Administrative Committee

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  Terms of Reference

The Administrative Committee is a formally constituted committee of Council and acts under delegated authority. It is the executive committee of Council with particular responsibility for monitoring operational policies and performance.

The Administrative Committee shall:

  1. review and recommend to Council new policies and strategies, as submitted by the relevant officers or committees, in the areas of Finance and Investment Management, Staffing, Major and Minor Capital Works, Occupational Health & Safety, Parking and other relevant administrative areas;
  2. approve, under delegated authority, amendments to policies related to the operational areas (as cited in 1 above);
  3. Review and recommend amendments to the University's Delegations of Authority;
  4. monitor the University's finance and investment directions and commercial activities;
  5. act under delegated authority to take action on urgent issues between Council meetings and to report such action to Council;
  6. consider such matters as may be referred to it by the Council or the Vice-Chancellor;
  7. act on any additional delegations conferred on the Committee.

 Membership

The Administrative Committee of Council shall consist of:

  • An external member of Council as Chairperson;
  • Vice-Chancellor;
  • 3 external members of Council;
  • 1 Staff member of Council;
  • 1 Student member of Council

Unless otherwise provided, the term of office of all elected members shall be two years.

Wherever possible, both genders should be represented on the Committee.

Quorum

The quorum for a meeting shall be 4 of the 7 members.

Meetings

The Committee will meet 5 times per year in the alternative months to Council meetings.

Last reviewed: 14 January, 2009