Psychological Barriers in Communication
until a decision has been publicly announced. Senate and other stakeholder representatives on council are permitted to report to their constituencies on relevant matters discussed in council without compromising the principles governing confidentiality, privacy and defamatory conduct.
(g)
Members are collectively responsible for council’s decisions, and must abide by a council decision and not undermine it in another university body. A member representing council in another university body must represent council’s decisions in that body in the best possible manner.
(h)
Members of council must declare beforehand any personal interest in matters presented to council for consideration. (i)
After a member has declared an interest in a matter presented to council, or when it is brought to the attention of council that a member has an interest in a matter, council determines whether such member must recuse herself/himself from the proceedings, and such member may only remain present in the meeting with the express permission of council. The member, however, may not form part of the quorum or vote on the matter.
(j)
Members of council may not use privileged information presented to council for personal financial gain or to their advantage over other members of the university/technikon community.
(k)
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Members must attend all council meetings or tender, in advance, a written (including e-mailed) apology with adequate reasons for their absence. Meetings should be attended until their closure unless prior notification with adequate reasons has been given to the chairperson. The abandoning of meetings in session will be regarded as a breach of this Code. The chairperson has discretion to determine the adequacy and reasonableness of the reasons for absence.
The enforcement of the Code referred to in rule (1) is governed by the following:
A GUIDE TO MEETING PROCEDURES FOR UNIVERSITY AND TECHNIKON
(g)
Members are collectively responsible for council’s decisions, and must abide by a council decision and not undermine it in another university body. A member representing council in another university body must represent council’s decisions in that body in the best possible manner.
(h)
Members of council must declare beforehand any personal interest in matters presented to council for consideration. (i)
After a member has declared an interest in a matter presented to council, or when it is brought to the attention of council that a member has an interest in a matter, council determines whether such member must recuse herself/himself from the proceedings, and such member may only remain present in the meeting with the express permission of council. The member, however, may not form part of the quorum or vote on the matter.
(j)
Members of council may not use privileged information presented to council for personal financial gain or to their advantage over other members of the university/technikon community.
(k)
2.
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Members must attend all council meetings or tender, in advance, a written (including e-mailed) apology with adequate reasons for their absence. Meetings should be attended until their closure unless prior notification with adequate reasons has been given to the chairperson. The abandoning of meetings in session will be regarded as a breach of this Code. The chairperson has discretion to determine the adequacy and reasonableness of the reasons for absence.
The enforcement of the Code referred to in rule (1) is governed by the following:
A GUIDE TO MEETING PROCEDURES FOR UNIVERSITY AND TECHNIKON