Purpose

The University-Student Union's Board of Directors is the governing board of the Union. The purpose of the Board is to establish policy for the Union as a student body center for the benefit of students, faculty, staff and alumni at Cal State Los Angeles.

• Audit Committee

The Audit Committee recommends to the Board of Directors the retention and termination of independent auditors; negotiating the independent auditors' compensation; conferring with the auditors to satisfy committee members that the financial affairs of the Corporation are in order; reviewing and determining whether to accept the audit; assuring that any non-audit services performed by the auditing firm conform with the standards for auditor independence set forth in the latest revision of the Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States; and approving performance of non-audit services by the auditing firm. The committee shall have seven (7) members; five (5) voting, and two (2) non-voting. The voting members shall be three (3) students, one of whom shall be a student voting member of the Board and shall chair the committee. The two (2) non-voting members shall be the University-Student Union Executive Director or designee and a representative from the organization contracted to provide financial services to the University-Student Union.

Voting - Five (5) voting, and two (2) non-voting.
Voting - Three (3) students, one of whom shall be a student-voting member of the Board and shall chair the committee.
Liaisons - U-SU Executive Director or designee.
Liaisons - Representative from the organization contracted to provide financial services to the U-SU.


• Fiscal Committee

The Fiscal Committee shall recommend to the Board policies regarding fiscal matters, including but not limited to operations, support, review of its budget and budget modifications. The committee shall be responsible for alladministrative actions under the Retirement Plans and implementing actions approved by the Board related to fiduciary responsibilities as required by law or contemplated in the U-SU's 403 (b) Plan documents (including annual approval of 403 (b) plan viability). The Committee shall also approve the annual budget process and make recommendations to the Board regarding the annual budget. The Committee shall have eight (8) members; five (5) voting, and three (3) non-voting. The voting shall include three (3) students, one of whom shall be a student-voting member of the Board and shall chair the committee. The last two voting members may be students at large who are regular members of Associated Students Incorporated as defined in Article I of the Associated Students Inc. bylaws, or any University- Student Union board member who is not a student. The nonvoting members shall be the University-Student Union Executive Director or designee, Chair of the Board of Directors of the University-Student Union or designee, and a representative from the organization contracted to provide financial services to the University-Student Union. If a tie occurs, the Chair of the Fiscal Committee will have the deciding vote. Voting - Five (5) voting, two (2) non-voting. Voting - Three (3) students, one (1) of whom shall be a student-voting member of the Board and shall chair the committee.
Liaisons - U-SU Executive Director or designee
Liaisons - Representative from the organization contracted to provide financial services to the U-SU

• Nomination Committee

The Nominating Committee shall interview eligible candidates and nominate a replacement student member to the Board. A Nominating Committee shall be appointed by the Board of Directors to review all qualified applicants. The composition of the Committee shall be up to five (5) student directors one of whom shall be an ASI member (if there is not an ASI member on the BOD to fill this position, ASI shall appoint a student committee member) and up to two (2) advisors and shall be Dean of Students/or designee and University-Student Union Executive Director.

• Personnel Committee

The Personnel Committee shall develop and recommend to the Board policies regarding personnel such as hiring, termination, evaluations, salaries, grievances, employee benefits of full and part-time staff and student assistants. The committee shall have nine (9) members; five (5) voting, and four (4) non-voting. The voting members shall be five (5) members of the Board, three (3) of whom shall be students. The four (4) non-voting members are the University-Student Union Executive Director/designee, the Chair of the Board of Directors of the University-Student Union, the Dean of Students and a representative from the organization contracted to provide Human Resource services to the University-Student Union. The committee shall be cochaired by the Chair of the Board and the Dean of Students.
Voting - Five (5) members of the Board. One (1) shall be a student board member and will chair the committee.
Liaisons - U-SU Executive Director or designee
Liaisons - A representative from the organization contracted to provide Human Resource services to the U-SU.