Article E- Committees

Section 1. General.
a. Term. The term of members' appointments to any committee shall expire on December 31 of the odd-numbered year in which the term of the Board of Directors expire, except for members of committees whose term is determined by the appointing authority to be shorter. A vacancy in any committee may be filled by the Chairperson of that Committee for the unexpired term.

Section b. Reimbursement. Committee members may be reimbursed for travel and actual expenses necessarily incurred in attending committee meetings and in performing other official duties, if such reimbursement is authorized, in advance, by the Executive Committee.

Section 2. Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee shall consist of the President, the First and Second Vice Presidents, the Secretary and the Treasurer. The President shall chair this Committee. Three members of the Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum. The Executive Committee shall have authority to manage and conduct the day-to-day business and the property of the Association, except as limited by law, and except for the election of officers and directors. The Executive Committee shall serve as the editorial forum for review and approval of all materials to be published by the Association. It shall meet as often as necessary in the judgment of its Chairperson, and at any time at the call of, and under the authority of, the Board of Directors, and shall make full report of its actions at the next ensuing meeting of the Board. An Executive Secretary shall assist the Executive Committee in supervising the activities of the Association. Unless otherwise restricted by these By-Laws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Executive Committee may be taken without a meeting, if prior to such action, a written consent thereto is submitted to all of the members of the Executive Committee and is signed by a majority of such members and such written consent is filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Executive Committee.

Section 3. Finance Committee.The Finance Committee consists of a Chairperson and up to four members. The Chairperson shall be designated by the President from the Board of Directors. The other members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Chairperson from either the Board of Directors or from the general membership of the Association. The Finance Committee, with prior approval of the Board, shall be charged with the responsibility for managing and investing assets of the Association and undertaking such other activity as is designed to finance the programs of the Association. The Finance Committee shall exercise such additional powers and functions as may be delegated to it by the Board of Directors..

Continuation of Article E