Illinois Great Rivers Conference 2025 Journal-Yearbook
persons elected or appointed to committees after the adjournment of the annual conference session but before the end of that calendar year shall be regarded as having begun with the end of that session; persons elected or appointed after the start of the calendar year but before the next annual conference session shall be regarded as starting their terms at the adjournment of the next session d) Leadership of Committees: In order to provide for clear connections between the Annual Conference and its committees, and except where otherwise provided by The Book of Discipline , IGRC Bylaws, or an Annual Conference approved policy statement, all committee chairs, presidents, or other lead presiding officers (hereafter, “chairs”) will be nominated by the Committee on Nominations and elected by Annual Conference. Other officer positions shall be filled by committees from within their membership, in accordance with any applicable Disci- plinary or Annual Conference requirements. e) Resignations from Committees: Persons wishing to resign from a committee office shall notify the chair or acting chair of their com- mittee, or in the absence of a chair or acting chair, the chair or acting chair of the Committee on Nominations. Any committee may enact procedures for automatic resignation of members after a defined number of unexcused absences from committee meetings or activ- ities, provided that every reasonable attempt has first been made by that committee to establish communication with the member; such resignations must be jointly approved on a case-by-case basis by that committee and the Committee on Nominations. f) Interim Nominations: When a vacancy exists in a committee office for which the Committee on Nominations is responsible, the Committee on Nominations may submit to the Connectional Table an interim nomination for that office. Upon approval by the Connectional Table, the individual nominated shall immediately take office. The individual shall serve until the adjournment of the following annual conference session or, if further nominated by the Committee on Nominations and elected at the annual conference session, shall serve until the end of the normal term for that office. g) Interim Committee Leadership: Upon the resignation of the chair of a committee, another officer or member selected by the committee shall serve as acting chair until an interim chair is approved by the Connec- tional Table or until the adjournment of the next annual conference session, whichever occurs first. h) Related Staff: Annual Conference staff or cabinet members assigned as liaisons to committees shall have the right of voice but not vote, unless otherwise provided by The Book of Discipline , IGRC Bylaws, or an Annual Conference approved policy statement. i) District Committees on Nominations shall consist at minimum of the members of the Conference Committee on Nominations representing that district and the assigned District Superintendent. It is recom-
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