NW10-007
TO: Northwest Council
FROM: Northwest Governing Documents Committee
SUBJECT: PRESUBMITTED
NEW BUSINESS: Revision of Northwest
Policy VII-D
Background
This motion is being brought before the council because
it was sent back to the Northwest Governing Documents Committee for
revision. Currently, there is no specific process for choosing SPEEA
members to act as CESO Northwest Regional Delegates. The Midwest Council
has published process for all members to easily view and understand. The
process below will give our Northwest members an equal opportunity to apply for
the position and allows for more transparency.
Motion
It is moved that: THE NORTHWEST COUNCIL APPROVES A REVISION
OF NORTHWEST POLICY SECTION VII-D:
Membership
in the Council of Engineers and Scientists Organizations (CESO) was authorized
by the SPEEA Executive Board, in the late 1960's and rescinded by the SPEEA
Council in June 1975. Membership in CESO
was re-authorized by the SPEEA Council in April 1978 (SPEEA Policy Section
V). The SPEEA Council assigned the
delegate responsibility to the Northwest Council in 2003.
1. The Northwest Region is represented at CESO by a single
Delegate as defined in SPEEA Policy Section VII.
2 The Professional, Technical and Spokane
CESO Delegate shall consider the positions taken by the Northwest and SPEEA
Councils:
a.
Where council
positions are not available, the Professional, Technical and Spokane CESO
Delegate may represent SPEEA’s interests after taking into consideration past
Council direction on the issue(s) and acting with good intent. The Delegate shall report to the appropriate
Council at the next meeting on all issues on which a position was taken without
Council direction.
b. Support of legislative, public affairs or endorsements where
there is no council position should be referred to the SPEEA and the Northwest
Legislative and Public Affairs Committees in accordance with Northwest Policy
Section V or the SPEEA L&PA Committee in accordance with Section V of the SPEEA
Policy.
c.
The Northwest
Council shall elect the SPEEA CESO Professional, Technical, and Spokane
Delegate.
1 Election of CESO
representatives to act as the Northwest Regional Delegate:
a. The number of positions allotted to SPEEA will be based
on current CESO Rules of Procedure, Article IX Finance.
b. A call for delegate applications will be advertised sixty
(60) days prior to the July meeting in the SPEEA Spotlite
and a minimum of two (2) consecutive Newsletters.
c. Any member of the Northwest Region in continuous good
standing for the previous two (2) years is eligible to stand for election.
d. Each candidate shall provide a platform statement stating
his or her qualifications and a summary of SPEEA activism of no more than 200
words at least two (2) weeks prior to the July
Northwest Regional Council Meeting.
e. Each candidate shall be invited to attend the July
Northwest Regional Council Meeting for the purpose of making a two (2) minute
oral address to the Northwest Regional Council.
f. The delegates shall be elected by a majority vote of the
Northwest Regional Council.
g. At the July Northwest Regional Council meeting, an
Alternate shall also be elected to act in the place of a representative unable
to attend a CESO meeting.
2. A vacancy will be declared when a CESO Northwest Regional Delegate is unable to finish the term, resigns, or
is recalled by the Northwest Regional Council.
a. Should a vacancy be declared, the current Alternate shall
be seated as a CESO Northwest Regional Delegate and a new alternate shall be
elected at the next regular meeting of the Northwest Regional Council to serve
for the remainder of the term.
b. Should subsequent vacancies occur, the Northwest Regional
Council shall elect a replacement(s) to hold the vacated position(s) for the
remainder of the term by the process above.
3. Recall of a CESO
NW Regional Delegate shall be by a simple majority
vote at a Northwest Regional Council meeting.
4. The Northwest Council may request funding for additional
representatives who are not covered by CESO association fees. They may participate, but do not have voting
rights.
5. Duties of the CESO Northwest Regional Delegates:
a. The elected
representatives Delegate vote shall be cast as a consensus vote. They shall choose a spokesperson to cast the
CESO Northwest Regional Delegate vote and shall act in accordance with the
positions taken by the Northwest and SPEEA Councils. Direction on specific issues from the
Northwest Regional Council will be relayed by the Northwest Regional Council
Officers.
b. Where Council
positions are not available, the representatives acting as the CESO Northwest
Regional Delegate may represent SPEEA's interests after taking into
consideration past Council direction on similar issue(s) and acting in good
faith with the perceived best interests of the SPEEA membership.
c. Support of
legislative, public affairs or endorsements where there is no Council position
should be referred to the SPEEA and the Northwest Legislative and Public
Affairs Committees in accordance with Northwest Policy Section V, or the SPEEA
L&PA Committee in accordance with Section V of the SPEEA Policy.
d. The representatives acting as the CESO Northwest Regional Delegate shall submit a written report on the issues
and events of each CESO meeting attended prior to the next regular Northwest
Regional Council Meeting. A concise oral
report shall be presented by the spokesperson at that meeting. This report shall include all issues on which
a position was taken without Council direction.
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