OF THE DAVIS DIVISION OF THE ACADEMIC SENATE
Thursday, May 24, 2001
3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Cabernet Room, Silo
A Special Meeting of the Representative Assembly is hereby called in accordance with Bylaw 20 of the Davis Division of the Academic Senate. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the report of the Special Committee on Personnel Process Reform (SCPPR) and to take action on the implementation proposals contained therein.
On December 10, 1999, the Executive Council of the Academic Senate appointed a Special Committee on the Academic Personnel Processes (SCAPP) to undertake a careful review of our personnel policies, procedures and practices and to identify areas where improvements were warranted. While the report made many substantive recommendations, it also emphasized the need for a change in campus culture, the responsibility for which rests with all of us acting collectively and individually. After reviewing the SCAPP report, the Executive Council believed that the Senate should give further consideration to implementing the recommendations. A resolution to create a Special Committee on Personnel Process Reform (SCPPR) was presented to the Representative Assembly at its meeting of October 24, 2000, which was continued on November 15, 2000. Unfortunately, the Assembly lacked a quorum at the second meeting and could not act on the proposed resolution. Subsequently, the Executive Council voted on November 17, 2000 to appoint SCPPR with the charge that it develop implementation proposals.
The SCPPR report has been received by the Executive Council and discussed by it at two recent meetings. A copy of the report is attached to the meeting call and is available on the web at http://www.mrak.ucdavis.edu/senate/committee_scppr_report.htm. The major changes proposed by SCPPR are to redelegate all merit actions to local personnel committees, to increase the degree to which CAP is subject to the authority of the larger Senate and to create a mechanism to appeal personnel committee recommendations. The Executive Council endorses these proposals, and is recommending that the Assembly adopt a set of new Bylaws that differ slightly from the wording proposed by SCPPR. The Assembly will also be asked to approve resolutions to the Chancellor and to CAP. The proposed Bylaws and resolutions are attached to the meeting call.
Finally, I would like to call your attention to the fact that one member of the SCPPR committee has elected not to sign the final report; a brief statement to that effect is included immediately following the signature page.
Please note that the agenda of this special meeting will be limited to a single topic.
Jeffery C. Gibeling, Chair
Davis Division of the Academic Senate