Item #1: Amending the number of committeemen
on the Rules and Procedures, Constitution and Bylaws, and
Resolutions Committee. Article III: Committees And Their Duties;
Section A, Paragraph 1, sub-paragraph c. Suggested changes are
underlined and suggested deletions are scored through.
"c. The Rules and Procedures Committee
shall consist of four (4) seven (7) members,
including a Chairman, who shall serve staggered two (2) year terms.
This Committee shall review the Rules and Procedures of the House
annually. They shall review other proposals for changes in the
Rules and Procedures. They shall make recommendations for changes
in existing Rules and Procedures. Such proposals shall be submitted
to the Chairman of the House at least ninety (90) days prior to
the annual meeting. The Chairman of the House shall have the proposed
changes checked for legal conformity, if necessary. All recommended
changes that legally conform shall be disseminated to the Delegates
at least sixty (60) days prior to the annual meeting and included
in the agenda of such meeting.
d. The Constitution and Bylaws Committee
shall consist of four (4) seven (7) members
including a Chairman, who shall serve for staggered two (2) year
terms. This Committee shall report to the House of Delegates at
the annual meeting their recommendations concerning:
(1) Any amendments proposed in accordance
with the Constitution and Bylaws of the Association, and shall
be prepared to explain the purpose, function, and significance
of such amendments.
(2) Any amendments that they wish to propose
after making an annual review of the Constitution and Bylaws.
Such proposals shall be submitted at least ninety (90) days prior
to the annual meeting to the Chairman of the House for placement
on the agenda. They shall be prepared to explain the purpose,
function, and significance of such proposed amendments.
e. The Resolutions Committee shall
consist of four (4) seven (7) members
including a Chairman, who shall serve staggered two (2) year terms.
This Committee shall report to the House of Delegates at the annual
meeting their recommendations concerning all advance petitions,
resolutions, or motions offered by Delegates, Affiliated Societies,
or by charge from the Chairman of the House. They shall not be
required to review resolutions on proposed amendments to the Constitution
and Bylaws and Rules and Procedures.
The Resolutions Committee shall be responsible
for directing any required "Disaffiliation" procedures of an inactive
U.S. Affiliated Society under the following Authority and process:
"
Item #2: Removal of the Future of Earth
Scientists Committee from a standing committee to an ad hoc committee.
Article III, Committees And Their Duties; Section A; Paragraph
1, Standing Committees; sub-paragraph h.
"h. The Future of Earth Scientists
Committee shall consist of six (6) Delegate members, including
a chairman, who will serve staggered two (2) year terms as regular
voting members, and the Chairman of the Committee on Committees
and each Division president who will serve as ex officio members
in a nonvoting advisory capacity. This committee will continuously
review and may report to the House of Delegates recommendations
to prepare earth scientists for their future roles in society
and may provide to the House of Delegates proposed guidelines
for their education, public perception, and professional development.
Such recommendations and guidelines will be voted upon by the
House of Delegates and, upon approval by a majority vote, will
be submitted for approval and action to the AAPG Executive Committee."
Item #3: Setting a deadline of September
30th (end of first quarter) for submission of the slate of HoD
officer candidates by the Nomination and Election committee, and
selection of the recipients for awards by the Honors and Awards
Committee. Article III, Committees And Their Duties; Section
A; Paragraph 1, Standing Committees, sub-paragraph a.
"a. The Nomination and Election Committee
shall consist of one (1) member from each Region and Section with
not less than seven hundred and fifty (750) members and one (1)
additional member from each Region and Section with more than
five thousand (5,000) members. The members including a Chairman
shall be appointed for one (1) year terms. This committee will
present to the annual meeting of the House a slate or slates of
two (2) nominees for each of the officers to be elected by the
House. The slate or slates with factual background data concerning
each candidate shall be given to the Chairman of the House of
Delegates sixty (60) days by September 30th
each year prior to the annual meeting for
submission to the Delegates with the agenda publication
in The Delegates' Voice. In addition to the
above duties, the Nomination and Election Committee shall be responsible
for the administration of the election at the annual meeting.
This shall consist of the distribution, collection, counting and
reporting the results of the balloting pertaining to the election
of officers. No member of the Nomination and Election Committee,
while serving on that Committee, shall be considered for nomination
as a House of Delegates officer."
And: Article III, Committees And Their Duties,
Section A, Standing Committees; paragraph g.
"g. The Honors and Awards Committee
shall consist of one (1) member from each Region and Section with
not less than seven hundred and fifty (750) members and one (1)
additional member from each Region and Section with more than
five thousand (5,000) members. The Committee Chairman shall be
appointed from among the members. The members and the Committee
Chairman shall serve staggered two (2) year terms. This committee
shall forward names of all candidates to the Chairman of the House
of Delegates for consideration by September 30th each year
as the recipient of the following:"
Item #4: To change from two (2) years
to five (5) years the number of previous years within which one
must have served as a Delegate in order to receive an award. Article
III, Committees And Their Duties, Section A, Standing Committees,
Paragraph 1, sub-paragraph g; indent (2)
"The Chairman, Chairman-Elect, and the Secretary/Editor
of the House of Delegates shall by majority vote approve or disapprove
each candidate as the recipient of the award for which he or she
is named as the candidate. Only candidates selected by this committee
may receive awards. The Distinguished Member of the House and
Honorary Member of the House Awards shall be presented at the
awards ceremony at the AAPG annual meeting. Presentation of the
House Certificate of Merit and House Long Service Awards will
be made at the annual meeting of the House of Delegates.
Rules and Procedures for Granting Awards
(1) All awards shall be given only to recognize
persons for their service to the House of Delegates.
(2) Only a person who has served as a Delegate
within the previous two (2) five (5) years
may receive an award."
