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10.1

Policy Committees. Policy committees shall study issues within their area of concern and shall make recommendations to the Representative Council for its information or action. The President shall appoint, subject to the advice and consent of the Board of Directors, the chairpersons of all policy committees. Any member of the Association may serve on a policy committee. Policy committees may be established by the Board of Directors or by the Representative Council as necessary.

10.2

Service Committees. Unless otherwise provided in these Bylaws, the Board of Directors shall, establish service committees of the Association. Service committees shall carry out the policies of the Association. Service committees may be established by the Board of Directors or by the Representative Council as necessary. The President shall, subject to the advice and consent of the Board of Directors, appoint all service committee members.

10.3

Negotiating Team.

a.

The members of the Team and alternates to the Team shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Board of Directors.

b.

The Negotiating Team shall be responsible for bargaining the Association's contract proposals.

c.

The Negotiating Team shall be responsible to the Board of Directors for coordinating the negotiations process within the objectives of the Association.

d.

Replacements to fill vacancies for any reason, including the subsequent withdrawal of one or more members of the Team by replacement thereof, shall be made by the same process as for the initial appointment.

e.

Members of the Team may be removed by the President with the advice and consent of the Board of Directors.

10.4

Grievance Committee.

a.

The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Board of Directors.

b.

The Grievance Committee shall be responsible for implementing the Association's grievance program, per Standing Rules and negotiated agreement between the Association and District.

The Grievance Committee shall be responsible to the Board of Directors for implementing the grievance process within the objectives of the Association.

d.

Procedures for members to appeal decisions regarding arbitration shall be delineated in the Standing Rules.

e.

Replacements to fill vacancies for any reason, including the subsequent withdrawal of one or more members, shall be made by the same process as for the initial appointment.

10.5

Rules and Elections Committee.

a.

The president shall appoint the Rules and Elections Committee with the advice and consent of the Board of Directors.

b.

The Rules and Elections Committee shall conduct all general elections. The committee shall assist the president with all vote counts at Representative Council meetings.

c.

This Committee shall consist of eight (8) members corresponding to the segment representatives of the Board of Directors, whenever possible, and up to eight (8) alternates for emergency situations.

d.

Members of the Board of Directors shall not serve on the Rules and Elections Committee.

e.

Declared candidates and their family members are excluded from serving on the Rules and Elections Committee during that election.

f.

Replacements to fill vacancies, temporary or permanent, shall be made by the same process as the initial appointment.

10.6

Membership on Committees. The President, First Vice-President, and Second Vice-President shall be non-voting members of all committees.