Board Member - Charlie Wood

I was thinking while pondering in my swing, that if everyone knew the rules concerning committee chairman appointments, perhaps the incoming President will not run into the buzz-saw that I hit last year.

First, according to our By-Laws, the President is responsible for appointing the Chairman for each of the committees. Many of our committees have gone dormant due to lack of interest, or failure to appoint a Chairman. For example the Long Range Planning Committee has not published a report in the past ten years.

Another thing which I don't think most people are aware of, is that the tenure of committee chairpersons is the same as that of the elected appointing official, which in our case is one year. This does not mean necessarily, that every chairperson must be replaced every year. It is however the President's decision to make. Actually, the honorable thing would be for each Chairperson to offer their resignation to the out going President prior to the annual meeting each year.
Hopefully, if everyone understands the rules; the new President will have a smoother first week than I had. Oh by the way, that tenure thing is in Robert's Rules.

Charlie