Department Head Election Procedure. Department heads shall be elected by the faculty members in their department/department cluster in an election conducted by the Academic Senate as directed by LBCCFA. Before each department head election is held, a list of candidates eligible to run for election in that department shall be compiled by LBCCFA and given to the Academic Senate. LBCCFA will oversee the election process to ensure compliance with the Master Agreement. In case a department seeks to have co- department heads, the appropriate xxxx must notify Academic Senate prior to the election. Inquiries concerning the department head election procedure or eligibility of candidates for department head shall be answered by LBCCFA. Deans may appoint an interim department head to be paid on a prorated basis to fill a vacancy until the department head position is filled through the election process. The appointed department head shall be a member of that department unless no one in the department is willing to serve. Department head appointments are voluntary on the part of the faculty member. A department head election shall be held whenever a new department is formed; a department head resigns, retires, dies, is dismissed, or is absent from office for a semester; or when a department head's term of office expires. These procedures for selection of department head will be followed:
Department Head Election Procedure. Department heads shall be elected by the faculty members in his/her department/department cluster in an election conducted by the Academic Senate as directed by LBCCFA. Before each department head election is held, a list of candidates eligible to run for election in that department shall be compiled by LBCCFA and given to the Academic Senate. LBCCFA will oversee the election process to ensure compliance with the Master Agreement. Inquiries concerning the department head election procedure or eligibility of candidates for department head shall be answered by LBCCFA. Deans may appoint an interim department head to be paid on a prorated basis to fill a vacancy until the department head position is filled through the election process. The appointed department head shall be a member of that department unless no one in the department is willing to serve. Department head appointments are voluntary on the part of the faculty member. A department head election shall be held whenever a new department is formed; a department head resigns, retires, dies, is dismissed, or is absent from office for a semester; or when a department head's term of office expires. These procedures for selection of department head will be followed:
