All UC Davis Campus Staff Are Members of the General Assembly

UC Davis Staff Assembly Bylaws state, “All UC Davis Campus staff are members of the General Assembly.” 

Did you know that “Any staff member who attends at least 25% of Staff Assembly activities in the current academic year, including at least one general assembly meeting per quarter, will be granted voting rights”? Staff Assembly currently has 171 Voting Members!

Responsibilities of Voting Members

1. To elect the Executive Committee
2. To receive suggestions from staff employees regarding subjects for the Staff Assembly's consideration and recommendation, and then to refer such suggestions to the appropriate standing committee for review, evaluation, and formal recommendation as to Staff Assembly action (if any).
3. To act, with respect to all matters affecting the general membership, in their best interest.
4. To assist the Executive Committee as necessary for the following purposes
   1. At the request of any standing committee, to augment its membership on a temporary basis so that an ad hoc task force may be formed to fulfill a specific, short-term assignment under the direction of the main committee
   2. To create ad hoc committees, independent of standing committees, to perform specific functions as circumstances may require.
5. When gross violations of the Bylaws of the Staff Assembly are found to have occurred in the conduct of an election, to invalidate results of the first election and order another to be conducted.
6. To act in cooperation with the UC Davis Health Staff Assembly.

Benefits of Being a Voting Member

1. Working Group participation, such as the Staff Experience Campus Advisory Group which analyzed the Staff Experience Survey and provided recommendations to the Chancellor and Provost.
2. Invitations to serve on campus committees to represent staff, such as the Police Accountability Board, which develops and promotes accountability, trust and communication between the campus community and the UC Davis Police Department.

Get involved today and join us for our monthly General Meeting!