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Academic and Administrative OfficersAdministrative | Organizational Chart 2010-2011Credentials 5.06 5060 and 5061 Professional3.2.9Governance and Administration: Faculty/staff appointmentThe institution defines and publishes policies regarding appointment and employment of faculty andstaff.JudgmentCompliant Non-Compliant Not ApplicableNarrativeSouth Florida Community College (SFCC) defines and publishes policies regarding appointment andemployment of faculty and staff. Legal authority for SFCC's employment policies and procedures isestablished in Florida Statutes (FS) 1001.64 and FS 1001.65.SFCC District Board of Trustees (DBOT) Policy 5.24 requires that the DBOT approve administrativeand instructional personnel for full-time employment. DBOT Policy 5.24 also empowers the President toestablish procedures for recommending individuals for employment; hiring full- and part-time supportstaff and temporary substitutes; and promoting, transferring, demoting, and suspending employees. TheDBOT must approve recommendations for termination of employment, including dismissals, resignations,and retirements. Personnel recommendations are included in the monthly DBOT meeting as a regularagenda item (March, 2010 Personnel Recommendations) and evidence of DBOT action may befound in the Board minutes.To support DBOT Policy 5.24, the college has developed procedures to define the employee recruitmentand selection process. SFCC Administrative Procedure 5240 outlines the employee recruitmentprocess for SFCC's various classifications, describes the screening and selection processes, andestablishes authority for offering employment. The procedure also speaks to SFCC’s non-discriminationpractices, stating: “No person shall, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age,disability, marital status, political affiliation, and sexual orientation, be subject to discrimination in anyemployment conditions and practices including any and all recruiting and hiring practices” (SFCCAdminstrative Procedure 5240). Position vacancy announcements and employment applications areavailable on the college’s Web site, in the Human Resources Department, and at each SFCCcampus/center.SFCC’s employment classifications are administrative, faculty, professional staff, and career service. Theyare the basis upon which SFCC administers many of its policies and procedures, including appointmentand re-appointment. Employment classifications are described in the college’s salary schedule which isupdated annually and presented to the DBOT for approval in conjunction with budget recommendations.They are also described in the Employee Handbook under the Employment Contract section. Full-timeand part-time positions may be developed in each of these categories. Part-time instructors are generallyreferred to as adjuncts or adjunct faculty.Policies and procedures related to employment are available to employees online and are summarized inthe Employee Handbook. The following policies and procedures are representative of key elements inthe employment relationship of the college with its faculty and staff:Topic Policy Procedure(s) Other Document(s)PerformanceReview5.04 5040, 5041,5042, and5043South Florida Community College Page 69 / 202N/A