I.A.10. CONDUCT COMMITTEE CHAIR

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General Description:

The chief responsibility of the Conduct Committee Chair is to ensure that the decision-making processes of the Conduct Committee are fair, procedurally sound, efficient, sensitive to the member, and well-documented. The ConCom Chair must train the ConCom members, make necessary preparations before each meeting, and fulfill a number of responsibilities to the Board that occur after each meeting.

Specific duties:

1. Chair all meetings of the Conduct Committee.
2. Ensure meetings are run according to policy while maintaining confidentiality and respect for members and their situations.
3. Prior to the ConCom training:
a. Obtain training in meeting facilitation and, if possible, group dynamics, sensitivity, etc.
b. Obtain a strong understanding of BSC parliamentary procedure and conduct policies.
c. Read exit documents, and review the minutes from the previous semester.
d. Meet with the CXM and Conduct Member Advisor and together form the ConCom schedule for the semester
e. Update the training documents.
f. Initiate communications with ConCom Members and the AA.
4. Prior to each meeting:
a. Fulfill screening committee responsibilities.
b. Review the policy sections which may apply to the cases that will be heard.
5. After each meeting:
a. Obtain the minutes from the AA.
b. Summarize the minutes.
c. Ensure that the minutes are properly archived.
6. Attend portions of Board, Cabinet, or other committee meetings as required by policy and when otherwise necessary.
7. Forward to the VPET recommendations for policy changes whenever the need for such changes becomes apparent.
8. Compile and publish an exit document for your successor, and attach all training materials.
9. Maintain the database of ConCom cases and decisions
10. Assist the Cooperative Experience Manager with transcribing pre-hearing interviews.
11. Track ConCom committee member attendance at trainings and meetings, and report absences to the Operations Assistant no later than 24 hours after the absence occurred.

Term of position: Indefinite (Fall, Spring and Summer)

Supervisor: Cooperative Experience Manager

Hired by: Hiring Committee

Expected hours per week: 5

Eligibility: Must be a eligible member of the BSC and may not be an executive or member of the Board of Directors.

Requirements: Experience with meeting facilitation preferred.

Working conditions: Personnel Code