SECTION A: Election and Term of Council Officers
A President shall be elected by a majority of the voting representatives present at the June meeting of every third year from a slate of candidates prepared by the Nominating Committee. This vote shall be taken by secret ballot.

A President-Elect shall be elected by a majority of the voting representatives present at the June meeting of the second year of the President's term. This vote shall be taken by secret ballot.

A First Vice President and three members of the Executive Committee shall be elected by a majority of the voting representatives present at the June meeting of each even numbered year from a slate of candidates prepared by the Nominating Committee. This vote shall be taken by secret ballot.

A Second Vice President, Corresponding Secretary, and three members of the Executive Committee shall be elected by a majority of the voting representatives present at the June meeting of each odd numbered year from a slate of candidates prepared by the Nominating Committee. This vote shall be taken by secret ballot.

1. President
   1. The President shall preside over meetings of the Staff Council and the Executive Committee [see Article IV, Section B]; shall be an ex-officio member of all committees [see Article V]; shall be responsible for the agenda and minutes of the proceedings and actions of the council and Executive Committee and for their distribution; shall be responsible for disposition of all recommendations of the Council; shall appoint Ad Hoc committees as needed; and shall appoint a Parliamentarian. The president shall select members of the Nominating Committee, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee.
   2. The President shall represent the staff through the Staff Council and shall not be responsible for his/her unit only. If the person elected as President has been elected to serve as a unit representative on the upcoming Council, an additional Council member shall be elected from the President's unit to fulfill the duties of unit representative [see Article III, Section H.2].
   
   
   
2. President-Elect
   The President-Elect shall, in the absence or disability of the President, perform the duties of the President [see Article IV, Section A.1], and shall perform such other duties as may be delegated to this office by the President.
   
   In the event the President cannot complete the term of office, the President-Elect shall fill the unexpired term and then assume the office of president for the full term.
   
   
   
3. First Vice President
   The First Vice President shall preside over all meetings of the Council at which the President and President-Elect are not present; shall act on behalf of the President upon request; shall be responsible for overseeing all standing committees [see Article V.B]; and shall serve as an ex-officio member of such committees.
   
   
   
4. Second Vice President
   The Second Vice President shall preside over Council meetings in the absence of the President, President-Elect, and First Vice President; shall act on behalf of the President upon request, shall be responsible for monitoring the Staff Council Development Plan, shall oversee all ad hoc committees and special programs, and shall serve as an ex-officio member of such committees and programs.
   
   
   
5. Corresponding Secretary
   The Corresponding Secretary shall be responsible for the discharge of all Council correspondence; for the maintenance of accurate attendance records for Council and Executive Committee meetings; and for advising the Membership Committee of those members who have four absences from the regularly scheduled meetings per Article III, Section H.1.b.
   
   
   
6. Parliamentarian
   The Parliamentarian shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the President. The Parliamentarian shall serve as advisor on parliamentary procedure to the Presiding Officer; serve as a resource to committees at their request; and serve as an ex-officio member of the ByLaws Committee.
   
   
   
7. Eligibility for Office
   Any member of the staff, as defined in Article II, who is eligible for Council membership, is eligible for office except that nominees for President must have completed one term as a member of the Staff Council and nominees for President-Elect and First Vice President must have completed one year as a member of the Staff Council.
   
   
   
8. Term of Office
   The term of office shall be two years beginning with the first meeting following the election. No person shall serve more than two consecutive terms in the same office or as an elected member of the Executive Committee.
   
   The President's term of office shall be three years beginning with the start of the Staff Council year as established in these bylaws (Article III, Section A). This office shall be for one term only, with the President-Elect succeeding to the office the next year. A Past President could hold the office of President again by running for President-Elect in the second year of the current President's term.
   
   
   
9. Vacancies
   A vacancy is created when the officer is no longer a member of the Council [see Article III, Section H], requests to be relieved of duties, or is removed by a two-thirds vote of the Council. All vacancies shall be filled by election at the next meeting of the Council. The Executive Committee shall appoint an acting officer until such an election can take place.

SECTION B: Executive Committee
The Council officers and six additional members from the Council shall comprise the Executive Committee. The Chancellor, IUPUI (or designee) shall serve as ex-officio members. This committee shall appoint all standing committee members [see Article V.B]; select the chairperson of each standing committee; shall determine Council meeting dates and agenda; shall select acting Council officers; shall act as a liaison with administration; shall act as a Committee on Committees for the Council; and shall interpret these bylaws. Vacancies on the Executive Committee shall be filled by Presidential appointment with approval of the Executive Committee.