910. Councils and Committees
910.997 Meeting Attendance
The Presiding Chair of each Board, Council and Committee shall file an attendance report in the Executive Office within one week after each called meeting of the body over which he/she has presided. Each Chair shall have the authority, subject to review by the body concerned, to excuse any member from a meeting for due cause. Unexcused absence from one-third of the called meetings within any six-month period if such called meetings number four or more, or unexcused absence from any two consecutive meetings, may on the recommendation of the Presiding Chair of each Board, Council or Committee, serve as cause for requesting the resignation of the member from the body concerned.
(Motion of the Board, February 1980; Reaffirmed, BOD-1, AM 2014)
910.998 Approval of Council Recommendations
- The Board of Directors will approve or disapprove all Council recommendations as reported by Council Chairs.
- In the event the Board of Directors cannot meet, the Council’s recommendations will be approved or disapproved by the Executive Committee.
- In the event the Executive Committee cannot meet, Colorado Medical Society (CMS) staff will act with concurrence of Council Chair (e.g., Legislative Chair). The Council’s recommendations will be approved or disapproved by the President or President-elect.
- In the event the President or President-elect is unavailable, CMS staff will act with concurrence of the Council Chair.
(Motion of the Board, February 1980; Reaffirmed, BOD-1, AM 2014)