Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Staff Council.

The SIO Staff Council was created by SIO Director Roger Revelle in 1957 under Standing Orders of the Regents 8 Article 3 and 9 article 2(c) which gave campus executive officers authority for to create an Advisory Administrative Council. The first meeting of Staff Council was held on 19 August 1958. In 1958 Revelle appointed a committee to outline the functions and operation of Staff Council. It developed draft by-laws on 26 February 1958 which were formally adopted by Staff Council on 12 January 1960.

The by-laws state that Staff Council is an organization of faculty and professional research staff of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. It functions as a forum for its members, advises the local administration of the opinions of its members and aids the local administration as circumstances permit.

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