Every year it is the responsibility of the Nominations Committee to maintain Chapter 36’s Board of Officers and certain Commit-tee Chairs.

Moving up from one officer position to the next position is not an automatic action. All elected officers must be nominated and voted into office. The nomination is not required to come from the nominations committee, but from any chapter member.

The President is responsible for leading the chapter meetings and board meetings, attending Regional Winter Forum to repre-sent the Chapter in reports and the responsibilities at the Re-gional Seminar in College Station, required reports and communi-cations from and to IRWA headquarters and representing chap-ter’s interest at the International Right of Way Annual Confer-ence.

The Vice-President is responsible for stepping in when the president is not available to lead the chapter meetings and board meetings, attends the Winter Forum, required reports and com-munications from and to IRWA headquarters and plans all parts of Chapter 36’s Spring Seminar – which is the largest source of income for the chapter.

The Treasurer is responsible for all incoming money, payments made on behalf of the Chapter and detailed monthly reporting to the board, required reports and communications from and to IRWA headquarters and chapter members for all transactions.

The Secretary is responsible for keeping board meeting minutes and monthly reporting to the board and chapter members.

Professional Development Committee (PDC) – Three Year – A member is elected to a three year position to advise and guide members during their education certification process. The PDC Committee communicates with IRWA’s headquarters with all necessary paperwork received from the chapter mem-bers and keeps the members informed of any necessary require-ments. The PDC Committee is the Chapter’s education advisors and connection to IRWA Certification and maintains all reports and communications from and to IRWA headquarters regarding its members’ certifications.
Directors – Two Year – a member is elected to a two year position to represent the Chapter as a voting member and attend the Regional Caucus meeting at the International Right of Way Annual Conference. All changes to IRWA policy or procedures and location of the annual conference are voted on during the International Right of Way Annual Conference and the Directors represent the Chapter’s vote on these issues.
Please read the biographies beginning below and continuing on to page 5 of the newsletter. Voting is scheduled to occur at the end of our meeting, October 13th.

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