TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
SCOPE OF RESPONSIBLITY:
Whatever the type of committee, the only purpose of that committee is to extend the work of the Board of Directors. Committee’s are not autonomous groups with loose connections to the Board, but are simply extensions of the Board and always responsible to the full Board.
PURPOSE:
To inform and educate the Association members regarding new technology that is relevant to Real Estate business.
MEMBERSHIP:
Membership in this committee shall be comprised of volunteer REALTORS®, brokers and participating affiliate members of the Weber/North Davis Association of REALTORS®. The committee shall consist of a chair, who shall be appointed annually by the Association president, as well as a Vice Chair, who shall be appointed annually by the Association President-Elect. It is anticipated that the Vice Chair shall become the committee chair the following year. The committee shall also consist of a liaison Director, who shall be appointed by the Association President out of Board of Directors, and a staff person from the Association, chosen by the CEO. Pursuant to Article XIII, Section 4, the Association President shall be an ex-officio member of this and all standing committees. When possible and practical, this committee shall include two members who served the preceding year. This committee shall have the right, if deemed necessary and appropriate by the committee to create a task force to assist the committee. The committee may also choose a task force chair.
DUTIES:
1. To promote, enhance, update, and maintain the Association website.
2. Keep members updated on business technology.
3. Increase Technology Committee membership (maintain a minimum of 10 members.)
4. Provide an educational article for the VOICE publication, bi-monthly.
5. To develop curriculum and increase attendance in technology courses.
PROCEDURES:
1. All committee meetings shall be conducted in accordance with Roberts Rules of Order.
2. The committee shall review relevant policies and procedures and Weber/North Davis Association of REALTORS® Business/Strategic Plan on an annual basis, to make sure that their actions further the goals set forth in the Business/Strategic Plan.
3. Operate within the budget amount allocated to the committee by the Board of Directors. The committee shall spend money in accordance with their proposed budget unless they obtain permission from the Executive Committee.
4. On or before September 1st, the committee shall submit a detailed and comprehensive proposed budget outlining the committee budget request for the following year. These proposed budgets are subject to approval from the Board of Directors, and may or may not reflect what is requested by the committee.
5. All committee meetings and all actions taken by the committee are governed by WNDAR policies and procedures and bylaws.
6. The committee shall take minutes of all meetings; meetings will be held as needed.
7. Notice of all committee meetings shall be given to all members of the committee via email.
8. Pursuant to Article XIII, Section 5 of the WNDAR By-laws any committee member who fails to attend three regular or special meetings of the committee shall be deemed to have resigned from the committee. It shall be the responsibility of the committee chair to enforce or to make exceptions to said attendance policy as they see fit.
9. The committee shall not conduct any fund raising activities wherein money is solicited from other REALTORS® and/or Brokers, without prior consent from the Executive Committee.
10. The committee shall review the anti-trust policy at the beginning of every meeting.
11. The Committee Chair shall inform the Association President and the CEO if they resign from their position as chair or cannot carry out their duties for any reason.
