BYLAWS
ARTICLE
I
Governing
Procedures
Robert's Rules of Order shall govern Decorum
and Debate.
ARTICLE II
Rights
and Privileges
Section
1.
Vice Presidents and Directors of Operations
and affiliated contacts employed by a technical
college or post secondary institution with
a technical education component in the state
of Georgia shall be eligible for membership.
Section
2.
Each member shall have the right to one
vote.
ARTICLE III
Meetings
Meetings of the Council may be held quarterly.
The times, locations and agenda of the meetings
shall be determined by the Executive Committee
and announced to the Council membership
by the Chair. The meeting date may be changed
at the discretion of the Executive Committee
with advance notice to the membership. These
meetings will be held at a single location.
The DTAE Technical College Listserv may
also be employed to discuss and act on Council
issues.
ARTICLE V
Officers
Officers shall be elected annually at the
last meeting of the fiscal year. No technical
college shall provide more than one officer
during the same term. Officers may succeed
themselves, but are limited to two consecutive
terms.
CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE
I
Name
The name of this organization shall be the
Vice Presidents of Operations for Satellite
Campuses Council.
ARTICLE II
Objective
The objective of this organization shall
be:
1. To provide a forum where VPOs, DOs, and
affiliated contacts from Georgia's technical
colleges may meet to discuss and to act
on matters of interest to all.
2. To provide a means for the development
of projects beneficial to the colleges’
remote campuses and to provide an organizational
structure under which member units may develop
joint cooperative projects.
3. To enable members to support each other
on a statewide basis and other collaborative
resources sharing initiatives as identified.
4. To provide staff development opportunities
for the membership.
ARTICLE III
Membership
Membership shall be composed of any vice
president or director of operation of a
satellite campus or affiliated contact of
any technical college or any post secondary
institution with a technical education component
in the state of Georgia.
ARTICLE IV
Officers
Section 1. Officers
Officers of this Council shall consist of
Chair, Vice-Chair, and Secretary.
Section
2. Duties of Officers
a. The Chair shall preside at all meetings,
appoint committees, and perform such duties
that pertain to that office.
b. The Vice-Chair shall preside at all
meetings in the absence of the Chair.
c. The Secretary shall keep a record of
all meetings, maintain minutes, record
official actions of the council, and shall
preside over meetings in the absence of
the Chair and Vice-Chair.
d. These three elected officers and the
consortia chairs shall constitute the
Executive Committee.
ARTICLE V
Consortia
Chairs
Section
1: Consortia Chairs
Consortia chairs shall consist of one Council
representative from each of the six established
consortia. Representation may be made on
a volunteer basis or invitation of the Council
chair. Consortia chairs may succeed themselves,
but are limited to two consecutive terms,
and shall not simultaneously hold position
as a council officer.
Section
2: Duties of Consortia Chairs
Consortia chairs shall perform such duties
as pertain to the dissemination of information
to their respective consortia members and
shall serve on the Executive Committee.
ARTICLE VI
Meetings
Meetings of the Council may be held quarterly
and shall be scheduled at a location and
time designated by the Executive Committee.
A majority of the members present shall
constitute a quorum.
ARTICLE VII
Amendments
This constitution may be amended at any
meeting by a two-thirds majority vote of
the members present and voting. Advance
notice of a pending amendment shall be distributed
to the membership prior to the next scheduled
meeting.
