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University of Windsor
G. Aarssen
P. Allen
P. Farmer
J. Jones (chair)
W. Keller
S. MacKinnon (vice-chair)
A. Wildeman
From Bylaw 1:Membership: - Chair
- Vice-Chairs
- Immediate Past Chair of the Board (if present)
- President
- chair of the Audit Committee
- chair of the Resource Allocation Committee
- One External Member of the Board elected by the Board (per Bylaw 1, section I, paragraph 1.18, and section III, paragraph 1.6)
Terms of Reference: The Executive Committee is a standing committee of the Board with powers of executive authority as delegated by the Board, as follows:
Between regular meetings of the Board, the Executive Committee shall have the power and authority to exercise all the powers of the Board, except to repeal, amend or modify the University Act or bylaws; or to appoint a President or Board Members; or to approve collective bargaining agreements; or to approve the University’s strategic plan; or to approve the operating budget. At each regular meeting of the Board, it shall report on all matters with which it has dealt through power to exercise the powers of the Board.
The Executive Committee will also be responsible for:
Personnel
a. reviewing and reporting on policies pertaining to the presidential search, performance review framework and succession planning processes.
b. establishing, on behalf of the Board, the terms and conditions of employment for the President, as well as the starting salary, benefits and other forms of compensation for the President.
c. reviewing and making recommendations to the Board on the President’s performance review and associated salary increase, if any.
d. ensuring the President has appropriate recruitment processes and evaluation mechanisms for the appointment and review of senior administration; reviewing information from the President on the trends and approaches to determining compensation for vice-presidents and other senior administration; and approving, on behalf of the Board, the compensation framework for the senior administration and monitoring its implementation.
e. approving, on behalf of the Board, an annual report from the President on all faculty and staff hiring appointments.
f. providing oversight and advice to the President, on behalf of the Board, on the University’s negotiations frameworks and related objectives of the University for collective and other employment agreements with its unionized and non-unionized employees.
g. receiving ongoing information on the status of labour negotiations.
h. reviewing and forwarding for approval to the Board, negotiated collective and other compensation agreements.
i. ensuring that there are appropriate human resources and other policies and procedures in place to comply with statutory responsibilities; and reporting to the Board, as required, on the University’s compliance with employment-related legislation.
