CAHPERD STANDING COMMITTEES

GOVERNANCE AND STRUCTURE COMMITTEE

WHO?

The Governance and Structure Standing Committee shall be composed of sevenmembers who have had experience at unit, region, district orstate levels.  Members shallbethe Immediate Past President (Keith Johannes), the parliamentarian (Kathy Scott), representatives from each of the fivedistricts: Northern (Rock Braithwaite), Southern (Karen M. Johnson), Northern Central (Robin Reese), Bay (Scott Springhorn) and South Central (Dianne Wilson-Graham).  The Executive Director (Quentin Christian) serves as an ex-officio, non-voting member.  District representatives shall be recommended by each DistrictCoordinator for appointment by the President and approval by the Board of Directors. The Chair (Robin Reese) and Chair-Elect shall be appointed by the President and President-Elect respectively, for approval by the Board of Directors. Members are appointed for two-year terms.  Two consecutive terms are not recommended.  Other members of the CAHPERD Administrative Committee serve in ex-officio, non-voting positions.

WHAT?

The Governance and Structure Committee assists the Association in facilitating efficient conduct of business and in accomplishing professional objectives by:

  • Revising, clarifying and editing the Constitution, Bylaws, and Codes whenever so authorized by the House of Delegates.

  • Recommending revision, clarification or editing whenever such changes would expedite the business of the Association.

  • Reviewing operating codes of officers, divisions, sections and standing committees for agreementwith the Constitution and Bylaws.

  • Assisting districts, regions and units in the revision of their operating codes.

  • Serving in an advisory capacity to officers, Board ofDirectors and House of Delegates, so as to prevent violations of the Constitution and Bylaws.

  • Motivating officers, committee chairs and others to develop operating codes and tokeep them up-to-date.

WHEN?

During the process of proposing a new structure for CAHPERD, the Committee is meeting four to five times a year.  

COMPARISON WITH THE CURRENT STRUCTURE:

The proposal suggests that the Governance and Structure Committee and Constitution and Bylaws Committee merge into one committee.