Serving as Officers of Agricultural and Related Organizations
REG 06.15.4
Authority: Issued by the Chancellor. Changes or exceptions to administrative regulations issued by the Chancellor may only be made by the Chancellor.
History: First Issued: March 1995.
Contact Info: College of Agriculture & Life Sciences (CALS) Personnel Director (919)515-2708
1. Extension employees should not serve as officers of
agricultural and related organizations because of possible
embarrassment to employees or the organization arising from
political or financial matters, time of employees required for
these duties, depriving lay people of leadership opportunities,
and possible misunderstanding and criticism.
2. Extension staff members should not serve as an officer, board
member, or an official member of work-related citizens' groups.
Further, staff should not serve as informal secretary or
treasurer of such groups as these are official functions of the
organizations.
3. This regulation is not intended to infringe upon an Extension
employee's personal privilege to serve in an official role
as a private citizen in a non-work related capacity. Certainly,
good citizenship often involves participation in religious,
civic, professional, and educational affairs.
4. Extension employees should take steps to relieve themselves as
quickly as feasible of official responsibilities which are not
consistent with this regulation. Lay citizens should be encouraged
and assisted in assuming these roles. Extension staff may serve
in ex-officio status, providing leadership as needed and
requested, without exercising a dominant position in relation
with these organizations. Deviation from this regulation may be
granted by the Director upon petition.
