By-Laws Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium Board
Article I
NAME
This
body shall be known as the Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium Board.
Article II
PURPOSE
A.
Approve workforce development plans submitted by the sub-regions and
consolidate them into a single Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium Plan.
B.
Negotiate and monitor performance standards with the State of Colorado
for the Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium.
C.
Make recommendations to the Governor to replace or correct a sub-region
that is out of compliance.
D.
Facilitate and coordinate sub-regional grant applications, as
appropriate.
E.
In cooperation with the Board of Local Elected Officials for the Colorado
Rural Workforce Consortium, approve funding allocations for employment and
training services to the sub-regions.
F.
Establish a youth Council, as a sub-group of the Colorado Rural Workforce
Consortium Board.
Article III
MEMBERSHIP
The
Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium shall meet the membership requirements as
stipulated by the federal Workforce Investment Act.
A majority of the membership will be comprised of persons from the
private sector. The balance of the
membership will consist of representatives required by the Workforce Investment
Act.
A.
Private sector representatives on the Board shall be selected from among
individuals nominated by sub-regional Boards. In addition, these representatives
shall be owners or executives of businesses that reasonably represent the
industrial and demographic composition of the business community within the
sub-region they represent.
B.
Public sector membership shall consist of representatives from Education;
Organized Labor; Economic Development; Community-Based Organizations, at least
one of which must represent persons with disabilities; and representatives of
the required Workforce Center partners.
C.
The Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium Board of Local Elected Officials
shall appoint members to the Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium Board from the
individuals nominated or recommended from the sub-regional Boards.
D.
The initial term for members shall be for two full program years (July 1
through June 30). Thereafter,
continuation shall be at the discretion of the Board.
Any vacancy in the membership of the Board shall be filled in the same
manner as the original appointment. Any
member of the Board may be removed for cause in accordance with procedures
established by the Board.
E.
A description of the job duties for Board members is provided as an
addendum to these by-laws.
Article IV
ATTENDANCE
A. If a member misses two (2) Board or committee meetings in succession, or three (3) during a fiscal year period (unless deemed excusable by the Board); the Chairperson shall recommend to the Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium Board of Local Elected Officials, on behalf of the Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium Board, that the member be dismissed.
B. It
is recommended that any member desiring to resign from the Board shall submit a
written resignation to the Chairperson of the Colorado Rural Workforce
Consortium Board of Local Elected Officials, with a copy to Board staff.
Article V
MEETINGS
A.
Meetings of the Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium shall be held at a
minimum of two (2) times per year. Written
notice of all meetings will be sent
at least thirty (30)
days prior to the meetings and will include a copy of the minutes of the
previous meetings and tentative agendas. The
Colorado Rural Workforce
Consortium Board Chairperson working in conjunction with Board staff
shall prepare the agenda.
B.
Special meetings may be called by the Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium
Chairperson or by a majority of the Executive Committee.
C.
All meetings of the Board are open to the public.
D.
A quorum at any meeting of the Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium shall
consist of not fewer than thirty-three percent (33%) of which fifty percent
(50%) must be private sector. Any action by the majority of those present shall be the
action of the Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium Board.
E.
The voting body of the Board shall consist of all active members, except
for Youth Council members who may not be members of the Colorado Rural Workforce
Consortium Board.
F.
Voting on Board motions may be made by: ballot; roll call; standing;
rising of hands; or voice. Any
member of the Board may ask for the motion.
G.
A Board member shall immediately
disclose to the Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium Board Chair any potential
conflicts of interest that may arise, and shall not participate in any
discussion that may impact the provision of services by such member (or
any organization which that member directly represents), or on any matter, which
would provide any direct financial benefit to that member.
Article VI
OFFICERS
A.
The officers of the Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium shall consist of
a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson. The
Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson shall be selected from among members of the
Board who are representatives of the private sector.
The Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson shall not be representatives from
the same sub-region.
B.
Beginning with the Spring, 2002 meeting,
the Chairperson and Vice-chairperson shall be elected by majority vote for a two
(2) year term.
Any vacancy in an office may be filled for the un-expired term by the
vote of the Board members.
C.
Duties of the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson:
1.
The Chairperson shall be responsible for handling all business matters
for the Board. The Vice-Chairperson
shall act in the absence of the Chairperson.
2.
In the absence or inability of the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson
to perform all of the duties of the Chairperson as prescribed, the Executive
Committee shall appoint a member of the Executive Committee to perform these
duties.
Article VII
EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE
A.
The Chairperson of the Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium shall serve as
the Chairperson of the Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee, including the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson,
will be comprised of the
Youth Council Chairperson and a member from each of the sub-regions not
represented by either the Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson.
The Executive Committee shall be made up of a majority from the private
sector. A majority of the members
must be present at scheduled meetings to constitute a quorum.
1.
If a member is unable to attend an Executive Committee meeting, then the
sub-region’s Board
Chairperson shall provide written notification to the Colorado Rural Workforce
Consortium Director designating an alternate Colorado Rural Workforce
Consortium Board member to attend as their representative.
2. If an Executive Committee member resigns, the sub-region may select an alternate Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium Board member to serve as their representative.
B.
The Executive Committee will be responsible for:
1.
Providing on-going direction to Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium staff
between meetings.
2.
Policy interpretation pertaining to special issues.
3.
Establishing and making change to the agenda.
4.
Assisting in the preparation of working documents.
5.
Working with Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium staff on special
mandates where the full Board might be too cumbersome.
C.
Any action taken by the Executive Committee shall be consistent with
these by-laws and Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium policy. The Executive Committee shall report any issues addressed to
the full Board at their next regularly scheduled meeting.
D. Special meetings may be called by the Chairperson or by a majority of the Executive Committee members.
Article VIII
COMMITTEES
A. The Colorado Workforce Consortium Board, in cooperation with the Board of Local Elected Officials for the Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium shall establish a Youth Council as a Committee of the Board. Youth Council membership must meet the requirements of the federal Workforce Investment Act.
B.
The Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium will establish any committee it
deems necessary to carry out the functions of the Board as mandated in the
Workforce Investment Act.
C.
When established, the committees will, after careful consideration,
forward recommendations to the Board for appropriate action.
D.
Each committee shall have a Chairperson and a Vice-Chairperson.
Article IX
STAFF
RELATIONSHIPS
A.
The Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium shall be appropriately staffed.
B.
Staff shall be employees of the fiscal agent and/or grant recipient.
Article X
AMENDMENTS
These
by-laws may be enlarged, amended, repealed, or altered in whole or part by a
two-thirds (2/3) vote of the membership provided that such amendments do not
change the role of the Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium.
The amendment must be reviewed and presented to all members of the Board
at least ten (10) days prior to a meeting at which a vote is scheduled.
Article XI
PARLIAMENTARY
AUTHORITY
The
rules contained in Robert's Rules of Order, newly revised, shall govern
the Board in all cases in which they are applicable and when consistent with the
by-laws of the Board.
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