It is before the Council for its consideration. Also, at Academic Council Executive Committee, it was thought this was not the kind of significant matter that requires two meetings for approval. So, we hoped to act on this today. If we do act on at least one part of it today, we will go ahead and start implementing the proposal and start electing people to three year terms as opposed to one year terms. Each year this process has to be gone through for twelve people.
People frequently agree to serve a number of years but they do it in one year increments.
People will be elected to three year terms. We have proposed that no person serves for more than two consecutive three year terms. So, after a six year period, that person should stay off the committee for at least one year. As far as filling vacancies is concerned, the rules have said in the past that anyone who resigns midterm would have a replacement appointed by the Academic Council. Since that may be a long period of time, the proposal we have is that if in the mid-year, the Executive Committee fills the vacancy and for terms of more than a year, there is a new election.