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Article V. Councilors
SECTION 1. The affairs and management of the Division of Professional Affairs are to be under the control of the DPA Council. The DPA Council shall consist of the following:
- The President, Vice President, President-Elect, immediate Past President, Treasurer, and Secretary, all of whom shall serve as the Executive Committee. The President, Vice President, immediate Past President, and President-Elect shall serve a one (1)-year term and shall not succeed themselves in office. The Secretary and Treasurer, each as such, shall serve a two (2)-year staggered term and shall not succeed themselves in office. The terms of office shall commence on July 1 following election.
- Councilors shall be elected from each American Association of Petroleum Geologists Section and international membership on a proportional basis. Each section having one or more Division members shall be allowed one council member for each 200 resident Division members or major part thereof. International representation on the Council shall be one council member for each 200 international Division members or major part thereof. Each council member shall serve for three (3) years on staggered rotating terms. Any vacancies occurring during the year in any of the Councilors elected from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists sections or international region shall be filled from the Division of Professional Affairs membership by appointment from the President with the approval of the DPA Council. Such appointee shall serve out the remaining portion of his predecessor’s term, or a lesser term as approved by the DPA Council.
SECTION 2. The DPA Council shall have full power and authority to do all acts and perform all functions necessary to carry out the purposes for which the Division of Professional Affairs has been organized. It shall review and approve the President’s appointments to standing, special and ad hoc committees.
SECTION 3. The chairmen of all standing committees of the Division of Professional Affairs who are not elected members of the DPA Council shall be advisory, nonvoting members of the DPA Council, and they shall advise and assist the voting members of the DPA Council in the conduct of the affairs of the Division of Professional Affairs.
SECTION 4. The DPA Council shall serve as a functioning long-range planning body to review the Division’s activities. The DPA Council shall approve qualified candidates for Division officers as provided in these Bylaws and shall approve recipients for all honors and awards which the DPA Council may establish.
SECTION 5. The DPA Council shall meet twice each year; once during the Annual Meeting of the Association and a second time between Annual Meetings of the Association. Additional meetings may be held at the call of the President. A quorum shall consist of a simple majority of members. Robert’s Rules of Order shall apply at all meetings to the extent that such rules are practicable and not superseded by these Bylaws or by other procedures adopted by the DPA Council. Mail canvasses may be conducted when necessary for interim action when requested by the DPA Executive Committee. The Executive Committee of the Division shall have the authority to conduct the business of the DPA between Council Meetings. Interim and special meetings may be conducted by telephone conference call or other electronic means.
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