US07/08-16 Amend the material of the Enabling Legislation which deals with calling a meeting of the University Assembly

Effective upon passage of this legislation:
  1. The following motions are repealed: US03/04-10, US05/06-1, US06/07-3, US07/08-2.
  2. Sections 6.3 through 6.6 of the Enabling Legislation are repealed and replaced by the following Section 6.3:

  3. 6.3. The University Assembly, with full legislative power, shall be convened by an affirmative vote of the University Senate or after a petition to so convene has been signed by 33 % of those eligible to vote for non student senators.
    6.3.1 A meeting of the University Assembly with full legislative power shall be held at 3:30 PM, on a Wednesday, not less than ten nor more than 25 days from the time of the affirmative vote of the University Senate or from the time of the submission of a valid petition as provided for in 6.3.5, except that no meeting shall be scheduled for exam week, between quarters or during the summer quarter. In such an event, the meeting would be scheduled for the second Wednesday of the subsequent quarter.
    6.3.2 The Secretary of the Faculty shall send timely notification of the meeting to all members of the University Assembly. The notification shall remind recipients that they are members of the Assembly and that the University will be closed from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM on the day of the meeting to facilitate attendance. Further notification of the meeting shall include notices in the Daily Emerald and on the University Calendar, Senate, and Assembly Web sites. On the Monday immediately prior to the meeting, members shall be reminded to attend. The reminder shall include the text of this section (6.3.2).
    6.3.3 An alphabetical list of Assembly Members (without phone numbers or e-mail addresses) shall be maintained and linked from the University Assembly Web site. The list shall be headed by the criteria for membership as specified by the Enabling Legislation and the list shall be updated annually, as early in the Fall Quarter as is feasible.
    6.3.4 The UO Secretary shall maintain an annually updated list of Assembly Members with phone numbers and e-mail addresses. The list shall be used only to forward communications, from the University President, the Secretary of the Faculty, or the UO Senate President, that are relevant to the business of the University Assembly.
    6.3.5 The University adopts the following procedures to enable a University Assembly to convene with full legislative power by petition: 6.3.6 A list of the Voting Faculty with campus addresses shall be maintained and linked from the University Assembly Web site. The list shall be headed by the criteria for membership as specified by the charter and the list shall be updated annually, as early in the Fall Quarter as is feasible. 
    Discussion of the proposed legislation: The currently existing text of the Charter dealing with Assembly meetings reads: Note. The words "as amended" in Section 6.6 seem to refer to US03/04-10, US05/06-1, US06/07-3, US07/08-2. But, in fact, these motions did not amend section 6.6. 
    The purpose of this motion is to Additional financial impact: none. This motion simply rewrites the enabling legislation to make clear what the current operative practices are. 

    Legislation sponsored by P. Gilkey (Mathematics).

  4. Passed at the 13 February 2008 meeting of the UO Senate.
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