Office of the Assemblies

Good evening President Pollack,

 

I would like to present UA Resolution 1: Bylaw Changes to the Appointment of Standing Committee Chairs and Members for your review.

 

This resolution’s purpose is to clarify silence in our bylaws regarding how chairs of standing committees are selected and what happens in the event of a vacancy in those positions. The University Assembly decided to hold elections for the three standing committee chair positions out of the voting membership of the UA, as we have done so historically. However, in the event of a vacancy, the chair position will be recommended to the Vice Chair of Operations by the standing committee, which will hold their own internal election. It will remain the role of the Vice Chair of Operations to confirm the standing committee chair, in consultation with the Executive Board. Further, in the event of a chair being elected out of a vacancy, if they are not a voting member of the UA, they will become an ex-officio, non-voting member of the UA and will be expected to adhere to the attendance policy of voting members of the UA—and must present regular committee updates to the UA, as is standard in our general meetings.

 

This resolution was drafted by myself, Jeff Pea, and Bennet Sherr. I would like to acknowledge and thank both Jeff and Bennett for their diligent work.

 

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this change in our bylaws.

 

Best,

Logan

 

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Logan R. Kenney
J.D. Candidate | Class of 2021 | Cornell Law School

Chair, University Assembly

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