Joint Faculty Policies Committee (JFPC)
Jurisdiction
Responsibilities
The JFPC will be responsible for making recommendations on all matters pertaining to policies, procedures and practices relating to the terms and conditions of employment for faculty, excluding salaries, pensions and benefits. Any amendments or additions to existing policies, which are subsequently developed by the JFPC, will be sent to each faculty member for comment. After reviewing comments received, the Committee will make its recommendations to the President of the University and will send a copy to the President of the Association. Within 60 days, and following consultation with the President of the Association, the President will either forward the recommendations to the Board of Governors or return the recommendations with comments to the Joint Faculty Policies Committee. In the latter case, the President of the Association will have an opportunity to submit comments to the Joint Faculty Policies Committee within a further 15 days. Should the Joint Faculty Policies Committee resubmit a recommendation to the President, essentially unaltered from the previous submission, the President will forward this recommendation to the Board of Governors within 30 days.
Membership
JFPC shall consist of 13 persons chosen so as to be widely representative of the University; the Provost and Vice-President, (Academic) (ex officio) and the following members who shall be jointly appointed by the President and the President of the Association: two Deans, three representatives of the Association, three Department Chairs and four faculty members chosen at large. In the event the President and the President of the Association cannot agree on the selection of a slate of members, the membership will then be constituted by the following process. The President will appoint the Deans, and the Association will appoint the Association representatives to their respective vacancies. The remaining members of the Committee will be selected as follows: the Association shall select from a list of Department Chairs provided by the Administration and the Administration shall select from a list of faculty members provided by the Association. No fewer than two nominees in each category shall be proposed to fill each vacancy on the Committee. The Administration shall designate a Secretary of the Committee (non-voting), in consultation with the Association.