- The College President, or designee, shall chair the College Council.
- Council recommendations will be forwarded to the President and will be the primary source of college-wide opinion in the decision-making process.
- Issues brought to the Council may originate with any individual or standing committee. Any such issue shall be placed on the agenda.
- If not agendized, any Council member may bring an item as “Other.”
- If an agenda item is refused, the person may bring the item to the Council and request that it be placed on a subsequent agenda.
- Agenda priorities shall be determined by the College President (Chair).
- Recommendations will be reached by consensus. If consensus cannot be reached, the item will be deferred to the next meeting, unless time-sensitive. If time-sensitive, a compromise committee will be established to deliberate the issue, and/or meet with the president, and bring back a resolution of the issue to the entire Council for a decision
- A quorum is needed in order to take any official action.
- Consensus = 75% of simple majority
- Quorum = simple majority (51%) of the full College Council membership
- Agendas will be distributed by email and/or posted at least three (3) days before each meeting.
- Any item must be accompanied by appropriate background information and should be received by Council members at least 3 working days before the meeting.
- Meetings are open to any interested individual.