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Section 1. President The President the Faculty Senate shall be the President of the University of Louisiana Lafayette, who shall preside at all meetings of the Faculty Senate except when delegating that authority to the Executive Officer. Section 2. Executive Officer The Executive Officer shall preside at meetings in the absence of the President or when delegated the presiding authority by the President. Between meetings of the Senate, the Executive Officer shall serve the Senate as its chief administrative officer. The Executive Officer or an appointed representative shall enter into whatever negotiations or take whatever action is possible to implement the resolutions of the Senate and shall report the outcome of these activities to the Senate. Section 3. Secretary The Secretary shall keep all records, reports, and minutes of the meetings. One week prior to each meeting, the Secretary shall distribute to each member the minutes of the previous meeting and the new agenda. The Secretary shall also distribute the minutes of each meeting to each Department Head, the Editor of the Faculty Forum, and, upon written request, to any other faculty members or officer of the administration. The Secretary will keep the constitution and update it as directed by the Senate. Section 4. Election of Officers A. The Executive Officer shall be elected for a two-year term by the entire membership of the Faculty Senate from among members who hold an academic rank above that of assistant professor. If the elected Executive Officer's term in the Senate should expire during the Executive Officer's term of office, membership in the Senate shall be extended to coincide with the term of office without abrogating the right of the Executive Officer's faculty unit to reelect the Executive Officer to Senate membership or to elect a replacement. B. The Secretary shall be elected for a two-year term by the entire membership of the Senate. If the Secretary's membership in the Senate should expire during the Secretary's term of office, membership in the Senate shall be extended to coincide with the term of office without abrogating the right of the Secretary's faculty unit to reelect the Secretary to Senate membership or to elect a replacement. C. At the January meeting of the Senate in each odd-numbered year, a nominating committee of five members shall be elected. It shall be the duty of this committee to prepare a slate of at least two candidates from different faculty units for the position of Executive Officer and at least two candidates from different faculty units for the position of Secretary. The slate shall be presented to the Senate at the April meeting, and, after other nominations have been called for from the floor, the vote shall be taken by secret ballot. The newly elected officers shall assume their duties immediately after the adjournment of the April meeting. Section 5. Vacancies A Special Electoral Committee to elect an eligible member of the Senate to fill the unexpired term of the Executive Officer or Secretary shall be composed of the chairpersons of the permanent Senate committees. Upon notification of a vacancy in the office of Executive Officer or 5 Secretary, the chairperson of the Committee on Committees shall forthwith convene the Special Electoral Committee and shall preside. |