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30 J U L Y / A U G U S T 2 0 0 5 C A L I F O R N I A N U R S E 1. Appointments Committee a. Composition (1) The Committee shall be composed of no fewer than four (4) CNA Board members, one of whom shall be the secretary. (2) The Secretary shall serve as the chairperson of this committee. b. Functions (1) To solicit information and consents-to-serve as needed from the membership. (2) To recommend appointments based on established criteria. (3) To recommend to the Board appointments to CNA committees and representatives to other organizations that are directly responsible to the Board. (4) To review and update the Appointments Committee manual. B. Meetings 1. The first meeting of Board committees shall be called by the chair- person as needed or directed by the CNA Board. 2. CNSA representatives may have a courtesy seat on specified CNA Board committees. C. Term of Office and Vacancies 1. All members of Board committees shall serve at the discretion of the Board not to exceed two (2) years or until their successors have been appointed. 2. Vacancies shall be filled by CNA Board appointment. D. Accountability The CNA Board shall maintain, give direction to, and receive reports of Board committees. These reports are subject to CNA Board approval. ARTICLE VII Association Committees Section 1. Association Committees A. Association standing committees shall be: 1. Ballot 2. Bylaws 3. Finance B. Association Special Committees Special committees of CNA may be created by the House of Delegates. Membership of these committees may be specified in the same action or may be appointed by the CNA Board from suggestions from the Appointments Committee. Section 2. Membership of Association Committees A. Selection of Members 1. The president Council of Presidents shall request suggestions for potential CNA appointments. 2. The president Council of Presidents shall then direct the Appointments Committee to make recommendations to the CNA Board for chairperson of the Bylaws Committee and membership of all association committees except as otherwise provided in these bylaws or by the House of Delegates. 3. The CNA Board shall then act upon such recommendations to fill these positions. B. Number of Members All Association standing committee members shall be composed of at least five (5) members except as changed by the House of Delegates. C. Term of Office, Vacancies, and Removal Association standing committee members shall serve not to exceed two (2) terms or until their successors are appointed. Vacancies shall be filled by the CNA Board. After absence without just cause, as deter- mined by the CNA Board, from two (2) consecutive meetings or failure to carry out directions and instructions of the bylaws, standing rules, or House of Delegates, the CNA Board may send written notice of sus- pension and appoint a temporary replacement. D. Ex-Officio Members and Courtesy Seats 1. The presidentEach Member of the Council of Presidents shall be an ex-officio member of all Association committees except the Ballot Committee. 2. Representatives of CNSA may have courtesy seats at all Association standing committee meetings except the Ballot Committee. Section 3. Conduct of Business in Association Committees A. Meetings 1. Association standing committees shall meet at least once during each biennium. Further business may be conducted by mail if nec- essary and prudent. 2. The presidentA Member of the Council of Presidents or their or his/her representative shall call the first meeting of each committee. Such call shall be made after consultation with the committee. All subsequent meetings shall be at the call of the respective chairper- son, or by the president Council of Presidents at the request of two (2) committee members. B. Quorum A majority of the members of a committee shall be present for the con- duct of business, thus constituting a quorum. C. Sub-Committees Committees may appoint sub-committees without Board approval as long as additional financial obligations are not incurred. If funding will be necessary, CNA Board approval must be obtained. Such sub-com- mittees must be chaired by a member of the appointing committee. D. Accountability and Reports Association committees shall be directly responsible to the House of Delegates and to the CNA Board in the interim between sessions of the House for carrying out the directions of the House of Delegates, abid- ing by the bylaws and standing rules, and for submitting written reports at each Board meeting. Section 4. Duties of Association Committees