Ala. Admin. Code r. 330-X-1-.13

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 8, May 31, 2024

Section 330-X-1-.13 - Nominating Guidelines

(1) It is the responsibility of the Executive Director of the board to verify that the three persons nominated by each nominating committee meet the requirements of the Administrative Code. Each nominating committee must submit a letter with the list of names to the Executive Director to be forwarded to the Governor.

(a) The Executive Director or a Board representative shall attend all nominating committee meetings.

(b) The meetings and any candidate interviews shall be open to the public.

(2) Any professional organization with a representative on the nominating committee, who fails to attend two consecutive committee meetings, shall be placed on probation. Notification will be sent to the non-participating professional organization by the Executive Director of the board. If the professional organization fails to provide a voting representative at a third consecutive committee meeting, the professional organization's membership on the committee shall automatically be revoked. The professional organization and the Board shall receive written notification from the Executive Director of the board and shall not be considered for readmission to the committee for a minimum of three (3) years. A revoked organization may petition the board for membership on the committee using the procedures as outlined in the above section.

(3)Professional Engineer Nominating Committee

A Nominating Committee shall be composed of one professional engineer from each professional engineering organization in Alabama. The members of the nominating committee must be residents of Alabama and must hold a current Alabama professional engineer license.

(a) Members of the Nominating Committee are:

1. Alabama Society of Professional Engineers

2. American Council of Engineering Companies of Alabama

3. American Institute of Chemical Engineers

4. American Society of Civil Engineers, Alabama Section

5. American Society of Mechanical Engineers

6. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

7. Society of Mining Engineers

8. Structural Engineers Association of Alabama

9. Association of County Engineers of Alabama

(b) Any active professional engineering organization in the state having membership requirements comparable to those of the above-named organizations may petition the board for membership on the committee, and the board may grant the membership.

(4)Public Member Nominating Committee

A nominating committee shall consist of one representative, appointed or elected, by the Business Development Organizations serving as members of the nominating committee.

(a) Members of the Public Member Nominating Committee are:

1. Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama

2. Alabama State Black Chamber of Commerce

3. Economic Development Association of Alabama

4. Women's Business Enterprise Council South

5. National Federation Independent Business Alabama

6. Alabama Farmers Federation

(5)Professional Engineer and Public Member Nominating Committees Responsibilities and Meeting Procedures

(a) The Nominating Committee is a special committee as established by Section 34-11-30, Code of Ala. 1975. The Nominating Committee is a separate entity and is not to be considered as a sub-committee of the Board and does not have to meet the requirements of the Open Meetings Act.

(b) The Executive Director of the board shall give the Nominating Committee at least 30 days' notice of the date and place for a meeting. In the event there is an unanticipated vacancy, the Executive Director of the board shall give the committee as much notice as possible.

(c) The meeting will be open to the public and shall proceed according to Robert's Rules of Order. The committee may go into Executive Session when discussing the good name and character of the nominees. All motions and ballots will be done in an open meeting.

(d) The Chair of the Nominating Committee shall be elected by the Committee on the day of the meeting.

(5)Nominating Process for Professional Land Surveyor Members.

(a) The Executive Director of the board shall give the Alabama Society of Professional Land Surveyors (ASPLS) at least 30 days' notice of an anticipated professional land surveyor vacancy on the Board. In the event there is an unanticipated vacancy, the Executive Director of the board shall give ASPLS as much notice as possible.

(b) ASPLS is a separate entity and is not to be considered as a subcommittee of the Board and does not have to meet the requirements of the Open Meetings Act.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 330-X-1-.13

New Rule: Filed August 2, 2010; effective September 6, 2010

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXII, Issue No. 11, August 29, 2014, eff. 9/3/2014.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXIII, Issue No. 11, August 31, 2015, eff. 9/9/2015.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVII, Issue No. 02, November 30, 2018, eff. 12/31/2018.

Author: Rick Huett (Executive Director), Bonnie Kelly and Griffin Pritchard, Board.

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 34-11-35.