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7.1

Composition. The Representative Council shall consist of elected representatives from each Local Faculty Unit.

7.2

Voting Members. Each of the following persons shall be entitled to one vote in the Representative Council except that no person shall be entitled to more than one vote by virtue of holding more than one office or entitlement to vote:

a.

Association Representatives or their alternates from Local Faculty Units/work sites;

b.

Representatives to the California Teachers Association, ex-officio; and

c.

Members of the Board of Directors, ex-officio.

7.3

Member Participation. Any member of the association shall be entitled to attend and address the Representative Council.

7.4

Meetings. Regular meetings of the Representative Council shall be scheduled by the Board of Directors. Special meetings may be called upon five (5) work days' notice either by an action of the Board of Directors or by the President upon receipt of a petition signed by at least one-third of the Association Representatives. The May meeting each year shall be considered the Annual Meeting of the Association.

7.5

Quorum. A quorum shall consist of having at least one Association Representative in attendance from a majority of the Local Faculty Units/Work Sites.

7.6

General Authority. The Representative Council shall have the authority to handle all business properly placed before it in its capacity to act for the membership as the policy-making body.

7.7

Presiding Officer. The President shall be the presiding officer for the Representative Council. If the President is absent or unable to chair because of participation in debate on a particular item of business, the First Vice-President shall be temporary chairperson. If the First Vice-President is absent or unable to chair, then the Second Vice-President shall preside. In case all three are absent or unable to chair, a caucus of the Board of Directors present shall select a chairperson. If no Board Members are present, the business shall be temporarily suspended pending the immediate election of a chairperson pro-tem by a quorum of the Association Representatives.

7.8

Agenda. A preliminary agenda shall be prepared and submitted by the President. The Representative Council shall have the authority to adopt and change the preliminary agenda.