Code Committee Minutes - August 8, 2016

LFSA Committee on the Code Meeting Minutes August 8, 2016

Present: Rebecca Orozco (Liaison from the LFSA Executive Committee), Heather MacBean, Mindy Babarskis, and Sherri Brown

The meeting convened at 2:00 pm on August 8, 2016 and the first order of business was the discussion of the standing charges of the Committee which are listed below:

Article IV. Library Faculty and Staff Assembly Section III. LFSA Standing and Ad Hoc Committees

COMMITTEE ON THE CODE, lines 628-642

  • Committee on the Code
    • Membership. The Committee on the Code is appointed by the LFSA Executive Committee and is composed of three members, with at least one member from LSA and one member from LFA.
    • Terms of Office. Committee members serve two-year overlapping terms.
    • Standing Charges. The Committee on the Code:
      • Reviews the University of Kansas Libraries Code of Governance, as well as any proposed amendments to ensure that all sections and parts conform to the stated purposes of the LFSA, LSA, and LFA
      • Upon request of any member or committee conveyed through the LFA or LSA Executive Committees, renders interpretive decisions as to the meaning of a particular section or part of the Code
      • Forwards recommendations and decisions to the respective LFA or LSA Executive Committees

Rebecca Orozco, the LFSA Executive Committee liaison to the LFSA Committee on the Code, noted that there are no special charges for this committee to enact at this point for this year. This was due to the new governance structure and code being rewritten and then adopted. Since the various assemblies will most likely be adding to or changing elements of the code once they have met, we are waiting to provide support once changes have been decided.

The second order of business was to vote for this year’s chair and secretary for the committee. Heather MacBean was voted in as chair and Mindy Babarskis was voted in as secretary.

This meeting was adjourned at 2:18 pm. Respectfully Submitted

Mindy Babarskis, Secretary August 9, 2016