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UNION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CONSTITUTION
Revised 6/03
Article I
Section
1
The name of this Board shall be the University of North Texas Union
Board of Directors, hereafter referred to as the Union Board.
Article 2
Purpose
Section
1
As
the center of the University community, the Union seeks through planning
and programming to unify the campus by serving its social, cultural and
educational goals. The Union
Board shall endeavor to promote ideals relevant to the goals of the Union.
Article 3
Responsibilities
Section
1
The Union Board shall be responsible for the formulation of policies
and procedures for the Union business and operations (House Rules), food
services, building usage, building expansion, and subject, through normal
administrative process, to the rules and regulations established by the
Board of Regents.
Section
2
The Union Board shall consider the Union budget submitted by the
Union Director prior to budget preparation deadlines of the University.
The Union board may vote to approve or disapprove any portion of the Union
budget. A vote of disapproval, accompanied by recommendations of the board
may be submitted to the Vice President for resolution. Final approval of
the Union budget by the Board of Regents will be part of the regular
budgeting process of the University.
Section
3
The Union Board shall approve the Constitution and bylaws of the
University Program Council (UPC) and amendments thereto.
Section
4
At
the request of any Union Board member, the Union Board shall serve as an
advisory and/or appellate body in resolving conflicts arising within the
Union Program and Services.
Section
5
Actions of the Union Board shall be subject to approval, reversal,
or modification by the Board of Regents, President, or Vice President
through which the Union reports.
Article 4
Membership
Section
1
Union Board shall be composed of thirteen (13) voting members, seven
(7) students and six (6) faculty/staff.
Section
2
Student membership on the Union Board shall consist of the
following:
a.
President of the Student Association or his designee.
b. One (1) Assembly person selected by the Student Association
c. One (1) commuter student selected by the Student Association
d. President of the University Program Council or designee
e. One (1) representative of the University Program Council
f. One (1) graduate student selected by the Graduate Student Council
g. President of the Residence Hall Association or his designee
h. Each member of (a) through (g) shall serve for two (2) academic years
or until such time as they are replaced by their respective organizations.
Section
3
Faculty/Staff membership shall consist of the following:
a.
Three (3) faculty members appointed by the
University
of
North
Texas Faculty Senate
for a term of (3) years on a
rotating basis.
b. One (1) representative of the Division of Student Services, appointed
by the Vice President for Student Affairs, for a three (3) year term.
c. One (1) member of the University's full time staff shall be selected by
the President of the University to serve a three (3) year term.
d.President
of the Staff Council or his/her designee to serve a two (2) year term.
e.
The Director of the Union, ex-officio, non-voting member.
Section
4
The Union Board shall select its Chair and Vice Chair from any
voting member of the Board. At least one of these offices shall be a
student member.
Section
5
If a member of the Union Board misses three (3) consecutive
regularly scheduled meetings, he/she can be dismissed by Union Board.
Procedures are more fully described in bylaws.
Article 5
Conduct of Business
Section
1
The bylaws of the Union Board give details of the conduct of
business for the Union Board.
Section
2
No official actions shall be taken by the Union Board without a
quorum present.
Section
3
A quorum shall be a simple majority of the total voting membership
of the Union Board
Section
4
Any action of the Union board shall require a simple majority of
those Union Board members present and voting.
Section
5
Items of business for consideration by the Union Board shall be
included on an agenda to be prepared by the Union Board Chair for all
meetings of the Union Board.
Section
6
The primary business of the Union Board is initiated through
standing committees. The organization and duties of the committees is more
fully described in the bylaws.
Section
7
The Union Board develops, maintains and approves policies and
procedures for the Union operations through the "University Union
House Rules" handbook.
Article 6
Meetings
Section
1
The Union Board shall meet monthly.
Section
2
Special meetings may be called by the Chair at any time. The Chair
at the request of any standing committee, shall call a special meeting.
Article 7
Constitution and Minutes
Section
1
Copies of the Constitution shall be filed in the office of the Union
Director, the Chair of the Union Board, the Vice President through which
the Union reports, and elsewhere as directed by the President of the
University.
Section
2
Copies of the minutes of each Union Board meeting shall be sent to
the President of the University as well as to members of the Union Board
and elsewhere as directed by the President of the University.
Section
3
Clerical assistance for the Union Board shall be provided by the
Union Director.
Article 8
Review and Approval
Section
1
The procedures for review and approval of the Constitution,
amendments and revisions thereto, of the Union Board shall be as follows:
a.
The Union Board, after approval of two thirds (2/3) of those present and
voting, shall present its Constitution, amendments, or revisions thereto
to the Vice President through which the Union reports for review.
b.
The Vice President shall in turn present the Constitution to the
University President to be forwarded to the University of North Texas
Board of Regents for approval.
c.
If necessary, the President of the University may initiate action to
convene a special Conference Committee with representatives from both the
Union Board of Directors and the President's staff to reconcile differing
views.
Article 9
Amendments
Section
1
All amendments to this Constitution shall be enacted following
approval in the manner prescribed in Article 8, provided that the proposed
amendment is presented in writing to the Union Board at a regular meeting
and is voted upon no sooner than the next regularly scheduled meeting.
Section
2
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 9, Section 1, the Board of
Regents may amend the Constitution, amendments, or revisions at anytime
for any reason.
Article 10
Ratification Clause
Section
1
The Constitution of the Union Board shall go into effect immediately
upon approval of this document as prescribed in Article 8. All other
previous constitutions of the Union Board shall be null and void.
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