January 30, 2011

M1-010

 

TO:                         SPEEA Council

 

FROM:                  SPEEA Governing Documents Committee   

 

SUBJECT:            Pre-Submitted New Business:  Revision of SPEEA Policy VII-D

 

 

Background

 

It is the intent of the Governing Documents Committee to have the CESO delegates elected in time for the SPEEA Council Convention every even year nominate a candidate for the CESO Executive Council while all Council Delegates are together.

 

MOTION

It is moved that:  THE SPEEA COUNCIL REVISE SPEEA POLICY SECTION VII-D CESO:

 

4.     In September of even years, CESO holds an election for each position of its Executive Committee.  The Executive Committee is comprised of five officers and up to three members-at-large.  It is the intent of the SPEEA Council for SPEEA to be represented on the CESO Executive Committee.  The selection of a SPEEA candidate for the CESO Executive Committee shall be accomplished as follows:

a.     At a Special SPEEA Council meeting the annual convention, the SPEEA Council shall elect one candidate from the regional councils elected delegates that SPEEA’s CESO delegates shall recommend to the CESO Executive Committee at the September CESO meeting.

b.    If the SPEEA candidate does not make the slate of recommended CESO Executive Committee members, the CESO delegates shall nominate that candidate at the CESO election meeting.

5.             If a vacancy occurs in the position of the SPEEA representative on the CESO Executive Committee during the term of office, the CESO delegates should recommend to CESO the candidate with the next highest vote in the prior selection of the SPEEA representative.

6.             The SPEEA CESO delegates shall not approve any CESO budget where the dues income from any SPEEA CESO units exceeds 50% of the CESO annual dues income.

 

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