However, no action may be taken on an issue raised during the public participation time unless it has been previously advertised in the agenda. A record must be kept of all meetings including the date, time, and place of such meetings, as well as a vote tally on all substantive issues. In order to ensure the independence of this body and enable it to carry out its functions, including the dissemination of faculty views on University matters, each faculty member will be asked to contribute annually the sum of one dollar to the Assembly. No faculty member's right to vote in the selection of Councilors or to be a member of the Council, or to the right of public participation, shall be imperiled by the failure to pay dues. This Constitution may be amended as follows.
Ratification requires a vote on the amendment by the full-time faculty.