Membership and Structure Clause Samples

Membership and Structure. 47 The Commission will be composed of six members and should include, but not necessarily be limited to, 48 individuals with competence in historical research and archival work. Members shall be selected as follows: 49 50 • 3 elected or appointed by the Canadian Conference; 51 52 • 3 elected or appointed by the United States Conference; 54 All commission members must be members in good standing of a church congregation that is a member of 55 one of the national conferences. 56 57 Commission members will serve four-year terms. Any limit on the number of consecutive terms served by 58 a member will be determined by the respective national conferences. Terms will be staggered in order to allow for 59 continuity and balance of membership. 61 The Commission will organize itself by selecting a Chair, Associate Chair and Recording Secretary from 62 among its elected and appointed members. The Chair and Associate Chair will come from different national 63 conferences and the nationality of the persons filling these roles will normally alternate between the two 64 conferences. 66 An Executive Secretary will be selected by the Historical Commission and be employed by a legal entity 67 (e.g., a Mennonite Brethren school, Conference or congregation). The Historical Commission will reimburse the 68 legal entity for the employee’s salary and benefits, according to the funding arrangement made between the 69 Historical Commission and the legal entity. 71 In addition, one representative from each of the regional archival centers (currently located in Hillsboro, 72 Fresno, Winnipeg and Abbotsford) shall sit on the Commission as ex officio members. 74 Representatives of historical committees from other Mennonite Brethren national conferences may be 75 invited to participate with the Commission as liaison members. In the future, consideration may be given to formally 76 adding additional member conferences to the Commission and/or evolving the Commission into an ICOMB-based 77 agency.