Virginia Administrative Code
Title 8 - EDUCATION
Agency 35 - GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
Chapter 10 - PARKING CITATION APPEALS
Section 8VAC35-10-80 - Appeal Board membership and term of membership; Faculty/Staff Hearing Board; Student Parking Appeals Review Board

A. The Faculty/Staff Appeals Board has been appointed to hear parking citation appeals and advise the Associate Vice President for University Services on parking related matters. The board consists of three faculty members and three staff members appointed by the Associate Vice President for University Services.

Appointments to the board are for two-year renewable terms and run from September 1 through August 31. The chairman is selected for a three-year renewable term by board members and must have served at least one year on the board.

When a member's two-year term ends, the Director of Parking Services will submit additional names to the Associate Vice President for University Services for consideration. The Associate Vice President will either renew the member's term or appoint a new member to the board for those nominated.

The chairman will contact the new nominee to further explain the workings of the group and to discuss their specific responsibilities.

The Faculty/Staff Appeals Board shall meet each month to hear appeals from faculty, staff and visitors to the George Mason University campus. The hearings are scheduled by the Parking Services Office from September through May. At least one hearing should be scheduled during the summer months.

The board shall advise the Parking Services Office of parking regulations that appear vague or misleading and advise about areas on campus not having appropriate signage and ambiguous parking areas.

When a new chairman is elected by the board, the Associate Vice President for University Services and the Director of Parking Services will meet with the new appointee and previous chairman to go over the appeals process, rules, and regulations.

B. The Student Parking Appeals Review Board is constituted under the regulations of the University Judicial Board as set forth in the George Mason University Judicial System for Student Conduct. The membership of the board is to be comprised of current members of the Court of General Sessions of the University Judicial Board. The terms of each member is established in accordance with the regulations set forth in Section X, Article X-B of the Judicial System for Student Conduct.