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Article VIII & IX

By Laws Home	Article I & II	Article III & IV
Article V - VII	Article VIII - IX	Article XIV

ARTICLE  VIII  COMMITTEE

SECTION  1.0 AUDIT COMMITTEE - The president shall appoint an Audit Committee of three    members to function pursuant to ARTICLE IV  SECTION 6.5.   

SECTION  2.0 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - There shall be an Executive Committee  which    shall consist of the President, as chairperson,  the Vice President,  the Secretary,     the Treasurer and the immediate Past President.
        2.1 POWERS:  This committee shall have the authority, by a majority vote,  to   
               exercise all  the powers of the board  any time a quorum shall fail to attend  a   
               Board  meeting and / or whenever the Board shall not be in session.  The   
               Executive Committee  shall have further powers as delegated by the Board.  It's   
               actions shall be reported to and shall be subject to review  of the Board. 
        2.2 CONFIRMATION OF ACTION: All actions of the Executive Committee  must    be
               confirmed by the Board  at the next regularly scheduled meeting or become    null
               and void.

SECTION  3.0 PROJECT COMMITTEES: Project Committees may be established by the          President for the purpose of providing advisable or necessary function of  operations  and carrying out specific projects.
        3.1 POWERS:  The purpose, duty and responsibility of such committees shall be   
              specifically  designed in notice from the President.  Their general function  shall    be
              to investigate, to make recommendations, and to take any advisable or   necessary
              action  to accomplish these activities.
        3.2 REPORTS -All committees are required to keep records of their proceedings and   
               report them to the President upon request.
        3.3 AUTHORITY TO BIND CHAMBER:  No committee shall represent or  commit   
               the Chamber in advocacy or opposition to any project without the  specific   
               authority  of the Board  unless clearly granted in it's powers to exist.  No action    or
               resolution of  any committee, unless specifically granted,  shall be binding    upon
                the Chamber or expressive of the sense of  the Chamber.
        3.4 DEBTS - No Committee or any member thereof, except the Executive  Committee
               shall contract any debt in it's behalf to the Chamber unless  granted  in it's  powers
               to exist.       
        3.5 TERMINATION - The authorization for the continuance of any committee shall   
               terminate  with the end of the fiscal year but may be continued at the will of the   
               President. 
        3.6 MEETINGS - Meetings may be called at any time by the President or it's   
               chairperson.

ARTICLE IX INDEBTEDNESS

SECTION 1.0  DEBTS: No member of the Chamber shall contract any debt in  his, hers or its     behalf which shall in any manner or to any extent render the Chamber liable for    the payment of any sum or for any obligation, unless the same shall be authorized     by the Board.
        1.1 SPENDING: The Chamber shall use it's funds to accomplish the  objectives and   
               purposes  specified in these by-laws. 
        1.2 No part of the Chamber funds shall insure or be distributed to any  member of    the
              Chamber.