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Article VI: Committees

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    1.  The Executive Council shall consist of the Chapter President, President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership Chair, Fund-Raising Chair, Scholarship Chair, Legislative Representative, Publications Representative, the immediate Past-President, the College President, and those who serve on the state board of Directors.  Chairs of active adhoc committees shall serve as voting members of the executive council.

    2.  The Executive Council shall have general supervision of the affairs of the Chapter between its regular meetings, set the hour and place of meetings, and make recommendations to the Chapter.  The Executive Council shall be subject to orders of the Chapter and none of its acts shall conflict with Chapter actions.

    3.  The Executive Council shall meet monthly.

    4.  Special Executive Council meetings may be called by the Chapter President.
         Special council meetings shall also be called upon the written request of three (3) members of the executive council, said requests to be submitted to  the Chapter President.

Section B: Legislative Committee:

    1.  Composition:

          a.  Members of the Legislative Committee shall be appointed by the Chapter President with the assistance of the President-Elect at the Spring meeting, such appointments to be effective immediately.

          b.  This committee shall be composed of seven (7) members as follows: the Legislative Representative as the chairperson, two (2) members from the faculty, two (2) members from career service, one (1) member from administration, and one (1) member from the college Board of Trustees and the college President.

    2.  Duties:

         a.  It shall be the duty of this committee to provide a communication link  between the FACC Legislative Committee and the Chapter members on all matters pertaining to legislation affecting the college.

         b.  The Legislative Committee shall encourage the membership to participate in activities that promote the community college cause in  the State Legislature.

Section C: Nominating Committee:

    1.  A Nominating Committee of three (3) members shall be appointed by the Executive Council.

    2.  It shall be the duty of this committee to nominate candidates for the offices to be filled at the Annual Meeting.  Additional nominations from the floor shall be permitted.  The Nominating Committee shall also act as the elections committee and shall conduct the elections of the officers by ballot.

Section D: Auditing Committee:

    1.  An Auditing Committee of two (2) members shall be appointed annually by the President.

    2.  The duty of this committee shall be to audit the Treasurer's accounts at the close of the fiscal year and report at the next annual meeting.

Section E: Fund Raising Committee:

    1.  A Fund Raising Committee of two (2) members shall be appointed by the President.

    2.  The Fund Raising Committee shall coordinate the Chapter's fund-raising activities and shall encourage the membership to participate in said  activities.

    3.  The fund-Raising Committee shall keep accurate records of membership participation in fund-raising activities.  Such records shall be used for the selection of voting delegates to the Assembly of Delegates and voting representatives to each commission.

Section F: Scholarship Committee:

    1.  The Chapter President shall annually appoint a Scholarship Committee consisting of not less than three and not more than nine chapter members.

    2.  The Scholarship Committee shall promote the chapter scholarship program, evaluate scholarship applications, interview applicants as appropriate, award the scholarship(s), and report the results of their activities to the Executive Council.

Section G: Other:

Such other committees, standing or special, shall be appointed by the Chapter President as the Chapter or Executive Council shall deem necessary to carry on the work of the Chapter.  The Chapter President shall be ex-officio member of all committees except the Nomination Committee.

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