Constitution
as
approved
November 28, 1990
ART. I.
NAME
The organization herein defined shall be known as the
Texarkana
College Faculty Association.
ART. II.
PURPOSE
The Texarkana college Faculty Association is formed as a
concerted
group effort toward the attainment of the best interests of Texarkana
College,
the faculty, individually and collectively, and the community.
The
Association exists as an organization of professional members employing
professional ethics in the discussion and solution of teaching
problems,
and the promotion of rapport and concern among fellow workers and
responsibility
for assisting new instructors.
ART. III. MEMBERSHIP
Membership is effective upon payment of dues by any person contracted
by
Texarkana College who teaches a half load or more in the academic area
or occupational technology area; included are librarians, assistant
librarians,
counselors, or anyone paid on faculty scale.
ART. IV. OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES
PRESIDENT - It is the responsibility of the President to
preside at all
meeting of the Faculty Association, appoint chairmen of desired
temporary
committees as the Association deems necessary, preserve order at the
meetings,
and enforce parliamentary procedures at the regular and called
meetings.
VICE PRESIDENT - In absence of the President it is the
responsibility of
the Vice President to assume the duties as presiding officer.
SECRETARY - The Secretary shall maintain an up-to-date list
of all members
of the Faculty Association, circulate record copies to the members of
the
Association, and coordinate all "sunshine" functions as directed by the
president. Records are to be made public only upon action by the
President and the Welfare Committee of the Association.
TREASURER - The Treasurer shall be responsible for all
financial records
of the Association, payment of all bills made by the Association, and
shall
be responsible for any financial report to the Association.
PARLIAMENTARIAN - The Parliamentarian will be versed in the
rules and procedures
of parliamentary law. The Parliamentarian will be engaged at such
meetings to advise the presiding officer on questions of procedure in
transacting
the business of the assembly legally, efficiently, and
impartially.
The Parliamentarian will be appointed by the President at the first
fall
meeting.
ART. V. AMENDMENTS
This Constitution may be amended by the members of the Faculty
Association
herein described. Notice of a proposed amendment must be made at
a regular meeting or at a special meeting in which a simple majority of
the Association members are present. Following the presentation
to
the faculty, the amendment sponsors shall present a copy of the
proposed
amendment to the Secretary who shall circulate copies to all members of
the Faculty Association for its consideration and vote at the next
meeting
of the Faculty Association. Any single member or group of members
may submit an amendment for consideration and vote at a regular
Association
meeting.
ART. VI. BY-LAWS
1. Quorum:
a. The quorum for conducting any business at a meeting of the
Association shall be a simple majority of the membership at
the time. any business brought before the Association at that
time shall require a simple majority vote of the members voting
for passage.
b. Proposed amendments when voted on by the members must
receive a two thirds majority vote of the then membership for
passage.
2. Methods of Voting:
a. Voting on general business matters shall be by show of hands,
voice
vote, or secret ballot as called for by the Association president or by
motion of the organization. A second vote by secret ballot may be
called for by any member if the outcome of the previous is
doubtful.
b. Amendment voting must be by secret ballot either at a regular
meeting
or by ballots mailed to members by the Secretary, marked by the
members, and mailed to the President and counted in the presence
of the Association President, Secretary, and Welfare Committee
Chairman.
3. Standing Committees:
a. Welfare Committee - This committee
will be
the voice of the Association, and will serve as the spokesmen for the
Association
in carrying out the assigned duties in the interest of the
faculty.
This committee will be called the Welfare Committee and is directly
responsible
for reports of progress on any Association matter with which it
deals.
The chairman of the committee is responsible for reports of the
progress
on any Association welfare matter to the Association at the request of
the President or any member of the Association. The Welfare
Committee
shall consist of seven tenured members, including the Chairman, and
will
be elected or appointed as follows: the President of the
Association
shall appoint the chairman and one regular member. The chairman
will
then appoint two additional members, and by a vote of simple majority
of
the membership, the Association shall elect the three remaining
membership.
In matters requiring a vote among the Welfare Committee members, a
measure must have four votes for passage.
b. Hearing Committee - This committee
shall be
composed of five tenured faculty. Five tenured alternates will
also
be elected. In the event that one of the regular members is
challenged
for cause, one alternate will be selected to serve. This
committee
and its alternates are to be elected to a staggered, five year term at
the fall semester meeting.
c. Board Meeting Representatives -
Three representatives
shall be elected to a three year, staggered term.
d. Scholarship Committee - This
committee shall
be composed of twelve members: two from each division with
representation
from academic and occupational technology areas. The members hall
be appointed to a three year, staggered term by the President at the
first
fall meeting.
e. Nominating Committee - This
committee shall
be composed of six members: one from each division with representation
from academic and occupational technology areas. The members
shall
be elected at the first fall meeting.
4. Temporary Committees:
Necessary committees as required shall serve the Association
on temporary status. Committees shall be formed on passage
of a motion from the floor and shall be set up as follows: the
President of the Association shall appoint the committee chairman
and the chairman will appoint not more than three additional
committee members. The committee will dissolve immediately
upon the completion of its assignment.
5. Terms of Office:
a. Terms of office will be for not more than one year from the
first
Faculty Association meeting in the fall until that time the following
year. A member may serve any number of terms, but no more
than two consecutively.
b. Removal of an Officer:
(1) Articles of Impeachment against an officer may be drafted
at a regular or called meeting of the Association. Such
articles may be presented by any member of the Association
in good standing.
(2) Removal of an office requires a two thirds vote of the entire
membership at a subsequent regular or called meeting.
6. Meeting times:
There will be no fewer than two meetings per year (fall and spring
semester at times to be set by the President.) The first,
however,
must be held during the first four weeks after the beginning of the
school term.
7. Called meetings:
The President of the Association may call a special
meeting
at his discretion or at the suggestion of any member. A petition
of twenty or more names of members is also sufficient reason to call a
meeting, in which case the President must comply with instructions to
the
Secretary to send notices of the meeting time and place to the
members.
8. Membership cancellation:
Any member at any time may withdraw from the Association without
reimbursement of dues by filing a written notice of the withdrawal with
the Faculty Association President.
9. Executive committee:
There shall be an executive committee
consisting of the
Association officers and the chairman of the Welfare Committee.
They
will be in charge of maintaining the Faculty Association as an active
unit
in the time between the regular and called meetings on matters of
routine
nature. They will be charged also with matters dealing with the
interpretation
of the constitution in matters of controversy arising from wording or
connotation
and shall require a vote of three to pass a resolution concerning any
matter.
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