Article XII

Committees

SECTION 1 - The President shall have the authority to establish committees in the best interest of the Lehigh Valley Area Local. The President shall allocate the necessary funds to perform the duties of any such committees established.

SECTION 2 - BUDGET COMMITTEE: The Budget Committee shall consist of the Vice President as Chairperson, the Treasurer, and no more than two other persons as appointed by the President. The Budget Committee shall present a budget as outlined in Article 4, Section 5.
 

SECTION 3 - PUBLICATION COMMITTEE: (a) It will be the responsibility of this Committee to publish at least bi-monthly newsletters, for distribution to all dues paying members and retirees. Adequate LWOP will be allocated by the President to perform these duties.

(b) This Committee shall consist of the President as Editor and at least one Associate Editors.

(c) The salary of the associate editor(s) shall be fifty ($50.00) dollars per month

SECTION 4 - ELECTION COMMITTEE: The Election Committee shall be established in accordance with Article 7 of this Constitution. It shall be the duty of the Committee to safeguard the secrecy and honesty of the election, to count and announce the results of the election in a signed statement and decide all controversies arising out of the election. The Election Committee shall seal the ballots from the election and place them in trust with the union Secretary to be preserved for a period of one (1) year. If for any reason the ballots must be opened, the Secretary shall turn over the sealed packet to the Election Committee for disposal of the question.

SECTION 5 - CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS SCREENING COMMITTEE: The Constitution and Bylaws Screening Committee shall consist of one Chairperson and at least two (2) other members. This committee will meet after the March meeting where all submitted proposals are read without discussion but prior to the April Meeting where proposed amendments are voted on for adoption.

The purpose of this committee will be to facilitate the amending of the Constitution and Bylaws. It shall screen all resolutions submitted in an effort to consolidate identical resolutions and identify similar resolutions. This committee will be responsible for clarifying resolution language but may not alter any resolution from it's original intent. A Full report must be given at the April meeting of the committee's action regarding consolidation, identifying similar resolutions and clarifying language of any resolution.

The committee will be responsible for the posting of the proposal(s), in original form, in all stations and/or branches. If necessary, this committee will be responsible for posting any amended proposal(s) where the change proposed increases the original posting.

The Executive Vice-President will be responsible for the inserting of changes in the Constitution and Bylaws and maintaining an up-to-date copy of same. Adequate LWOP will be allocated by the President to perform all duties listed in this section.