Senate Bill 13-14-18
| Bill ID: | 13-14-18 |
| Name: | 2014 Council of University System Staff Elections |
| Proposed: | 01/06/2014 |
| Sponsor: | Staff Affairs Committee |
| Proposal: | The Staff Affairs Committee is responsible for conducting an election every other year to secure at least three full-time representatives and up to three alternate representatives from the University of Maryland to serve on the Council of University System Staff (CUSS). The mission of CUSS is to provide a voice for staff in decisions that affect the welfare of the USM, its constituent institutions, and its employees who are not covered by collective bargaining. CUSS functions in an informed advisory role in administrative areas and in the functional support aspects of academic matters. Staff who are eligible to run and vote for membership include: -"Excluded" exempt and non-exempt staff who are NOT in a collective bargaining unit -Contingent II staff |
| Active? | No |
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Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 04/17/2014 |
History
| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate |
| Received: | 2014-04-10 |
| Decision Date: | 2014-04-17 |
| Decision: | The results were presented to the Senate as an informational item. |
| Actions: | The Senate reviewed the results of the CUSS election as reported by the Staff Affairs Committee. Note: Following his election as Chair-Elect of the Senate, Willie Brown stepped down from his seat on CUSS for the 2014-2016 term. Dylan Baker accepted the open full-time seat; Sarah Goff-Tlemsani accepted the open alternate seat for 2014-2016. |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2014-03-26 |
| Decision Date: | 2014-04-02 |
| Decision: | To accept the memo from the Staff Affairs Committee. |
| Actions: | The SEC voted to place the election results on the April 17, 2014 Senate meeting agenda as an informational item. |
| Next Step: | Senate Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Staff Affairs Committee |
| Received: | 2013-09-05 |
| Decision Date: | 2014-03-27 |
| Decision Due By: | 2014-04-08 |
| Decision: | To submit a memo detailing the election results. |
| Actions: | The candidacy period was set from February 3, 2014 to February 21, 2014. The elections will take place via email between March 3, 2014 and March 14, 2014. On February 4, 2014, the Senate Office sent announcements to the campus community and all eligible staff members regarding the candidacy and election period. Seven candidates volunteered to run in the election. The elections ran from March 4, 2014 to March 14, 2014. Three candidates were elected as full-time representatives and three candidates were elected as alternate representatives. Elected CUSS representatives will serve a two-year term starting on August 1, 2014. The Staff Affairs Committee voted to send a memo detailing the election results to the SEC for Senate consideration. |
| Next Step: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) Review |