Ala. Admin. Code r. 485-X-1-.06

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 485-X-1-.06 - District Nominating Meetings

(1) District nomination meetings are to be called every (4) four years, or as needed to fill vacancies, in each of the five districts as comprised in Section 34-15C-4(e)(1) for the purpose of selecting the Statewide Nominating Committee members.

(a) District nomination meetings shall be called by the board.

(b) All registered interior designers in each district holding a nominating meeting shall be notified of the meeting, by district of residence, in writing to the last known address on record at the board, of the time and place of the meeting.

(c) Public notice and conduct of meetings shall be in accordance with the Alabama Open Meetings Act.

(d) At the district nomination meetings, the registered interior designers who reside in the district and who are present at the meeting shall constitute a quorum at the meeting. The registered interior designers who reside in the district and are in attendance at the meeting shall nominate from the floor a Chair to preside over that meeting; shall proceed according to Roberts' Rules of Order, as most recently revised; and shall select one person to serve on the statewide nominating committee. Minutes of the meeting shall be recorded and signed by the chair of the meeting and copies sent to the chair of the Board and to the current statewide nominating committee chair.

(e) Nominations for the district representative to the statewide nominating committee may be made from the floor; or, if an individual is willing and able to serve as the district representative to the statewide nominating committee and is unable to attend the district nomination meeting, that individual shall provide, in advance of the district meeting, to the chair of the Alabama Board for Registered Interior Designers, a signed letter of acceptance of the nomination.

(f) The district representative shall be selected by a plurality of the vote and shall be a registered interior designer with a valid certificate, shall reside in the district, and shall continue to serve until his or her successor is elected.

(2) If a vacancy occurs on the statewide nominating committee from any district, a district nominating meeting shall be called for that district only to fill the vacancy until the end of the vacated term.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 485-X-1-.06

New Rule: Filed September 24, 2010; effective October 29, 2010.

Author: Alabama Board for Registered Interior Designers

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 34-15C-4(e)(2).