Bylaws

Section 1: The name of the team is the Strategic Leadership Team (SLT or Team).

Section 2: The purpose of the Strategic Leadership Team is to provide a forum that will enable a wide variety of college constituency groups the opportunity to provide input into the present and future direction of the College. This team will guide the development and on-going implementation of our strategic plan, review benchmarking data, study budget realities, and offer recommendations to the President.

The SLT will be broadly representative of the college community. Membership is tied to positions held at the college as well as representatives from a wide variety of current campus teams. Additional members from among the GRCC faculty and staff will be appointed by the President or designee to serve three-year terms. Student appointments will be for one-year terms. Representatives from the College's Board of Trustees will participate in SLT meetings as guests (non-voting) members. Trustees participating in SLT meetings will rotate among the board members.

Section 1: The Officers of the Strategic Leadership Team will be included in an Executive Committee comprised as follows:

1. The Associate Provost of Instructional Support and Institutional Planning is appointed by the President to chair the Executive Committee.
2. Five additional members from the Strategic Leadership Team will be elected by the members of the Team. Elected officers shall serve two-year terms with no term limit imposition. A minimum of two Executive Committee members must hold faculty positions.

Section 2: Duties, responsibilities, and authority of the Executive Committee shall include 
the following:

1. Preside at all meetings of the SLT.
2. Schedule meetings and prepare the agenda for all SLT meetings.
3. Serve as a liaison between the SLT and the President, including making recommendations to the President regarding SLT-related committees and committee leaders and/or members.
4. The Executive Committee will be responsible for keeping all SLT records and making them available to the GRCC community.
    

Section 1: The Strategic Leadership Team shall meet in regular session a minimum of twice each semester.

Section 2: Special meetings may be called by the Chair, the Executive Committee, or the President.

Section 3: Notice of each meeting shall be given to each member, by email, not less than seven days before the meeting.

Section 1: The Strategic Leadership Team as a whole, or the Executive Committee, shall establish committees by making recommendations to the President. Each committee shall serve until its task is completed or as directed by the President.

Section 2: Committee chairs shall be appointed by the College President or designee.

Section 3: SLT members are encouraged to serve on SLT-sponsored committees.

Section 4: Committees of continuing importance shall be designated as standing committees

Section 5: Committees may, in addition to SLT members, contain other GRCC stakeholders, including faculty, staff, students, and/or community members with special interest or expertise in the work of the Committee.

Section 6: Committees created for a specific purpose as of limited duration shall be designated as ad-hoc committees.

Section 7: Committees shall be responsible for gathering information and making recommendations and formal presentations to the Strategic Leadership Team.

Section 1: A Standing Committee of the Strategic Leadership Team will be appointed for each of the five goals in the current Strategic Plan.  Goal committee leads will be appointed by the President or designee.  Goal committees will exist for the duration of the strategic plan cycle associated with the goals.  Goal sub-committees will be established by the Goal leads in accordance with priorities and strategic initiatives associated with each goal.  The SLT Executive Team will support Goal committee leads and provide direction for their role.  Additional standing committees may be established by the President. 

Section 2: Each standing committee or subcommittee may include faculty and staff from various cross-campus college departments. Standing committee members may or may not be members of the Strategic Leadership Team.

Section 3: An SLT funding subcommittee exists to make recommendations for approval of one-time requests for the expenditure of funds set aside to support ideas and initiatives that emerge as a result of strategic planning work. This subcommittee consists of six members appointed from SLT. This includes up to five members from the general SLT body and at least one member from the SLT Executive Team. One SLT Exec Team member and one SLT funding subcommittee member will be appointed to serve as co-chairs. Appointments will be made by the President or designee.

Section 1: Attendance at all Strategic Leadership Team meetings is vital to accomplish the purpose of the Team.  Members are encouraged to attend all SLT meetings and actively participate.  When members are unable to attend, they are encouraged to invite a GRCC faculty or staff member to attend and serve as their proxy.

Section 1: A majority vote of the SLT is required to move recommendations forward. Members will be able to vote on recommendations using electronic voting processes.

Section 2: Once the SLT has reached a recommendation on an issue, the SLT Executive Committee will prepare the recommendation for the President. The President will be responsible for responding in writing to the SLT Executive Committee. The response must occur within twenty working days after receipt of the recommendation.

Section 3: At this point the President has two options:

1. The President can concur with the recommendation and begin implementation.
2. The President can send the recommendation back to the Strategic Leadership Team for re-evaluation. The reevaluation process will require the Team to send the issue back to the Executive Committee along with the President's concerns and questions to begin the process anew. The issue will then follow the normal procedures outlined in these Bylaws to reach the recommendation stage again. At that point, a majority vote of the SLT would be required to reach a recommendation.
    

Section 1: These Bylaws will be reviewed at the onset of each new strategic planning cycle.  Amendments to the Bylaws require a two-thirds majority vote of the SLT and approval of the President.

Section 2: Beyond the review at the onset of each new strategic planning cycle, these Bylaws may be amended when necessary by a two-thirds majority vote of the SLT. Proposed amendments must be submitted to the Executive Committee and approved by the President.