The FAUST constitution (8.02.3) directs the FAUST Vice President to oversee all committees, as listed below.

Standing committees of FAUST:

1. Communications committee
2. Equity committee
3. Floor representatives committee
4. Health and safety committee
5. Job action committee
6. Part-time (CAF) issues committee
7. Social committee

Joint committees:

8. Joint committee
9. Harassment policy
10. Mandatory retirement

Ad hoc offices (not necessarily subject to the guidelines below):

Bargaining survey committee
CAUT defence fund representative
Grievance officer(s)
Negotiating team
Speaker

Guidelines:

In general, the Vice President shall issue a call for expressions of interest in service on the above committees in March of each year. Members may also be actively recruited by the VP and other executive members. Normally committees shall have at least 3 members (including a chair) but the optimal number shall be determined at the discretion of the VP, in consultation with committee chairs and the FAUST executive. New committee members shall normally be appointed by the VP with approval of the executive, with renewable terms of two years beginning July 1, but additional members may be added at any time at the discretion of the VP, in consultation with committee chairs and the FAUST executive as noted above. Updated committee membership lists shall be publicly available on the FAUST website. Each committee shall have written terms of reference, publicly available on the FAUST website, as drafted and periodically revised (as necessary) by the VP in consultation with committee chairs. Committees shall normally be chaired by a member of the executive, generally one of the Members-at-Large or the VP. It is the VP's responsibility to oversee this, with approval of the executive.

Committees shall hold at least 2 meetings per academic year, with quorum of 2 members. Committee members unable or unwilling to attend meetings at least once per year shall be removed at the discretion of the VP, with approval of the executive. Ad hoc replacement members may be named at any time by the VP, with approval the relevant committee chair and the FAUST executive. Committees shall submit a written report detailing their yearly activities (completed and projected) to the VP by March of each year; these will be made public on the FAUST website and a digest of all reports shall be presented by the VP to the membership at the April AGM. The VP shall issue a formal letter of thanks to all serving committee members at the end of each academic year (April). In cases of conflict between committee members and the VP, issues shall be brought to the FAUST executive by the President for discussion.

April 5, 2009
[revised]