A copy of the approved motion is posted on the Senate web site, in the By-Laws and Elections Committee folder. Discussion commenced regarding the use of the Senate web site, and alternative ways to maintain it, commenced. The site is used minimally. All committee chairs were given instructions by Maurine Baker-Stein, as to how to post minutes, and update their committee rosters. Few have done so.
Few committees take advantage of site.
Discussion led to consideration of the benefits of such a role, with the person either elected from the Senate, at the time when all other chair persons are elected, or appointed if there is no Senator eligible to serve. Duties of the chairs are largely unspecified. Explore the possibility of a paid annual internship for such work, for a CIS intern with strong verbal skills, as well as knowledge about web site work. All present agreed that there is tremendous ambiguity about certain expected responsibilities of the Senate Committee Chairs, and that it is very difficult to recruit individuals for these leadership positions currently. If expectations, and compliance, were tightened up, it might be even more difficult.