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AmendmentsThe name of this organization shall be The Learning Resources Commission of the Florida Association of Community Colleges.
The purpose of this organization is to represent the interests of Community and Junior College Learning Resources personnel throughout Florida's community and junior colleges and to provide and promote participation relating to all aspects of learning resources.
ARTICLE III: MEMBERSHIP
SECTION 1 Membership shall consist of the duly elected members from Florida's public community and junior colleges. Currently membership in the FACC shall be a prerequisite to membership in the Learning Resources Commission.
SECTION 2 Each single campus college shall elect two voting representatives and each multi-campus shall elect one voting representative from each campus to the Learning Resources Commission. Each institution shall have at least one professional and one clerical/technical representative.
SECTION 3 In the absence of a voting Learning Resources member, an alternative member from the same college or campus may be designated as a voting member.
ARTICLE IV: OFFICERS
SECTION 1 Election of Officers
a. The Chair and Vice Chair (Chair Elect) shall be elected by the voting representatives of the Learning Resources Commission at the Commission business meeting held in conjunction with the annual Florida Association of Community Colleges convention. The Chair and Vice Chair (Chair Elect) shall be employed by different colleges and shall serve until the adjournment of the following annual convention, unless otherwise agreed upon at the time of election.
b. The offices of the Learning Resources Commission may be filled by a Commission member who is an individual member in good standing of FACC.
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SECTION 2 Duties of Officers:
a. Chair
1. The Chair shall preside at all Commission and Steering Committee meetings.2. The Chair shall notify the officers and Learning Resources representatives of meetings an shall publish an agenda.
3. The Chair may designate ad hoc committees and appoint individual members to perform such tasks as deemed necessary.
4. The Chair shall appoint a Nominating Committee of not less than three members. The committee shall present a slate of nominees for the offices of Chair and Vice Chair. Nomination from the floor will be accepted at the annual convention.
5. The Chair shall maintain a file of Learning Resources Commission minutes, ad hoc committee reports and approved resolutions and recommendations. This file will be transferred to the newly elected Chair at the annual convention.
6. The Chair shall insure the activities of the Commission are properly organized and publicized to the membership in advance and results reported to the membership through the use of Current and such other vehicles as are, or may become, available.
b. Vice Chair (Chair Elect)
1. The Vice Chair shall preside over meetings when the Chair is absent or incapacitated.
2. The Vice Chair shall perform such duties as may be assigned by the Chair.
3. The Vice Chair shall automatically become the Chair on a temporary or permanent basis until the next election.
c. Secretary
1. The Secretary will be elected by nomination and votes from the floor at the annual business meeting.
2. The Secretary shall be a voting member of the Steering Committee.
3. The Secretary shall record and have published minutes of all meetings of the Commission and the steering Committee.
d. Past Chair
The immediate past chair shall sit as an ex-officio member of the executive board.
e. Vacancies
1. When a vacancy occurs, the Commission Chair shall fill the vacant office by appointment until an election is held.
2. Officers who resign shall notify the Chair in writing.
ARTICLE V: MEETINGS
SECTION 1 Annual meetings of the Commission and the Steering Committee shall be held during the annual convention of FACC. Additional meetings may be called by written notice to the Chair.
SECTION 2 Members present at a regular or called meeting shall constitute a program.
SECTION 3 At the annual convention, voting members of the Commission shall have some means of visible identification and, if necessary, be separated from others in attendance at Commission business meetings to facilitate voting.
SECTION 4 The Steering Committee shall, in developing the agenda for the annual meeting, give priority in terms of time, items of major or universal interest, motions or resolutions from studies, work of subcommittees, etc.Resolutions or formal recommendations to be presented at the Commission meeting of the annual convention:
A. Should be in writing.
B. Should be submitted to the Commission Chair thirty days before the annual convention.
C. May be discussed at regional meetings if possible.
ARTICLE VII: STEERING COMMITTEE
The Steering Committee shall be composed of the Commission Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary.
ARTICLE VIII: PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY
The rules in the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised shall govern the organization in all cases to which they are not inconsistent with these bylaws and any special rule of order that he organization may adopt.The Steering Committee shall develop an annual budget to provide support to perform all its functions. Provision must be made for support from FACC in accordance with its bylaws.
ARTICLE X: AMENDMENTS
SECTION 1 These bylaws may be amended at the annual meeting by two thirds (2/3) of the members present.
SECTION 2 These bylaws shall be reviewed by the officers of the organization.