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PLANNING COUNCIL
DISSOLVED

SENIOR MANAGEMENT TO
FUNCTION IM EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE:

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covered, faculty were becoming justifiably
restless with items that ''fell between the
chairs" and members found themselves frust-
rated at the number of items carried forward
on each agenda.

As disclosed at the aforementioned Workshop
of Principal's Council, part of the problem
was one of simple definition of roles and
clearly defined areas of responsibility.

This became obvious and acute with the
announcement of our first major site in New
Westminster. Indeed the distinction between
"long range planning" and "effective
executive management for operations" was
shifted from an academic and/or philisophical
discussion to a "reality".

Whatever the case, the Planning Council no
longer exists and subject only to a radical
reversal of attitude, the Planning Council
is a cold corpse. It is gone - forever,
and most of the people present at the
Workshop expressed support for the change.

In recapitulating, Dr.Wootton stressed three
major points:

Le Principal's Council was, and shall
remain, the internal "governing body"
reporting through the principal's office to
College Council with individual represent-
ation where appropriate. Its membership
will remain broad in scope to include stud-
ents, staff, faculty, Chairmen and Directors:
Principal's Council will continue to have
the authority and resources to strike sub
committees and to work with the College
Assembly, Faculty Association, Student
Government, Staff Association and all other
"Committees" within the College.

 

2: The Executive Committee will be charged
with very specific managerial tasks and

will function as a committee of Principal's
Council under clearly defined guidelines and
responsibilities.

 

3. As in the past, all meetings are open
to individual audit and to delegations
through appropriate notice. However, the

pace of executive committee meetings will

be controlled by agenda items with priorities
established through Principal's Council for
items not specifically brought forward by
invitation from members of the executive
committee.