THE MANUAL OF THE IRVINE DIVISION OF THE ACADEMIC SENATE
CHAPTER V: Procedures
Section 1: Meetings
165. Procedures Governing Meetings of the Divisional Assembly (Am 5 Jun 03)
(A) Quorum
A quorum shall consist of forty (40) percent of voting members of the Divisional Assembly.
(B) Voting Privilege
Except as specified below in (C), all members of the Academic Senate and of the University community shall have the privilege of attendance and the privilege of the floor at meetings of the Divisional Senate Assembly, but only members of the Divisional Senate Assembly may make or second motions or vote. However, the Chair (or the designated representative) of a council or committee (standing or special) of the Division may move or second actions on reports of that committee.
(C) Executive Session
On vote of two-thirds of the members of the Divisional Senate Assembly present and voting, an Executive Session can be declared at which only members of the Academic Senate can be present.
(D) Seating
Provision shall be made for a separate section for seating members of the Assembly, usually the first rows of the meeting hall.(E) Roll Calls
At each regular, special, or emergency meeting of the Divisional Senate Assembly a roll call of its members is the first and last order of business, and attendance, as recorded in either roll call, is entered in the minutes.
(F) Roll Call Vote
Roll Call vote on any issue must be taken on request of twenty (20) percent of the Divisional Senate Assembly members present.
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