A simple majority of total members shall constitute a quorum for conducting meetings. All meetings shall be open, except that a majority of Council members present may vote to go into Executive Session. Meetings shall be conducted under the latest edition of Robert's Rules of Order. Any conflict between those rules and these bylaws shall be resolved in favor of these bylaws.

SECTION A: Regularly Scheduled Meetings
The Council shall have regularly scheduled meetings as set by the Executive Committee. These shall be held during daytime working hours at least once every six weeks, and in accordance with Administrative Policy of 1988, members may be granted time off from their University job duties without loss of pay up to three hours in any month. The meetings shall proceed according to the agenda.

1. The first regularly scheduled meeting of the Staff Council shall be no later than September of the given year.
2. No regularly scheduled meeting shall be scheduled in July and August of each given year.

SECTION B: Agenda
Any employee may present an item to be considered for the agenda of regularly scheduled meetings. These items shall be submitted to the Executive Committee of the Council.

SECTION C: Voting
Voting on all matters, other than election of officers and members of the Executive Committee, shall be by voice vote unless a secret ballot is requested.

SECTION D: Motions
Motions may be proposed at any time and require a two-thirds vote of the membership present to pass. Motions shall follow the procedures of Robert's Rules of Order. Each Council member has the right to request that a motion be considered as a resolution [see Article VI, Section E.]

SECTION E: Resolutions
Resolutions shall be introduced at least one Council meeting prior to presentation for vote. Immediate action may be taken on items by suspending this requirement with the unanimous consent of those members present. A two-thirds vote of the total Council membership is required for the adoption of a resolution. Reports of resolutions adopted and action taken shall be communicated to the staff by the appropriate means including publication on Staff Council website, in existing campus media, and/or e-mail notification.

SECTION F: Special Meetings
Special meetings may be called by the Executive Committee or at the request of 20 percent of the Council members. Each member shall be contacted by telephone/e-mail at least two days prior to the special meeting date and shall be informed of the time, place, and topic to be discussed.