It serves as an advisory group in the formation and implementation of policies and procedures relating to civil service employees. Members of this body study and make recommendations regarding campus conditions of employment, problems, and needs at the request of civil service employees, campus administration, or upon its own initiative. The Staff Advisory Council studies and makes recommendations regarding pertinent topics, upon request, or upon its own initiative, to the campus Vice Chancellor for Human Resources, the University Civil Service Advisory Committee to the Merit Board, and the Advisory Committee to the State Universities Retirement System. So if you are a civil service employee and you have a work related problem, consider coming to a meeting or contacting someone on the council to help you resolve this issue. Only civil service employees may vote in the election to choose council members.
Terms of office are two years.
There is no term limit. Eight representatives are elected in even years and seven are elected in odd years. Any elected member who is absent from three regular scheduled meetings of the council without notifying, in advance, one of the officers and without having a valid excuse, as determined by the officers, is automatically dropped from membership on the council. A replacement will be appointed according to the bylaws. Voting members at the June council meeting, nominate council members to be officers for the next year.