R.1: Resolution to Appoint Kerry Howell to Vacant Employee Assembly Seat

Whereas, Christine Brown has resigned from the Employee Assembly (the Assembly) on October 31, 2006; and

Whereas, Article 5, Section 3 of the Assembly Charter (the Charter) states a vacancy in the assembly occurs “when an incumbent resigns”; and

Whereas, Article 5, Section 5.1 of the Charter states “if there is no pool of runners-up from the previous election, the IOC shall advertise the vacancy and otherwise solicit applicants. The EA will then appoint a member to fill the vacancy from a slate of applicants compiled by the IOC using the criteria listed in Article 5.”; and

Whereas, the Internal Operations Committee (the IOC) has advertised the vacancy through notice in the PawPrint on December 21, 2006; and,

Whereas, Article 5, Section 5.2.1 of the Charter states: “In selecting a person to fill a vacant seat other than at-large, first priority is the designation within the payroll classification system (e.g. exempt or non-exempt). The statutory/endowed representation is of second priority. For example, if a vacancy occurs in a non-exempt/endowed seat, that position should be filled by a person holding a non-exempt job in an endowed unit. If no replacement is available there, a non-exempt candidate from the statutory units should be sought. If a candidate still cannot be found, exempt employees may be considered, as well as persons qualified for the various at-large seats.” ; and

Whereas, Kerry Howell, who is an exempt, endowed employee expressed her interest in the position to IOC; and

Whereas, no other employees have expressed interest in the position;

Be it therefore resolved that the Assembly has solicited the employee community to the extent required by the Charter; and

Be it further resolved that the Assembly identifies Kerry Howell as the most qualified applicant by the criteria of the Charter; and

Be it finally resolved that the Assembly appoints Kerry Howell to serve as an non-exempt, endowed representative through the end of the 2007–2008 fiscal year.

Respectfully Submitted,
Andri Goncarovs
Chair, Internal Operations Committee