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BUILDING
SEISMIC SAFETY COUNCIL CHARTER, ORGANIZATIONAL RULES, AND PROCEDURES
Section 1. Qualifications The membership of the Council is open to all professional societies, and labor, trade, model code, voluntary standards, public interest, and public agency organizations which have an interest in the Council's purpose. Organizations not meeting these requirements, but nonetheless interested in pursuing the purpose and objectives of the Council may petition and be elected to membership by the Board of Direction (Board). The Council will make a reasonable effort to create and maintain a membership that is a broad and balanced representation of all segments of the building community and the public interest. Section 2. Admission of Members Qualified organizations will be admitted as members upon filing a completed membership application with the Secretary of the Council and approval by the Board of Direction. Member organizations will designate a representative and an alternate authorized to act on behalf of the organization. Any change in the authorized representative or alternate will be accompanied by filing a notice of such change with the Secretary. Section 3. Rights of Members Each member shall be entitled to one (1) vote on all matters brought before the Council, and shall receive notice of meetings, minutes of such meetings, and other appropriate documentation of the affairs of the Council. Each person serving on any committee, panel or other unit of the Council shall be entitled to one (1) vote on all matters before that unit. Alternates of representatives elected to the Board are not authorized to act on matters coming before that body. Any change in the authorized representative or alternate will be accomplished by filing a written notice of such change with the Secretary to be effective thirty (30) days after such notification. Section 4. Removal of Members Members failing to abide by the policies, rules, and procedures of the Council may be removed by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Board. Repeated failure to return mail ballots may be considered a cause for removal. Section 5. Affiliates Affiliates shall be those organizations and individuals desiring notification
of Council activities and meetings and wishing to receive information
supplied by the Council to its members. Affiliates shall not be entitled
to vote on Council business.
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