Concordia employee benefits and pension plan committees seek nominations

A call for nominations has been issued for one representative from permanent full- and part-time administrative and support staff to be a member on two committees: employee benefits and pension plan.

The Concordia employee benefits committee is a Board of Governors committee that makes decisions on pension plan design and group insurance benefits, while the Concordia pension committee is responsible for the administration of the pension plan.

Membership on both committees includes the president, vice-president, Services, and three members of the Board of Governors. As well, there are two pension plan members, representing and designated by the Concordia University Faculty Association; two members of the plan representing active administrative and support staff, designated by the Electoral College; and one member representing  non-active plan members elected by non-active members.

Additionally, the following people are members of the pension committee: the chair of the Board of Governors and one independent member, as required under the Quebec Supplemental Pension Plans Act. The executive director, Finance and  Business Operations, acts as the secretary and is a non-voting member on both the pension plan and employee benefits committees.

On  November 7, 2012, Carolina Willsher, associate vice-president, Human Resources, will convene the Electoral College to nominate the member for a two-year term, which will run from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2015. According to the regulations under the Pension Committee Policy and Benefits Committee Policy, only one person can fill the position on both committees.

Who is eligible for nominations?
Those who are eligible to be nominated, or who may nominate or endorse a nomination, include permanent full- or part-time members of administrative and support staff.

Nomination procedure
The nomination form must be signed and agreed to by the candidate and include the signature of the nominator, and be endorsed by five additional permanent full- or part-time members of the administrative and support staff. Candidates must submit a pen sketch, which is a personal description of their interest in the position.

Deadline for nominations
Please submit nominations and pen sketches by Monday, November 5, 2012, to Carolina Willsher at S-FB 1130, or by fax to 2844.

Next Electoral College meeting
The Electoral College will convene on November 7, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., when it  will be provided with the submitted pen sketches. Interviews with the nominees will be arranged. Following the college’s nomination of one representative, the associate vice-president, Human Resources, will submit the candidate’s name to the Board of Governors secretary. The Concordia community will be advised through a notice of the NOW e-newsletter.

More information
Please contact Marie-Ghislaine Jolicoeur, executive assistant to the associate vice-president, Human Resources, at marie-ghislaine.jolicoeur@concordia.ca, or 514-848-2424, ext. 3676.

Related links:
•    Benefits committee mandates
•    Pension committee-policy
•    Nomination form
•    Pen Sketch form
•    Human Resources