Transparency Committee

The following information is taken from Motion US09/10-7 which establishes a Senate public records review committee. The establishment of the committee was approved at the UO Senate meeting on 12 May 2010.

CHARGE & RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Committee shall;

a) Review UO's procedures regarding access to public records and financial information, and evaluate the effectiveness of those procedures. The Senate requests that the administration give the committee free and unfettered access to a listing of public records requests and their status, and to any reports by the UO public records officer to the administration regarding public records.

b) Accept and review complaints from faculty, staff, or students regarding access to public records and financial information, and make suggestions to the UO public records officer and President's office on resolving such complaints.

c) Hold only open meetings.

d) Have terms of appointment for two years, staggered.

MEMBERSHIP:

Voting: 3 tenured faculty members, not more than 2 from CAS, not more than 1 from any 1 other college.

Ex officio non-voting member: UO Public Records Officer.

REPORTING:

The committee shall make a written report to the Senate once a year describing the state of access to public records and financial information and describing any complaints and their resolution.

REPORTS to the UO Senate:

MEMBERSHIP:

The membership for 2009/2010 is available on the University Committee Web Page 2009/10. It will be posted to this archival web page in late May 2010.

last update 7 June 2010 by ms