By-Laws Committee
by Peggy Dennis, Bylaws Committee ChairAt the October Regular Meeting, delegates will vote on the proposed changes to the bylaws published in the September Newsletter and discussed at the September Regular Meeting. At that time amendments to the wording of the description of the new Public Safety Committee were made. This new section will now read:
9. Public Safety Committee. This committee shall monitor the mission, goals, policies, and practices of public sector and private sector agencies, institutions, and organizations providing public safety and related services, including the arenas of police, fire and rescue, corrections, public safetyrelated judiciary, homeland security, public health, and to build coalitions with other community groups in furtherance of the mission of the MCCF Public Safety Committee.
The proposed changes to the Annual Achievement Awards follow. Existing language to be deleted is shown below encased in [square brackets]. New language is shown in bold type.
2. Awards Committee. An Awards Committee to make recommendations for recipients shall be established [no later than the February Executive Committee meeting] during the autumn. The President shall call for volunteers to serve on the Awards Committee at the September meeting. Members shall be nominated by the President and confirmed by the Executive Committee at the November Executive Committee Meeting. Notice of the Awards Committee along with a call for suggestions will be published in the December Newsletter. Meetings should commence no later than January.
3. Selection of Recipients. Recipients of the Awards shall be determined by the Executive Committee at [its May] the March meeting, based upon but not limited to recommendations of the Awards Committee. Only members of the Executive Committee may be present during the selection process, and any member of the Executive Committee recommended for any award by the Awards Committee may not participate in the process.
4. Follow-up Responsibilities. After the March Executive Committee meeting, the Awards Committee shall notify award recipients of their selection and the time and place of the presentation. The committee shall prepare the awards and necessary statements to be used at the presentation and take responsibility for publicizing the awards through the Federation Newsletter and other channels.
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