Section 3.1. STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES.

Standing and special committees of the board, including the committee for long-range planning, shall be constituted with such number of members, quorum requirements, and responsibilities as the board from time to time shall designate by resolution.

Section 3.2 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

1. The Executive Committee of the Board shall consist of the Chair of the Board, the Vice Chair of the Board, the Chair of the Committee on Academic Policy, Program, and Research, the Chair of the Committee on Faculty, Staff and Administration, the Chair of the Committee on Fiscal Affairs, the Chair of the Committee on Facilities Planning, and Management and the Chair of the Committee on Student Affairs and Special Programs.
2. The Executive Committee shall meet at such times that the Chairperson of the Board convenes it, upon the request of the Chancellor or his/her designee. The Executive Committee may take any actions that could have been taken by the Board of Trustees, with the exception of amending these Bylaws, upon the determination by at least four members that it would be detrimental to the University to delay the advancement of the matter until the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Trustees.
3. Certification of such determination and all actions of the Executive Committee shall be reported to all members of the Board no later than the next scheduled meeting. Notice of such actions shall also be placed on the agenda of the next scheduled meeting of the Board of Trustees.

Section 4.1. THE COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS.

There shall be a council of presidents composed of the chancellor, as its permanent chairperson, the presidents of the several colleges and such senior university staff as the chancellor may designate.

Section 4.2. FUNCTIONS OF THE COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS.

To insure unified and cooperative leadership in the city university, it shall be the function of the council:

1. To advise the chancellor with respect to the formulation and periodic revision of a coordinated master plan for a system of public higher education for the city of New York and to indicate for each constituent institution its specific functions in this plan.
2. To recommend to the chancellor procedures and policies that affect more than one of the constituent colleges.
3. To recommend to the chancellor plans for the development of physical properties which will further the general educational program of the university.
4. To advise the chancellor concerning the operating and capital budgets of the entire university system.

The president of each collegiate unit is specifically charged with the administration of his/her own institution and in this capacity he/she is responsible directly to the chancellor and through the chancellor to the board. The Board and any president may consult directly with each other on any issue of institutional importance.

Section 5.1. AMENDMENTS TO BYLAWS.

An amendment to the bylaws may be adopted at any regular or special meeting of the board succeeding the regular or special meeting at which it was proposed. Copies of the proposed amendment must be mailed to each trustee of the board at least ten days before it is voted upon, together with a statement of the name of the introducer and of the meeting at which it is to be acted upon. Copies of the proposed amendments shall be delivered to the collective negotiation representative if required by a contract entered into with such representative. No proposed amendment shall be adopted except upon the affirmative vote of nine trustees of the board.

The above provision insofar as it requires that amendments to the bylaws be proposed at a meeting preceding the meeting at which a vote is taken may be waived by the unanimous consent of the trustees of the board present.

Section 5.2. WAIVER OF THE BYLAWS.

Any provision of these bylaws may be waived at any meeting of the board for some special purpose by the affirmative vote of nine trustees of the board.