Strathclyde Association of University Teachers

The Association shall be called The Strathclyde Association of University Teachers, hereinafter referred to as the 'Local Association.'

The Local Association shall be constituted in accordance with the Rules for the time being of the Association of University Teachers, hereinafter designated the AUT, and the Rules for the time being of the Scottish section of the AUT, hereinafter designated the AUT(S).

The objects of the Local Association shall be those of the AUT, namely, the advancement of University Education and Research, the regulation of relations between University Teachers and their employers, the promotion of common action by University Teachers, and the safeguarding of the interests of members.

The membership of the Local Association shall consist of those members of the AUT who are members or former members of staff of the University of Strathclyde, or whose eligibility for membership of AUT derives from their association with the University.

1. Members of the Local Association shall pay a (?) subscription to the funds of the Local Association and, in addition, the (?) subscription to the funds of the AUT as laid down in the Rules of the AUT for the time being. () The amount and frequency of the () subscription to the Local Association shall be determined from time to time by the Annual General Meeting.
2. Any member whose subscription is more than two months overdue shall be given notice by the Honorary Treasurer of the Local Association that the subscription is overdue and that, if it is not paid within one month of such notice, membership of the AUT and of the Local Association shall cease.

The funds of the Local Association shall be used for:

1. expenses properly incurred in conducting the business of the Local Association as shall from time to time be determined by the Committee;
2. payment of expenses of Council representatives incurred in attending meetings of the Councils of AUT and AUT(S);
3. payment of fees and expenses of any other representatives duly appointed to represent the Local Association;
4. payment of such sums as shall from time to time be determined by a majority of members present and voting at a General Meeting of the Local Association, provided such payment does not conflict with the objects of the Local Association.

The Officers of the Local Association shall be:

The President

Two Vice-Presidents

The Honorary Executive Secretary

The Honorary Treasurer

The Honorary Minute Secretary

The Honorary Membership Secretary.

1. The duties of the President shall be to chair all General Meetings and all Committee Meetings of the Local Association and to perform such other duties as are laid down by these Rules.
2. In the absence of the President, such duties shall be performed by one of the Officers in the order of precedence given in 7.
3. The Chairman of any General Meeting or Committee Meeting shall have only a casting vote.

1. Honorary Executive Secretary: to call General and Committee Meetings of the Local Association, to communicate on behalf of the Local Association with all other parties and to perform such other duties as are laid down by these Rules or are decided by the President or Committee.
2. Honorary Minute Secretary: to keep Minutes of the General and Committee Meetings of the Local Association and to perform such other duties as the President, the Honorary Executive Secretary or the Committee shall decide.
3. Honorary Membership Secretary: under the direction of the Honorary Treasurer, to keep records of the members of the Association and issue to a member, on receipt of a subscription, the membership card of the AUT, and to perform such other duties as the President or Committee shall decide.

In the absence of the Honorary Executive Secretary, the Honorary Minute Secretary shall communicate on behalf of the Local Association with other parties.

1. The Honorary Treasurer shall have custody of the funds of the Local Association and authority to make payments from them as need arises. Duties shall be:
1. to keep the books of the Local Association ;
2. to present the accounts of the Local Association annually for auditing and to present these audited
   accounts annually to a General Meeting of the Local Association and to submit a copy to the
   Honorary Treasurer of AUT ;
2. In the absence of the Honorary Treasurer, duties shall be performed by the Honorary Membership Secretary.

1. The Committee shall consist of:
1. ex-officio members, being the Officers of the Local Association together with the immediate Past President and any member of the Local Association who is an officer or a member of the Executive Committee of the AUT, or the AUT(S);
2. up to twelve Ordinary Members, and
3. up to three co-opted members.
2. The quorum at any Committee Meeting shall be seven.
3. The Committee shall be responsible for conducting the day-to-day business of the Local Association and it shall meet at least twice each semester.

1. The Officers shall be elected annually at the Annual General Meeting from members of the Local Association.
2. Retiring Officers shall be eligible for re-election, except that the President and the Vice-Presidents may normally hold office for not more than two consecutive years in any one capacity.
3. Should an office fall vacant, the Committee shall have power to appoint a successor from the members of the Local Association and that successor shall hold office until the next election.
4. Four Ordinary Members of the Committee shall be elected annually at the Annual General Meeting from the members of the Local Association to serve for three years.
5. Should an Ordinary Member demit office before completing the term of office, the seat shall remain vacant until the next election when a new Member shall be elected to complete the term.
6. The maximum continuous period of office for an Ordinary Member shall be six years.
7. Nominations for Officers and Ordinary Members of Committee shall be made with the consent of the nominee, either by the Committee or by any two members of the Local Association and shall be communicated to the Honorary Executive Secretary in time for names to be circulated to members of the Local Association no fewer than seven days before the Meeting.
8. Election shall be by a ballot of those Members of the Local Association present and voting at the Meeting and the result of the election shall be declared before the end of the Meeting.
9. Each Officer shall be elected separately by a simple majority vote.
10. At an election of Ordinary Members, there shall be one list of candidates
    for all vacancies. Candidates shall be placed in order of the number
    of votes received. The first four eligible candidates shall be declared
    elected for three-year terms and the necessary number of the following
    eligible candidates be declared elected to any vacant two-year and
    one-year terms in that order.
11. Should there be a tie in any election, the candidates shall draw lots to determine who shall be elected.

