University Area Commission – Governance Committee
Agenda –April 6, 2016
According to Article IV Section 7: The Governance Committee shall:
- Implement these by laws and elections rules as required;
- Research the effectiveness and applicability of these by laws and make recommendations to the Commission for amendments to the by laws;
- Conduct the orientation of new commissioners;
- Coordinate t he internal activities of the Commission.
Agenda:
- Set working agenda for 2016 Governance Committee
- List of topics – set priority
Topic | Priority |
Expand community participation in all committees
· We can work on process to create Committee by laws that allow Community members to become voting members of Committees. |
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Explore succession planning—how is information transferred over time
Create process to document specific Commission knowledge so it can be shared as Commissioners turn over |
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Strive for more efficient meetings
· Continue to work on educating Commissioners on meeting rules and parliamentary decorum |
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Commissioner Training | |
Complete remaining by law changes proposed by Governance last year but not brought forward for a vote by the Commission | |
Work on concerns brought from the Election Committee
· Including a survey of people who have run in recent elections · Special focus on those who ran as write in candidates to understand concerns with that process · Consider changing election back to just one day, this would require a by law change |
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Work on attendance policy
· Consider some special accommodations for those who serve on Zoning · Enforcement of current attendance rules · Need to clarify when a quorum is reached to start the annual meeting · Next year all the appointed and nominated seats are up
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Discuss whether the Commission should ever reconsider a vote it has already taken | |
Put together training on Ohio Sunshine laws and all the key requirements which apply to the Commission
Some focus areas: · Public meeting requirements · Proper email communication |
- New items if missed in last months notes
Committee Members 2016 Commission Year
Commissioner | Present | Absent | Excused |
Doreen Uhas-Sauer | |||
Sharon Young | |||
Steve Volkmann | |||
Rachel Beeman | |||
Alex Wesaw | |||
David Hegley |
Note: Agenda subject to change