Introduction:

This memo provides a description of the committee structure of NNECERAPPA.

Standing Committees: The NNEC by-laws provide for the establishment of standing committees by the Board of Directors. The Chapter President selects the membership of each standing committee and appoints the chairperson. The membership in each standing committee expires upon the end of term of the appointing administration except for those three-year appointments that are then subject to the approval of the new Chapter President upon change of chapter officers.

* Professional Development Committee:
Responsibilities: Represents the interests of the Chapter in developing educational initiatives. Assists and coordinates the Chapter involvement in site selection, scheduling of and support for educational workshops, seminars, and Chapter meetings. The professional development committee also assists the host committee in preparation for chapter and regional meetings.

Procedures: Meets on a scheduled basis in coordination with Chapter meetings. Provides minutes, recommendations, and reports to the Chapter Board of Directors.

Membership: Members serve for a three-year term and consist of volunteers appointed by the Chapter President, subject of confirmation of the new chapter president upon change of chapter officers.

* Technology & Communications  Committee:

Responsibilities: Represents the interests of the Chapter in developing ways of communicating with the membership. Assists and coordinates the Board & Committees to make appropriate information available to the chapter.

Procedures: Meets on a scheduled basis in coordination with Chapter meetings. Provides minutes, recommendations, and reports to the Chapter Board of Directors.

Membership: Members serve for a two-year term and consist of volunteers appointed by the Chapter President, subject of confirmation of the new chapter president upon change of chapter officers.

* Membership Committee:

Responsibilities: Develops programs to increase and retain membership.

Procedures: Meets in conjunction with the Chapter meetings. Provides reports, minutes and recommendations to the Chapter Board of Directors.

Membership: Members serve for a two-year term and consist of chapter directors and APPA state directors. The Eastern Region membership appointee to the APPA membership committee will also be a membership committee member.

* Business Partnership Committee:

Responsibilities: Develops programs to increase and retain subscribing membership. Encourages subscribing member support of and participation in chapter and regional meetings. Also serves as subscribing membership support to the regional meeting committee.

Procedures: Meets as necessary to accomplish assigned responsibilities.

Membership: Members serve for a two-year term and consist of volunteers appointed by the Chapter President.

* Scholarship Committee:

Responsibilities: Develops initiatives to encourage and increase participation in the Chapter’s scholarship program. Reviews and provides scholarship recommendations to the Chapter Board of Directors.

Procedures: Meets as necessary to accomplish assigned responsibilities. Provides scholarship recommendations at each Board of Director’s meeting.

Membership: Members serve for a two-year term and consist of the three state directors.

Recognition Committee:

Responsibilities: The recognition committee will marke reccomendations to the Board regarding awards.

Procedures: The subcommittee will make recommendations to the board 60 in advance of the next meeting, with the board taking action 30 before the next meeting to allow appropriate paperwork to be prepared.

Membership: A subcommittee of the board with the vice president acting as chair of the recognition committee.  Committee members include past president and three members of which one can be a business partner.

Temporary (Ad Hoc) Committees: The Chapter President designates temporary committees and appoints the members and designates the chairperson. The committees cease to exist upon presenting a final report.  The committees may extend from one administration to another, subject to the confirmation of the incoming president.

* Nominating Committee:

Responsibilities: Fulfills the nominating committee requirements as stated in the Chapter by-laws.

Procedures: Meets when appointed by the Chapter President and follows the procedures established by the Chapter by-laws.

Membership: Consists of members appointed by the Chapter President.

* Audit Committee

Responsibilities: Fulfills the audit committee requirements as established by the Board of Directors.

Procedures: Meets when appointed by the Chapter President and follows the procedures established by the Board of Directors.

Membership: Consists of members appointed by the Chapter President.

* Regional Meeting  Committee:

Responsibilities: Represents the Chapter interests at regional meeting planning and implementation meeting.

Procedures: The committee meets as members within the host committee, as scheduled by the host committee.

Membership: Consists of volunteer members and members appointed by the Chapter President.

 

 

     NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER ERAPPA

       BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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STANDING COMMITTEES                                TEMPORARY COMMITTEES

 EDUCATION                                                       NOMINATING

 MEMBERSHIP                                               REGIONAL MEETING

 TECHNOLOGY & COMMUNICATIONS                                        AUDIT                         
 
 BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP                                                                               

RECOGNITION COMMITTEE