About CSC

Overview

Purpose of the Career Service Council

The CSC is a recognized body of the shared governance structure of Santa Fe College in Florida. The CSC was formed to provide representation for Career Service (CS) employees, as defined in the Board-approved Salary Schedule, in matters of College policy, and issues of general interest to the College community.

The function of the CSC shall include, but not be confined to, the following:

  1. To provide the means for full-time CS employees, through their elected representatives, to participate in the formulation of policies and procedures relating to those employees, their working environments, and the College community.
  2. To serve as a source for disseminating information to and receiving information from full-time CS employees.
  3. To represent full-time CS employees at the following regularly scheduled meetings: Board of Trustees meetings, College President's Cabinet meetings, Resource and Planning Council meetings, and/or other meetings as assigned by the College President or Board of Trustees.

Objectives of the Career Service Council

  • Promote the welfare of members and the College in its entirety.
  • Act as the voice of members to address employee concerns and issues.
  • Act as a liaison between members, the administration of the College, and other groups that participate in College governance.
  • Raise awareness regarding College issues, programs, services, and events.
  • Devote efforts toward the professional development and advancement of members.
  • Serve as an advisory group to the College President or his/her designee on College matters as they pertain to members and issues of general interest to the College community.

Who We Are

All full-time Career Service (CS) employee, defined in the Board-approved Salary Schedule, are considered members of the CSC. As CS members, you are able to become involved in the governance of Santa Fe College through active participation in the Career Service Council. Each building is represented by a Cluster Representative who attends monthly meetings that discuss campus/college-wide issues and explore solution-oriented results.

Representatives

See the Career Service Council Officers and Representatives.

Standing Council Committees

  • Bylaws and Elections Committee

  • The Bylaws and Elections Committee is a CSC standing committee consisting of Career Service employees, one of which will be Chair of this committee. The CSC Parliamentarian will serve on this committee. This committee is responsible for maintaining the bylaws. The committee will meet at least once during the Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters.

    The Bylaws and Elections Committee will have the responsibility of overseeing the nomination and election process for the CSC. Any member of the committee that is running for an elected position is immediately removed from overseeing the nominations and elections upon accepting their nomination.

  • Cluster Representatives Committee

  • The Cluster Representatives Committee is a CSC standing committee consisting of CSC Cluster Representatives with the CSC Secretary serving as Chair. This committee is responsible for determining the structure of the clusters to ensure adequate representation of all members. The number of Cluster Representatives may vary.

  • Historian Committee

  • The Historian Committee is a CSC standing committee consisting of Career Service employees committed to maintaining a history of CSC events/projects. This Committee is responsible for taking photos during CSC meetings and special events, preserving and continuing an ongoing history, and maintaining the CSC website. Meetings will occur on an as-needed basis. The CSC Vice President will serve on this committee.

  • Salary and Benefits Committee

  • The Salary and Benefits Committee is a CSC standing committee consisting of Career Service employees, one of which will be the Chair of this Committee. The CSC President will serve on this committee. This committee is responsible for reviewing proposed changes to salary and benefits and making recommendations to the CSC Leadership. Recommendations are then taken to the Resource Planning Committee. Meetings will be scheduled on a regular basis.

  • Saints Share Wear Committee

  • The Saints Share Wear Committee is a CSC standing committee headed by officers: a Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer. The Share Wear Committee is responsible for oversight and operation of the Saints Share Wear store and has authority to enact programs aimed at increasing participation and sales.

    The Share Wear Chair and Treasurer shall have budgetary authority, along with the CSC Executive Council Treasurer. The Share Wear Treasurer is responsible for keeping an accounting of all monies received and expended from the Share Wear account and will provide a record of these transactions to the CSC Executive Treasurer the day before the meeting and to the CSC at each regular meeting. Allowable expenditures from the Share Wear account include purchases that provide for store operations, upkeep, and promotion. Individual expenses over $250 and bi-annual aggregate expenses over $750 shall require approval by the CSC Executive Council.

    A transfer shall be made bi-annually (in January and July) from the Share Wear account to the Friends of Career Service account, which feeds the Family Fund, Scholarship Fund, and the General Fund. At the time of the transfer, the Share Wear Committee may maintain an account balance of up to $750; all funds in excess of this amount will be transferred.

Become Active in the CSC

Join us for one of our monthly meetings!

Are you a Friend of Career Service?

Any employee of the college - Career Service, Administrative and Professional and/or Faculty may become a Friend of Career Service.

  • Friends help support the Career Service Council through donations that support Career Service staff in need.
  • Friends are invited to all Career Service Council sponsored events!
  • You decide the amount to donate!

Join the mission of the Career Service Council and become a Friend today!