Job Descriptions

Officers:

From UFF-UCF By-Laws, Article III:

Section 6. The Chapter Council shall adopt an annual budget and administer the policies of the Chapter as set by the membership. It shall have the power to act for the good of the Chapter in emergency situations where policy cannot be set by the membership. The Chapter Council shall regularly notify the membership of its actions.

Section 7. The Chapter Council shall have the power to employ persons on full or part-time basis. Any member of the United Faculty of Florida who is employed by the United Faculty of Florida shall be paid a salary equivalent to what he or she would earn in the State University System.

(All officers attend monthly chapter meetings, assist with recruitment of new members, promote UFF through attended socials and related activities.)

President

Section 1. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Chapter and of the Chapter Council. He or she shall be ex-officio member of all committees, shall sign all necessary documents and papers, and represent the organization. The President shall make an annual report to the membership. (UFF-UCF By-Laws, Article III)

  • Preside at all meetings of chapter and chapter Council
  • Appoint committee members and delegate duties to them
  • Ex-officio member of all committees
  • Plan chapter objectives with other officers and UFF stewards
  • Make annual report to membership
  • Attends UFF Steering Committee meetings (twice/semester)
  • Encourage UFF membership
  • Recruit and develop new leaders among members
  • Serve as chief spokesperson for and represent the chapter to the public, college/university, and press
  • Understand and promote programs sponsored by UFF and its affiliates
  • Serve as clearinghouse for essential information, referring new materials to appropriate committee chairs or the membership

Vice President

Section 2. The Vice-President shall represent the President when the President cannot be present and shall exercise those duties prescribed by the President or the Chapter Council. In the event of a vacancy in the office of the President, the Vice-President shall serve as President for the period remaining in the existing term. (UFF-UCF By-Laws Article III)

  • Assist president in the functions of the office
  • Act as president in the president’s absence
  • Oversee major projects of the chapter
  • Assist in recruiting, training, and orienting UFF stewards

Secretary

Section 3. The Secretary shall maintain records of Chapter proceedings and perform other functions as specified by the Chapter Council. (UFF-UCF By-Laws Article III)

  • Attend all chapter union meetings and take minutes
  • If unable to attend, appoint minute-taker for that meeting
  • Keep permanent minute book (now online); make minutes and records available to members via web; send approved minutes to webmaster
  • Have copies of previous minutes available at meetings
  • With President, chairs, and other officers, draft agenda of monthly meetings; circulate agenda and draft minutes to council

Treasurer

Section 4. The Treasurer shall be the chief financial officer of the Chapter, shall exercise supervision over the receipt and disbursement of all monies, properties, securities, and other evidence of financial worth of this organization. The Treasurer shall prepare an annual budget for consideration of the Chapter Council and make regular financial reports to the Chapter Council. (UFF-UCF By-Laws Article III)

  • Receive all income of the chapter
  • Bank all funds to the credit of chapter
  • Pay such funds as needed
  • Keep itemized record of all receipts and expenditures
  • Make reports as required by statute, governmental rules and regulations, constitution and bylaws, or by order of president
  • Assist officers in preparing budget for coming year

Steward

A steward may hold any other office in the union and may also be a senator

  • Identify potential members to aid membership committee in recruiting
  • Contact and assist the grievance chair regarding potential grievances
  • Be a source of information about UFF and keep copies of the Agreement and other publications for distribution
  • Attend chapter or campus union meetings

Senators

Section 5. The Senators shall represent the Chapter at the statewide UFF Senate meetings and the annual Representative Assembly of the Florida Teaching Profession. The President shall assign an Alternate Senator to represent the Chapter at these meetings when a Senator is unable to attend. Senators and Alternate Senators may exercise other duties as prescribed by the Chapter Council. (UFF-UCF By-Laws, Article III)

Number of senators assigned to each chapter depends on membership as of January immediately before spring voting. One senator is assigned for each 25 members; in cases where the membership is not divisible by 25 and there is a fraction left over (i.e. 13), the number is rounded up (so 13 would mean 1 more senator assigned). Chapter President automatically takes one of the allocated Senate seats.

Each chapter gets 2 Senate seats regardless of membership totals (1 for President and 1 for Senator).

  • UFF Senate is composed of representatives of all chapters in UFF. Senate ordinarily meets on a weekend twice a year, usually in Orlando, occasionally in Miami, Tampa, or Tallahassee. The Senate is the legislative body of UFF.
  • The Senate is divided into four Bargaining Councils:
    • SUS
    • Community College
    • Graduate Assistants
    • Independent Colleges and Universities
  • Senators are also members of these respective bargaining councils. Bargaining councils generally meet on Saturday, followed by the full senate on Sunday. The Chapter president is an ex officio senator. A senator may hold another office/position in the union and may also be a steward.
  • Attend bargaining Council and Senate meetings in their entirety as representatives of the UFF Chapter
  • Attend chapter or campus union meetings

Alternate Senator

  • One alternate senator may be elected for each Senate seat.

10 Senators:

(All senators attend monthly chapter meetings, attend at least two statewide UFF meetings, assist with recruitment of new members, promote UFF through attended socials and related activities.)

(5 At-large 5 as follows):

1 College of Education and COPHA

2 College of Arts and Sciences

10 alternate Senators (all At-Large):

(All alternate senators attend monthly chapter meetings, attend statewide UFF meetings when regular senators are unavailable, assist with recruitment of new members, promote UFF through attended socials and related activities.)

FEA Delegates (4 At-Large):

The chapter gets one FEA delegate for each 50 members, and fractions do not count. Represent UFF at FEA (Florida Education Association) Delegate Assembly meetings (May 5-7 2005, Orlando, Wyndham Palace, Lake Buena Vista). Attend annual convention. FEA’s mission is to “champion free, quality public education through enhancing and supporting those who serve the students of Florida”; to “advocate the right to a free, quality public education for all”; and to “engage constituents/members to ensure that all students learn and succeed.” Their goals include “empower[ing] and engag[ing] FEA locals as advocates for our members and for public education” (FEA Delegate Assembly Handbook 2003, 4). <http://www.feaweb.org>