council members handbook

I.  Council Members

There shall be six Members of the Council, elected at-large from the entire voting membership of the Association.  However, each Division (Northern, Central and Southern) shall be represented by two of the six at-large Council members at all times.

The term of office for the six at-large Council members shall be two years, with three retiring and three elected each year (one from each Division).

Council Members of the Association shall:

1. start their term in office at the close of the first meeting of Council at the Annual Meeting of the Association.  (C. A.IV. Section 13.)
2. be responsible for formulation of policy and general direction of the Association. (C. A.IV. Section 10.)
3. have the authority to interpret the Constitution and By-Laws of the Association.  (C. A.IV. Section 10.)
4. meet twice annually at the time of the Annual Meeting of the Association.
   (C. A.IV. Section 11.) At the first annual meeting of Council, incoming Officers shall be invited to attend as observers and may participate in discussion upon recognition by the chair, but shall not be voting members. At the second meeting of Council, retiring Officers shall be invited to attend as observers and may participate in discussion upon recognition by the chair, but shall not be voting members.
   (C. A.IV. Section 11.)
5. when necessary, participate in the business of the Council by phone and/or email.
6. in the event of death, resignation, absence, or inability to serve of any Officer other than the President, President-Elect, or Past-President, appoint a member of the Association to assume the duties of that office until the office can be filled at a regular election or until the Officer is able to re-assume duties of that office. (C. A.IV. Section 12.).
7. when necessary, appoint the Executive Director of the Association.
   (C. A.IV. Section 8.)
8. appoint the editor of SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES and the editor of the PACIFIC SOCIOLOGIST.  (C. A.V. Section 2.)
9. ratify policies for all publications of the Association, as formulated by The Publications Committee.  (C. A.IV. Section 1.)
10. receive reports and recommendations from Officers and Committees of the Association, and make decisions regarding approval of those reports and recommendations.
11. review, modify, and act on recommendations for committee appointments from the Committee on Committees at its first meeting of the Annual Meeting of the Association.   (C. A.V. Section 3.)
12. end their term in office at the close of the first meeting of Council at the Annual Meeting of the Association. (C. A.IV. Section 13.)