ARTICLE
IX - COMMITTEES
Sec.
1. Nominating Committee
A.
At least six months prior to the Annual Meeting the President
will appoint, with advice and consent of the Board of Directors,
a Nominating Committee of five from the regular membership, the
Chair of which shall be a current member of the Board of
Directors. The President will not serve on this committee.
B.
At least ten weeks prior to the Annual Meeting, the Nominating
Committee shall notify the regular membership, in writing, of
the nomination and election schedule for that year. A "Call
for Candidates" filing form will accompany this notice.
Filing instructions and deadline for submittal of this form
shall be clearly indicated on both the notice and filing form.
C.
Within one week after filing closing date, the Nominating
Committee shall convene to review all completed "Call for
Candidates" Filing Forms and begin the process of
communicating with each candidate.
D.
Once candidates have been canvassed, the Nominating Committee
shall vote on the candidates for each of the offices scheduled
for election. A simple majority vote for each of the offices
shall constitute a selection of nominee for that office.
E.
The Chair of the Nominating Committee will contact each nominee
to confirm his/her acceptance of the nomination prior to the
presentation of the slate to the Board of Directors.
F.
At least four weeks prior to the Annual Meeting, the Nominating
Committee will submit to the Board of Directors, in writing,
nominees for each elected office to be filled and for members of
the Board of Directors whose terms expire. The final slate of
nominees shall consist of at least one name for each office
scheduled for election.
G.
Once the final slate of nominees has been presented to the Board
of Directors, all candidates for nomination shall be informed of
the vote by the Nominating Committee.
H.
The Committee shall monitor the Chapter nominating and election
process and, where applicable, submit recommended changes to the
Board of Directors through the President.
Sec.
2. Auditing Committee
There
will be an Auditing Committee appointed by the President from
the regular membership with the advice and consent of the Board
of Directors. Chapter Officers will not serve on this committee
as voting members. This Committee will make suitable audits of
the books of the Chapter and submit its reports in writing to
the Chapter not less than annually.
Sec.
3. Finance Committee
A
Finance Committee shall be appointed by the President at the
first meeting of the new Board of Directors. It shall be the
duty of this committee to prepare a budget for the fiscal year.
The Finance Committee shall from time to time submit amendments
to the budget for the current fiscal year, for the Board of
Directors approval, which may be adopted by a majority vote.
Sec.
4. Other Committees
All
other committees as deemed necessary will be appointed by the
President with the advice and consent of the Board of Directors.
All committees may submit a written report not later than the
Annual Meeting.
