Common use of Chair Appointment Clause in Contracts

Chair Appointment. 5.6.1 Whenever a vacancy arises for a Chair, the Department Appointments Committee shall begin the search for Chair as per Articles 5.3.1 and 5.3.2. 5.6.1.1 The Xxxx shall be invited to make recommendations with regards to qualifications and experience required for the position with reasons to the Committee. 5.6.2 All tenured members of the department shall be eligible to be considered for the position of Chair. 5.6.3 The Appointments Committee shall review the applications for the position of Chair to determine each candidate’s qualifications and experience with regards to the requirements of the position. The Committee shall submit a shortlist of all qualified candidates to the Department. 5.6.4 Each qualified short-listed candidate shall make a presentation to the Department with an opportunity for questions. The Xxxx shall be invited to attend the presentations of all applicants. 5.6.5 The Chair shall be elected by majority, secret ballot vote of those members of the Department actually voting. Each member with a tenured, tenure-track, limited-term contract, continuing sessional or sessional shall have one vote. 5.6.6 The Chair shall serve a three (3) year term. 5.6.7 The Department Appointments Committee shall forward the name of the elected Chair to the Xxxx. 5.6.8 If the Xxxx accepts the decision of the Committee, he/she shall offer an appointment to the member elected as Chair. If the Xxxx disagrees with the Committee’s decision, he/she shall inform the Chair of the Committee within five (5) working days stating the reasons in writing why he/she disagrees. The Xxxx shall ask the Committee to reconsider its decision based on the reasons provided. If the Appointments Committee declines to reconsider its decision or to make a second nomination, the Xxxx shall either accept the initial decision of the Committee or appoint an Acting Chair for a term not exceeding one academic year. 5.6.9 An incumbent Chair may seek a second consecutive three (3) year term, in which case he/she must obtain approval of a majority of department’s Members in a secret ballot vote. This vote is to be held no later than March 15 in the final year of the incumbent’s term. 5.6.10 Chairs shall serve no more than two (2) consecutive three-year terms before relinquishing the position for at least one (1) term of office. Exceptions may occur by agreement between the members of the Department and the Xxxx. 5.6.11 The term of appointment for a Chair shall be from June 1 to May 31. 5.6.12 If a Chair's appointment is to be renewed, an offer of renewal will be made on or before May 1.