1. The elected members of the Committee (including the Officers) shall take office on 1 August
   immediately following the Annual General Meeting at which they are elected and shall retire on
   31 July in the appropriate year.
2. Co-opted members of the Committee shall serve until 31 July following co-option and shall be
   eligible for further co-opted membership.

1. The Local Association shall be represented on the Council of the AUT and on the Council of the AUT(S)
   in accordance with the Rules for the time being of these bodies.
2. The representatives to the Councils of the AUT and of AUT(S) shall normally include either the President
   or the Honorary Executive Secretary.
3. Resignation as a representative member of the Council of the AUT shall be submitted in writing to the Honorary
   Executive Secretary who shall forthwith inform the General Secretary of the AUT.
4. The Committee shall have power to fill any vacancy amongst the Council representatives arising from resignation.

1. Any member of the Committee (including the Officers) and any Council representative may be removed
   from Office by resolution at a General Meeting of the Local Association provided that:
1. the terms of any such proposed resolution shall be notified to the
   Honorary Executive Secretary not less than fourteen days before the Meeting;
2. the proposal for such a resolution shall be supported by not less
   than thirty members of the Local Association.
2. The proposed resolution shall be despatched by the Honorary Executive Secretary to each member
   of the Local Association no fewer than seven days before the Meeting.
3. The Meeting shall have the power to replace the member(s) thus removed until such time as the vacancy
   can be filled by a normal election.

1. An Auditor, or Auditors, who shall not be a member/members of the Committee, shall
   be appointed annually at the Annual General Meeting.
2. Should a vacancy occur during the year, the Committee shall have the power to appoint a re placement
   who shall hold office until the next Annual General Meeting.

1. The Annual General meeting of the Local Association shall take place in May each year. At least
   five weeks notice of the date of the meeting and of the draft agenda shall be given, in writing or by e-mail,
   to all members.
2. Seven days notice of the final agenda, of nominations for elections, and of any substantive motions,
   shall be given to all members in writing or by e-mail..
3. The agenda shall include Reports from the Honorary Executive Secretary and the Honorary Treasurer,
   and the Election of Officers, Ordinary Committee Members, Auditors and Representatives
   to the Councils of the AUT and the AUT(S).
4. Thirty members of the Local Association shall form a quorum.

1. On the written requisition of the President or of th irty members of the Local Association, the Honorary Executive Secretary shall
   forthwith call an Extraordinary General Meeting, at a time convenient to the members making the request.
   Unless the President deems the subject to be of overwhelming urgency, at least seven days notice of the date
   and topic(s) of the Meeting shall be given, in writing, to all members of the Local Association.
2. Thirty members of the Local Association shall form a quorum.
3. No topic(s) other than that for which the Meeting was called shall be discussed or voted upon.

1. There shall normally be at least one Ordinary General Meeting of the Local Association each
   Semester. At least twenty-five days notice of the holding of the Meeting shall be given to members.
2. Seven days notice of the final agenda and of any substantive motions shall be given to members,
   in writing or by e-mail.
3. Thirty members of the Local Association shall form a quorum.

Any motion proposed for submission to the Council of the AUT or to the Council of the AUT(S) shall
arise only from the notified business of any General Meeting and shall normally be treated as a substantive motion
under 17(b) and 19(b) above.

1. A decision to hold a ballot of all the members of the Local Association shall be taken only
   by a General Meeting.
2. No fewer than fourteen days before the date fixed for counting the ballot, the Honorary Executive
   Secretary shall send a ballot form to each member of the Local Association, along with a notice stating
   the address to which the form should be sent, the latest time for its receipt, and
   where and when the count will be held.
3. The ballot shall be secret.
4. The completed forms received by the start of the count shall be opened in the presence of the Auditor(s).
5. The result of the ballot shall be notified by the Honorary Secretary to the members of the
   Local Association and to the General Secretary of the AUT.
6. Where no provision is made in this Rule for a specific procedure, the procedure shall be
   governed by Rule 6.2.4 of the National Association.

1. No Rule or Rules of the Local Association shall at any time conflict with a Rule or Rules of the AUT currently in force.
2. Changes in the Rules of the AUT shall, where relevant, automatically constitute changes in the Rules of the Local Association.
3. All Rules of the Local Association, and amendments to these Rules, shall be subject to approval by the Council of the AUT, or, if the said Council directs, by the E xecutive Committee of the AUT.

1. These Rules may be amended by resolution of any General Meeting of the Local Association.
2. Proposed amendments shall be handed, in writing, to the Honorary Executive Secretary and shall be circulated to all members of the Local Association at least fourteen days before the Meeting.
3. Amendments to these Rules must be carried by a majority of at least two-thirds of the members of the Local Association present and voting at the Meeting.

By-Laws governing the conduct of the business of the Local Association may be framed by the Committee, but these By-Laws
shall not operate until approved by a General Meeting.