Colorado Medical Society

Introduced by:              Constitution & Bylaws Committee

Subject:                           Amend Bylaws - Term Limits for Chairs of Councils and Committees

Referred to:                   Reference Committee on Board of Directors/Constitution & Bylaws/Credentials

 

WHEREAS, councils and committees should be active, dynamic groups that serve the best interests of CMS, and

 

WHEREAS, leadership skills may be honed by chairing a council or committee, and

 

WHEREAS, extending the opportunity to chair a council or committee expands the number of physicians with leadership skills, and

 

WHEREAS, new leaders often bring new perspectives that may engender more relevant discussions and promote ideas of value to the Society, therefore be it

 

RESOLVED, that the Bylaws be amended as follows:

 

Chapter VI – Officers and Other Elected Officials

Section 13.  Grievance Review Committee Members

c.  Terms of Office:  The Grievance Review Committee members shall be elected for terms of three years each, so arranged that the terms of an equal number of the Grievance Review Committee members shall expire each year.  Grievance Review Committee members each may serve up to two (three-year) terms of full continuous service. A CHAIR MAY SERVE A MAXIMUM OF FOUR CONSECUTIVE ONE-YEAR TERMS. Any Member CHAIR who has served the maximum number of terms allowed shall not be eligible to serve in that position again until one year has elapsed from the date of termination of the last term of service.

 

Section 14.  Judicial Councilors

c.  Terms of Office:  Judicial Councilors shall be elected for terms of three years each, so arranged that terms of an equal number of Judicial Councilors shall expire each year.  Judicial Councilors each may serve up to three (three-year) terms of full continuous service. A CHAIR MAY SERVE A MAXIMUM OF FOUR CONSECUTIVE ONE-YEAR TERMS. Any Member CHAIR who has served the maximum number of terms allowed shall not be eligible to serve in that position again until one year has elapsed from the date of termination of the last term of service.


Chapter VIII - Councils and Committees

Section 1.  Councils

d.  Chairs and Vice Chairs.  Chairs and Vice Chairs shall be appointed annually by the President from among members of the Councils.  A CHAIR MAY SERVE A MAXIMUM OF FOUR CONSECUTIVE ONE-YEAR TERMS. 

 

Section 2.  Committees:  Chairs and members of committees shall be nominated by the President and President-elect and appointed by the Board of Directors.  Voting members of committees shall be Active Members of the Colorado Medical Society, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors.

Chairs of Committees shall be Active Members of the Society and where possible, shall be selected from Council members.  WHERE POSSIBLE A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL TO WHICH THE COMMITTEE REPORTS.  The Board, on recommendation of the President, President-elect and Council Chairs shall appoint members and Chairs of Committees. As much as possible Committee members shall represent all geographic portions of the state; where indicated there shall be adequate specialty representation. Committee terms shall expire annually at the close of the Annual Meeting, except as otherwise provided in the Bylaws. A CHAIR MAY SERVE A MAXIMUM OF FOUR CONSECUTIVE ONE-YEAR TERMS.

 

Section 3. Constitution and Bylaws Committee:

      There shall be a Committee of the Colorado Medical Society to be known as the Constitution and Bylaws Committee, consisting of six CMS members. With advice from the President and/or President-elect, the members of such Committee shall be appointed by the President, for staggered terms of three years each. A CHAIR MAY SERVE A MAXIMUM OF FOUR CONSECUTIVE ONE-YEAR TERMS. The Speaker of the House shall be an ex officio non-voting member of the Committee. With respect to the Articles of Incorporation, the Constitution and the Bylaws of this Society, and to amendments to the constitution and bylaws of component societies, this Committee shall 1) be a fact finding and advisory body, 2) make a continuing review of these matters, and 3) report its recommendations to the House of Delegates through the Board. Every five years there shall be a review of Director Districts and Judicial Councilor Districts by the Constitution and Bylaws Committee.

 

Section 4. Committee on PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND Accreditation:  To provide necessary continuity, members shall serve a three-year term. A CHAIR MAY SERVE A MAXIMUM OF FOUR CONSECUTIVE ONE-YEAR TERMS. Committee members may serve not more than two consecutive terms unless an exception is made by the Board of Directors. To assure due process with respect to accreditation rulings, an organization receiving an adverse decision may request a review of the decision by the Committee on Professional Education and Accreditation.  Further appeal of an adverse decision will be through a hearing before an independent appeal board, the members of which will be appointed by the Board of Directors.  The Appeal BoardÕs decision shall be final (see policies and procedures for CMS Program of Accreditation for continuing medical education).

 

Section 8. Attendance:  Reports of attendance shall be filed with Colorado Medical Society offices upon completion of all official meetings. Chairs may request resignation of any member who is absent HAS AN UNEXCUSED ABSENCE from any two consecutive meetings.

FISCAL IMPACT: None