College Staff Development Guidelines

College Staff Development Application

College Staff Development Project Report

The committee is composed of twelve members. The members serve on the committee for a two year term. The members include: Academic Faculty(2), Administrative Faculty(2), Classified Personnel(2), Student Representative. Standing members include: Budget Director, Computing Services Director(or designee), Media Technology Manager, Facilities Director(or designee), Chief Financial Officer(ex officio)

Membership shall include:

The membership of the committee is ideally composed of two members from each of the
following four WNC constituency areas: Academic Faculty, Administrative Faculty, Classified Personnel, and Students. The college’s Budget Director, Computing Services Director or designee, Media Technology Manager, and Facilities Director or designee shall serve as standing members of the committee and the Chief Financial Officer serves as ex officio.
B. Committee memberships may fluctuate due to external constraints, e.g., funding reductions for personnel, etc.
C. The president of WNC formally appoints members to all college-wide committees from the annual volunteer list.
D. Committee members serve staggered two-year terms starting/ending in May after the spring appointments or immediately upon interim appointments. Committee members may serve more than one term.
E. Committee members are expected to contribute to the process and obligations of the
committee.
F. A committee member who misses three meetings in an academic year without an excused absence is subject to recall by the committee.

G. If a committee member is unable to serve out the full term, the President will appoint a
replacement member within thirty working days of the individual’s resignation. If requested by the president, the committee will assist in recruiting new members to replace outgoing members.

The committee’s officers include:
Chair - is elected annually during the May meeting (or upon vacancy) from the committee
membership by a majority vote. Duties include:
1. Establishing a meeting schedule for the committee;
2. Presiding at meetings of the committee;
3. Sending out an agenda for the meeting, ideally three days prior to the meeting;
4. Communicating with the Executive Cabinet regarding recommendations by the
committee;
5. Submitting the committee’s annual goals and year-end reports to the College Council
by October 1st;
6. Serving as a tiebreaker for all votes taken by the committee requiring a majority;
7. Initiating and sending out communications to the committee managing the email voting
process;
8. Sending timely notifications of Budget Committee recommendations to the Chief
Financial Officer;
9. Advising the Budget Committee membership and the staff who requested funding
approvals (through the Budget Resource Request form) of the final funding
approvals/disapprovals of committee recommended items, upon notice by the Chief
Financial Officer; and
10. Serving as liaison between the committee and the College Council and/or other college
groups.

Vice Chair - is elected annually during the May meeting (or upon vacancy) from the committee
membership by a majority vote. The vice chair shall:
1. Perform all of the duties of the committee chair in his/her absence; and
2. Prepare the committee’s annual goals and year-end reports for issuance to College
Council by October 1st.

Recorder/Web Liaison - is elected annually during the May meeting (or upon vacancy) from the committee membership by a majority vote. The recorder/web liaison shall:
1. Maintain a record of all matters considered;
2. Transmit such records in a timely manner to committee members;
3. Place the agenda on the committee website prior to meetings; and
4. Maintain the committee website showing the bylaws, agendas, minutes from meetings,
and Budget Resource Request activity reports.

Due to the requirement for the Budget Committee to respond to submitted Budget Resource Requests monthly throughout the year, including academic breaks, the following assignmentn restriction shall apply:
1. No two academic faculty members may fill both the Chair and Vice Chair Officer
assignments simultaneously.