(a) There shall be a president of the faculty council that may be filled by one full-time president or two half-time co-presidents. Candidates for a co-presidency shall propose a plan to share the responsibilities of the office prior to the election. Candidate(s) for president will obtain clearance for appropriate release time from the presidents(s) of their home campus(es) prior to declaring candidacy. The (co) president(s) shall be the presiding officer(s) of faculty council and shall be elected at the spring meeting of the faculty council. The president's power shall include, but not be limited to:

(b) The president shall serve for two years, commencing the first day of June in the year of election, and shall be a voting member of the council as immediate past president during the term of the successor. In the event that the faculty council election is not held prior to the expiration of the term, the president will remain in office until a successor is elected.