Section 1. Officers
The unit officers are nominated and elected by the CCFT
membership. The officers include President, Vice-President,
Secretary-Treasurer
Secretary,and
Treasurer. [#2
ratified 3/4/1997]. Terms of office are two
years. Elections, by secret ballot, will be held in the
Fall Semester of 1994 and every Fall
Spring Semester thereafter
[#3 ratifed 1/18/1995]. The
President and Secretary-Treasurer will be elected in the
Spring Semester of even-numbered years; the Vice-President
will be elected in the Spring semester of odd-numbered years.
[#3 ratified 3/4/1997]
For the purpose of the first election only, the Vice-President
and Treasurer will serve one-year terms. If there is a vacancy,
the President must make an interim appointment with the
consent of a simple majority of the Council of Representatives
(III.3). If the presidency is vacant, the Vice-President
assumes the office. If there
is a vacancy in the Secretary-Treasurer position or there
is no candidate for that position in a scheduled election,
the Executive Board may, by majority vote, separate the
position and responsibilities into that of the Secretary
and the Treasurer [#4
ratified 3/4/1997]. All officers must be permanent
faculty and union members in good standing.
Section 2. Executive Board
The Executive Board will consist of the bargaining unit
officers, two representatives elected from and by the Council
of Representatives for one year terms (III.3), the chairs
of the negotiations committee and the part-time faculty
committee (III.4), and Committee
on Political Education (COPE); the Grievance Officer;
and the President of the Academic Senate (or his/her designee
from the Senate Council) as an ex-officio, non-voting member.
[#5 ratified 3/4/1997]
The Executive Board is responsible for the day-to-day operations
of the union. It may also submit propositions for a vote
of the membership as needed. (Contracts must be submitted
to the membership.) All decisions of the Board will be by
simple majority vote or by consensus.
The Board must meet at least twice each month of the academic
year, and it must submit minutes of its deliberations to
the membership. These minutes will include votes taken and
a listing of the yeas and nays.
All expenditures under $100 must be approved by the Treasurer;
between $100-$200 by the President and Treasurer; over $200
by a simple majority of the Executive Board.
Section 3. Council of Representatives
Council representatives will be elected annually
in the spring semester of every
odd-numbered year [#6
ratified 4/5/2004] by secret ballot of union members
in each of the divisions ( college units). Representation
shall be apportioned on the basis of one representative
for each ten (10)--or fraction thereof-- full-time equivalent
faculty positions within the division ( college unit). A
fraction or more over the basis of apportionment will entitle
the division (college unit) to another representative. Representatives
and electors must be members of the CCFT.
The areas to be represented include all academic and vocational
divisions, the library, DSPS/Learning skills, and counseling.
The Executive Board will meet with the Council of Representatives
at least every other month
once each semester and will call
for other meetings as needed [#7
ratified 4/8/2004]for the purposes of sharing information
and of seeking the advice of the council representatives.
The membership of the Council of Representatives may call
additional meetings by submitting to the Executive Board
a petition signed by a simple majority of the Council. Each
Fall Spring
semester, [#8
ratified 4/8/1998] of every
odd-numbered year the Council will elect by
secret ballot two of its members to serve one-year terms
[#9 ratified 4/5/2004]
on the Board.
Section 4. Committees
The Executive Board will have the power to
create standing and ad hoc committees as necessary. Standing
committees will include at least the following: Negotiations;
Grievance; Part-Time Faculty; and COPE (Committee o n Political
Education). The chairs and membership of the committees
are appointed by the CCFT President, after consultation
with the Executive Board, for one-year terms.
