
			events in which the President
			participates.
		i.	appoint a representative to the System
			Governance Council and two
			representative to Staff Alliance.

	2.	Term of office shall be for one year, beginning
		June 1 and ending May 31.


	B.	PRESIDENT-ELECT

	1.	The duties of the President-Elect shall be to:

		a.	serve on the Administrative Committee.
		b.	serve on the UAF Governance
			Coordinating Committee
		c.	assume the duties of President when the
			President is absent.

	2.	Term of office shall be for one year beginning
		June 1 and ending on May 31.

Sect. 4	(ARTICLE VI. - COMMITTEES)

	A.	STANDING COMMITTEES

	1.	The Standing Committees shall be:

		a.	Administrative Committee
		b.	Elections, Membership, and Rules Committee

	2.	Administrative Committee

		a.	The President shall be the chairperson.
		b.	Other members of the committee shall be:

			1.	Chairpersons of the standing and
				permanent committees.

		c.	The committee shall have the following
			responsibilities:

			1	Prepare the agenda for Staff
				Council meetings.
			2.	Provide a committee report to
				Staff Council.
			3.	Represent and act on behalf of the
				Staff Council between Staff Council
				meetings.

	3.	Elections, Membership, and Rules Committee

		a.	The chair person shall be elected from
			the committee.
		b.	The committee shall have the following
			responsibilities:

		1.	Conduct elections for unit
			representatives, alternates, and
			President-Elect.
		2.	Review unit composition and
			maintain a membership list.
		3.	Review the Bylaws and Constitution
			to reflect the needs of the body.
		4. 	Review unit designations and generate
           		petitions for unit designation changes
           		as required.
        	5. 	Accept petitions for proposed changes
           		to unit designations from constituents.
        	6. 	Based upon guidelines set forth in the
           		Staff Council Constitution and
           		elsewhere in these Bylaws, pre-qualify
           		unit change petitions prior to
           		forwarding them to the Staff Council
           		body as motions for formal action i) it
           		will be subject to formal action in the
           		presence of a quorum, and ii) shall be
           		approved upon receiving a two-thirds
           		affirmative vote.  There is no limit to
           		the number of original or revised unit
           		designation change petitions submitted
           		to EM&R for consideration by a group
           		of eligible constituents.
        	7. 	Responsible for parliamentary procedure of
           		the Staff Council meetings.


	B.	PERMANENT COMMITTEES

		1	The permanent committees shall be:
			a.	Staff Affairs Committee
			b.	Rural Affairs Committee
			c.	University Advocacy

		2.	Staff Affairs Committee

			a.	The chairperson shall be elected from the
				committee.
			b.	The committee shall work on policies
				related to the following:

				1.	Benefits
				2.	Compensation
				3.	Grievance procedures
				4.	Position evaluation and hiring
					procedures
				5.	Any matters which effect the
					health and welfare of the staff.

			c.	The chairperson of the committee shall
				establish a subcommittee structure
				relevant to the issues and to the
				expertise.

		3.	Rural Affairs Committee

			a.	The chairperson shall be elected from the
				committee.
			b.	As an ex-officio member of the
				committee, the president is charged with
				communicating concerns of the Rural
				Affairs Committee to the Chancellor and
				System Governance Council.
			c.	The committee shall have the following
				responsibilities:

				1.	Oversee the general welfare of the
					UAF community not residing on the
					Fairbanks campus.
				2.	Monitor all activities affecting
					compliance with the Rural College
					mission statement of the
					University of Alaska Fairbanks.

		4.	University Advocacy

			a.	The chairperson shall be elected from the
				committee.
			b.	A representative from the Alumni
				Association and ASUAF will serve on the
				committee.
			c.	The committee shall have the following
				responsibilities:
				1.	Organize events and functions to
					help make the public aware of the
					value of University staff, as well as
					students and faculty.
				2. 	Organize events and functions that
					increase staff morale and
					awareness of the University.
				3.	Other items to be determined by
					the committee on an annual basis.

	C.	AD HOC COMMITTEES

	1.	Ad hoc committees shall be appointed by the
		President and shall report to the UAF Staff
		Council.

	2.	Membership is not limited to representatives.

	3.	A time frame shall be established for the
		longevity of the committee and a deadline
		determined for their final report.

Sect. 5	(ARTICLE X. - AMENDMENTS)

	A.	Amendments to the bylaws must be proposed in
		writing by members of Staff Council at an
		Administrative Committee or Staff Council meeting.

	B.	The Administrative Committee shall schedule a vote
		on the proposed amendment at the first Staff
		Council meeting after the proposal is submitted.  The
		proposed amendment must be distributed with the
		agenda for the meeting at which a vote is scheduled.

	C.	Approval of amendments to the bylaws requires a
		two-thirds vote of the Staff Council members
		present.

	D.	Suspension of bylaws must cite the specific section
		to be suspended and be approved by a two-thirds
		vote of the Staff Council members present.