The State Bar will have the following Operational and Professional standing committees:
a.Operational. The following committees will assist with the effective administration of State Bar operations and maintain compliance with various requirements under United State Code and South Dakota Law. i.Executive. The President, President Elect, and Executive Director constitute the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee is authorized to act on behalf of the Bar Commission between meetings on matters that, if action was not taken, would detrimentally affect the State Bar or its Members. The Executive Committee may exercise other powers the Bar Commission may determine and which may be legally delegated. The Executive Committee will report its actions to the Bar Commission at the first Board meeting following any action or by delivering copies of the Executive Committee meeting minutes to each Commissioner in advance of the next Board meeting.ii.Finance and Audit. This committee will assist the Bar Commission in overseeing accounting policies and practices, financial reporting and auditing, and provide the Bar Commission with recommendations. The committee will, in conjunction with the Executive Director, cause the State Bar's books and records to be audited by an independent certified public accountant as often as required by statute or rule, or as required by the Board. The committee will recommend independent auditors to the Bar Commission. The committee along with the Executive Director will oversee each audit and present the results to the Bar Commission and Members at the Annual Meeting. The committee will periodically review the State Bar's financial records with respect to: the audit results, changes in accounting principles or practices, areas of audit concern, contents of the independent auditors' management letter, and the State Bar's response thereto.b.Professional. Any number of committees may be established to provide Members with professional development and continuing education opportunities. The State Bar will note the creation and purpose of each committee in its records. Each committee may establish its own operating rules and procedures and properly memorialize them in the committee records and with the State Bar. All committees must meet as often as necessary to accomplish their stated purposes.SDCL tit. 16, ch. 17, app TO CHAPTER 16-17, art. VIII, 8.6