Staff associations are an integral part of the university shared governance and every effort should be made to insure staff participation in this needed part of the university governance structure. Representatives shall keep their constituents informed of staff association board activities, staff senate activities and any other matters that may affect the staff. They should actively solicit the views of their constituents to present to the board. In addition those staff members sitting on University Councils, Commissions, and Committees shall be responsible for forwarding copies of minutes to the Staff Senate either directly or through the Staff Association Secretary. Standing committees Staff development committee will be in charge of approving the spending of monies generated from donations, fund raisers, etc.
Members volunteer and are appointed for two year terms by the area representative board.
Formal requests for money shall be submitted to the committee for approval. This committee should plan and help execute annual fund raisers. The committee shall prepare, distribute, receive and tabulate ballots for all staff association elections including staff senators and names to be forwarded for nominations to university commissions and committee appointments. This committee shall be appointed by the president with a designated chair. In case of staff senate elections, the President or secretary of the staff senate shall also be notified in a timely manner.