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CONSTITUTION
of the
UNITED FACULTY OF THE CONTRA COSTA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
PREAMBLE
We, the United Faculty of the Contra Costa Community
College District, do establish this constitution on the following
principles:
While this organization will strive to work in harmony
with the existing organizations, it will be created as a local
organization without affiliation with any organization at any
level.
It will be a district-wide voluntary organization.
It will offer itself for adoption under the new law as the exclusive
representative of the Faculty in matters covered by collective
bargaining.
It will be neither in competition with nor sub- servient to local
or district senates, but will strive to work in harmony with them.
ARTICLE I Name
The name of the organization shall be The United Faculty of
the Contra Costa Community College District, hereinafter referred
to as "the organization."
ARTICLE II Purpose
The purpose of the organization shall be to negotiate and enforce
contracts with the Governing Board of the Contra Costa Community
College District on behalf of and as representative for the negotiating
unit that includes classroom teachers in the District.
The organization may undertake such activities, including but not
limited to political activities, as directly or indirectly support
the purposes of the organization.
ARTICLE III Membership
- Any person eligible by law for inclusion in the negotiation
unit that includes classroom teachers in the District shall
be eligible for membership in the organization.
- Dues shall be established by a majority vote of members, voting
by mailbox ballot.
- As unit representative, this organization may also receive
and disburse membership dues to organizations other than the
United Faculty, as requested by each member individually.
ARTICLE IV Officers
- There shall be a President, elected by majority vote of members
voting in a mailbox ballot election.
- The President shall
- be the chief administrative officer, spokesperson and
representative of the organization,
- preside over meetings of the organization and of the
Executive Board,
- appoint committees, including the negotiating team, and
their chairpersons, with the advice and consent of the Executive
Board.
- The First Vice President shall be elected by the Executive
Board and shall be a member of that Board. The First Vice President
shall perform the duties of the President in his/her absence
and shall succeed to the presidency should a vacancy occur.
- The Secretary shall be elected by the Executive Board and
shall be a member of that Board. The Secretary shall be responsible
for overseeing the maintenance of the membership lists and records
of proceedings of the organization and the Executive Board.
- The Treasurer shall be elected by the Executive Board and
shall be a member of that Board. The Treasurer shall be responsible
for management of the funds of the organization, for maintaining
appropriate records, and for making appropriate reports. All
disbursal of funds must be approved by the Executive Board.
ARTICLE V Executive Board
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- The President shall be a member of the Executive Board.
- The immediate past President shall be a non-voting ex-officio
member of the Executive Board.
- In addition to the President and the immediate past President,
the Executive Board shall consist of 19 members, 16 full-
time faculty and one part-time faculty member from each
college.
Of the full-time faculty, 13 are to be elected as follows:
From CCC - three members
From DVC - seven members
From LMC - three members
Each member shall be elected by the membership at his or
her college. Each member of the Executive Board shall have
one vote.
- Additionally, there shall be one vice-president from each
campus, appointed by the President with the consent of the
members of the respective campuses.
- The Executive Board must review the provisions of Article
V, Section 1 (c) least once every two years. The proportion
of representation on the Executive Board, other than the
President, from each college must approximate the proportion
of membership in each college. The Executive Board must
recommend to the membership that the provisions of Article
V, Section 1 (c) be changed if any college's representation
on the Executive Board no longer adequately reflects the
college's proportion of membership in the organization.
- The Executive Board shall have the authority to conduct the
business of the organization, except in the amendment of this
constitution, the establishment of dues or initiation fees,
the approval of the annual budget, and the ratification of agreements
with the Governing Board. The authority in these cases is reserved
to the organization, and the Executive Board shall be subject
to the orders of the organization. None of the acts of the Executive
Board shall conflict with actions taken by the organization.
ARTICLE VI Meetings
- The Executive Board shall have the authority to call general
meetings of the organization.
- When ten percent (10%) of the membership shall have presented
a petition for a general meeting to the President, she/he shall
schedule a general meeting within three weeks and so inform
the membership.
- All general meetings must be announced by mail at least one
week prior to the meeting. A quorum shall consist of the members
present.
ARTICLE VII Elections
- Elections shall be conducted by the President and the Executive
Board or their designees.
- a. Regular elections shall be conducted in September.
b. Nominations shall require the signatures of at least ten
members in support of a candidacy.
c. Election of the President of the organization shall be by
majority of those voting with provision for runoff between the
two candidates with the largest plurality in the event that
no candidate receives a majority.
d. Election for representatives to the Executive Board shall
be by plurality, with provision for a runoff in the event of
a tie for last position.
e. Members shall be considered members of, and shall vote with,
the College Faculty of their major assignment.
f. There shall be no write-in voting or voting by proxy.
g. Absentee voting in elections shall be permitted for all members.
It shall be the responsibility of the member to acquire and
cast the ballot.
h.Every member will have one vote.
- Regular terms shall commence at the beginning of the semester
following the election and run for two years.
- Executive Board terms shall be staggered for purposes
of continuity. The Executive Board shall make provision
for this.
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- Vacancies, except for the Presidency, shall be filled
by a special election for the duration of the unexpired
term. When the Vice President succeeds to the Presidency
his/her seat on the Executive Board shall be considered
vacant.
In order to insure full representation, the Executive Board
may declare a temporary vacancy if a Board representative
will be unable to attend meetings for more than a month.
The President may then appoint a member from the appropriate
campus as a temporary replacement with the consent of the
Board. The representative so appointed must be confirmed
by a vote of the members of the appropriate campus at the
next regular UF election. If no election occurs within three
months, the President shall seek confirmation from the members
of the appropriate campus.
- When twenty percent (20%) of any officer's constituency
shall have signed a petition requesting the recall of an
officer of the organization, the President, upon receipt
of a valid recall petition (or the Vice President, if the
President be named in the recall petition), shall notify
the officer named in the recall petition and his/her constituency
within one week and shall conduct an election for the office
in question within the fourth week thereafter. Recall petitions
will be received only between the first duty day of, and
the fifth week before the end of, the academic year. If
a majority of those voting within the appropriate constituency
vote to recall the incumbent, the seat shall be vacant and
shall be filled by special election.
- The Executive Board may submit any matter to the membership
for decision by majority of those voting.
ARTICLE VIII Amendment
This Constitution may be amended by a majority of the members voting,
provided that a petition requesting the amendment, signed by twenty
percent (20%) of the members shall have been presented to the President
or that the Executive Board shall have proposed the amendment. Voting
shall be by mailbox ballot after a general meeting of the organization
has been held to provide for discussion of the amendment.
ARTICLE IX Parliamentary Authority
The rules contained in the current edition of Robert's Rules
of Order Newly Revised shall govern the organization in all
cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent
with this Constitution or any special rules of order the organization
may adopt.
(This Constitution was adopted January 14,
1976 and amended November 9, 1976, February 23, 1978, November 15,
1978, February 8, 1979, November 28, 1979, November 26, 1980, February
25, 1981, October 6, 1982, February 13, 1990, December 14, 1991,
October 21, 1994, November 23, 1994 and April 12, 2001.)
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