Rule 3335-11-10 | University recreational sports committee.
(A) The university recreational sports committee shall consist of nineteen voting members, with service beginning summer term, chosen as follows:
(1) Eleven students.
(a) Two graduate students selected by the council of graduate students. Term of service shall be alternating two year terms.
(b) Two professional students selected by the inter-professional council. Term of service shall be alternating two year terms.
(c) Four undergraduate students selected by the undergraduate student government. One student must participate in a department recognized club sport at the time of appointment. Term of service shall be alternating two year terms.
(d) One undergraduate student employee of the department of recreational sports appointed by the undergraduate student government in consultation with the director of recreational sports. Term of service shall be one year.
(e) One graduate assistant from the department of recreational sports, appointed by the council of graduate students in consultation with the director of recreational sports. Term of service shall be one year.
(f) One undergraduate student selected by the director of the sport and wellness scholars program. Term of service shall be one year.
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(a) Two faculty members, as defined in rule 335-5-19 of the Administrative Code, selected by the chair of the faculty council in consultation with the chair of the council on student affairs. Term of service shall be alternating two year terms.
(3) One staff member.
(a) One staff member shall be appointed by the university staff advisory committee. Term of service shall be two years. staff member.
(4) One alumni member.
(a) One alumni member shall be appointed by the Ohio state alumni association in consultation with the committee. Term of service shall be one year.
(5) Four at-large.
(a) Four at-large members shall be selected under procedures established and documented by the committee. Term of service shall be one year.
(6) Ex-officio non-voting members
(a) The director of recreational sports shall be an ex-officio, non-voting member of the committee.
(b) A representative of the business and finance office for recreational sports shall be an ex-officio, non-voting member of the committee.
(c) One non-voting student life staff member to act as the secretary for the committee appointed by the director of recreational sports. Term of service is one year.
(d) The associate vice president for the department of facilities operations and development, or designee, shall be an ex-officio, non-voting member of the committee.
(e) The director of the department of athletics, or designee, shall be an ex-officio, non-voting member of the committee.
(f) The director of the school of physical activity and educational services, or designee, shall be an ex-officio, non-voting member of the committee.
(g) The director of the student wellness center, or designee, shall be an ex-officio, non-voting member of the committee.
(h) The chair of the council on student affairs, ex-officio non-voting, or designee.
(7) Reappointment.
All voting members with one year terms are eligible for reappointment three times. All voting members with two year terms are eligible for reappointment once. No individuals holding a voting position shall serve for more than four consecutive years.
(8) Alternates.
Members of the university recreational sports committee may have an alternate. The chair has responsibility for recording correct voting status. If the member has voting status, the alternate may vote in the event of the member's absence. University recreational sports committee shall establish rules governing the selection of alternates.
(B) Duties and responsibilities.
(1) Initiate recommendations and review proposals with regard to policies that may affect the recreational sports facilities and programs.
(2) Make recommendations to the director of recreational sports regarding the usage priority for recreational sports facilities, co-operative recreational sports ventures, and renovation of existing or construction of new recreational sports facilities.
(3) Collect feedback on recreational sports issues in order to evaluate the quality of recreational sports facilities maintenance, daily operations, and programs, recommending changes as appropriate.
(4) Annually review and make recommendations regarding the long-term maintenance plan for recreational sports facilities.
(5) Review all budgets and expenditures of the department of recreational sports and the appropriate portions of budgets and expenditures of all general funds, student life funds, college of education and human ecology funds, and department of athletics funds that contribute to recreational facilities operations and programs.
(6) Deciding the future of the RPAC construction debt service portion of the student recreation fee once the debt service has been retired. Review and make recommendations regarding the annual budget of the department of recreational sports, approve other ancillary student recreational fees, and make recommendations to the vice president of student life annually regarding the student recreational sports fee.
(7) Make recommendations for non-recreational sports use of space, including but not limited to space rental fees.
(8) Serve as a channel of communication for information regarding recreational sports among the office of business and finance, the department of physical facilities, the college of education and human ecology, the school of physical activity and educational services, the department of athletics, the council on student affairs, the athletic council, the undergraduate student government, the council of graduate students, the inter-professional council, faculty council, and the university staff advisory committee.
(9) Report monthly to the council on student affairs.
(10) Establish, amend, and maintain operating procedures to conduct, in an orderly fashion, the functions of the committee.
(C) Organization.
The chair shall be elected from among the incoming and continuing student members of the committee during the last regularly scheduled meeting of spring term. For purposes of this election, all incoming and continuing members shall be eligible to vote; incoming and continuing members may choose alternates if necessary.
(D) Oversight.
Decisions made by the university recreational sports committee are subject to review and approval of the council on student affairs.
Supplemental Information
Amplifies: 3335.08
Prior Effective Dates: 8/11/2003, 3/1/2004, 8/28/2006, 7/30/2010