Membership Representation
The following entities will be solicited for nominations for representation on the PAB:
- Non-Senate Academic Council
- Academic Senate
- Associated Students of UCM
- Graduate Student Association
- Staff Assembly
Each of the units listed above will provide nominees to represent their area. The Chancellor or designee will select PAB representatives from these nominations, which will result in five PAB members. The Chancellor, Chancellor designee, or PAB Administrative Advisory Group may add additional members as needed.
In order to ensure independence, no member or alternate of the PAB can be a current or former UC Merced Police Department employee, or a current employee of the Office of Legal Affairs or the Ethics and Compliance Office.
The appointment of any PAB member who has been absent from three consecutive regular or special meetings shall automatically terminate after on the third such absence.
Any breach of the PAB’s Code of Ethics will be cause for review. The PAB Administrators may remove a PAB member or alternate for cause, including transgressions of policy, confidentiality, or ethical standards.
Chair
The Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs & Engagement serves as the PAB Chair.
Membership Term
PAB members and alternates will serve for a one-year term. In order to maintain institutional knowledge at the conclusion of their term, some members’ terms may be extended. The Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs & Engagement will work with the various entities to maintain PAB membership in the event that a member can no longer serve on the PAB.
Compensation
Members Appointed to the Police Accountability Board will serve without compensation from UC Merced or the UC Merced Police Department.
