Alabama Administrative Code
Title 485 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR INTERIOR DESIGN
Chapter 485-X-1 - COMPOSITION AND OPERATION OF THE BOARD
Section 485-X-1-.05 - Statewide Nominating Committee

(1) The purpose of the Statewide Nominating Committee is to provide to the Governor informational packets on individuals recommended by the nominating committee for board appointments.

(2) The statewide nominating committee members shall be selected in district nomination meetings. There shall be one nominating committee member selected from each of the five districts as comprised in Section 34-15C-4(e)(1).

(3) Meetings of the statewide nominating committee shall be scheduled by the Chair of the statewide nominating committee, or by notice from a majority of the members thereof. The Chair of the statewide nominating committee shall notify the Chair of the Interior Design Board, in writing, of the time and place of any scheduled meeting. Public notice and conduct of meetings shall be in accordance with the Alabama Open Meetings Act. The statewide nominating committee meetings shall proceed according to Roberts' Rules of Order, as most recently revised.

(4) A simple majority of the nominating committee members shall constitute a quorum at any meeting. A simple majority vote of the nominating committee members present at the meeting shall be sufficient to conduct the business of the statewide nominating committee.

(5) The members of the statewide nominating committee shall select a Chair and Secretary for the nominating committee. The Chair and the Secretary of the nominating committee shall continue to serve until his or her successor is elected by the nominating committee members. The Chair shall preside at all meetings, when present, and shall perform all other duties pertaining to the office as deemed necessary and appropriate. The Secretary shall act as the recording and corresponding secretary and shall produce written minutes of every meeting, sign all instruments and matters which require attest, shall submit all records to the Board, and shall serve as the Chair in the absence of the Chair.

(6) To select nominees to the board, the nominating committee members shall select the names of at least two individuals from each district requiring a nominee. The nominees shall hold valid Certificates of Registration and reside in the districts they are to represent.

(7) The nominee must submit a package to the Nominating Committee for the Governor's Office containing a current resume, a signed and notarized letter of acceptance of the nomination and agreement to serve the specified term (whether a new full term or the remainder of a vacated term), and at least two letters of recommendation.

(8) The statewide nominating committee shall submit at least two (2) names and their nominee packets to the Governor no later than sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of a board member's term or no later than sixty (60) days after any vacancy occurs on the board. The nominating committee shall include a letter of transmittal to the Governor which should include the specific dates of the term to be served by the nominees.

(9) The Governor shall appoint one (1) individual from each group of nominees for each expired term or vacancy on the Board.

(10) Each statewide nominating committee member shall receive the same per diem, travel, and expense allowance as is paid by law to state employees for the time spent in the performance of his or her duties and in necessary travel.