WHEREAS: The District, through thoughtful discussion and collaborative work using the shared governance system, has developed and refined AP 7120 “Recruitment and Hiring” and the addendum “Faculty Hiring Procedure,” which is housed in the Faculty Senate, as a means of addressing the hiring needs of the District; and
WHEREAS: AP 7120 states that a minimum two-week advertising period is required for all interim appointments, and that the hiring process for both interim and permanent positions must be conducted through committees with specified compositions; and
WHEREAS: There is no legal difference between “acting” and “interim” positions;
BE IT RESOLVED THAT : The Faculty Senate reaffirms the hiring practices and policies in AP 7120 as they currently stand; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT: The Faculty Senate requests that both the administration and the Governing Board adhere to AP 7120 as written until such a time as the practices and policies are modified through the process of shared governance.
The motion carried.