REPORT OF THE
NCAA DIVISION III POLICIES
AND PROCEDURES SUBCOMMITTEE
ACTION ITEM.
Management
Council Policies and Procedures.
(1) Recommendation. Approve the updated Division III Management
Council policies and procedures. [Attachment]
(2) Rationale. The subcommittee reviewed and updated the
Management Council policies and procedures.
The subcommittee reordered the content to provide more clarity for the
document. The subcommittee also
strengthened the language used throughout the document to better ensure an understanding
of the Council?s responsibilities, particularly related to the role of members
serving as representatives to the Division III and Association-wide committee
structure. The subcommittee added
several recently adopted Executive Committee policies such as conflict of
interest policy; defense and indemnification policy; and speaking agents of the
Association. The subcommittee also
discussed and amended the officer election and term length policies and
procedures. The recommendations in this
section reflect the subcommittee?s belief that continuity of Council officers
is important and provides a more stable foundation of knowledge and leadership
within the group. It was noted that
elections for the chair and vice-chair position should remain independent of
each other, as opposed to having a succession from vice-chair to chair. Clarifying the election process to state
?one-year renewable terms with a maximum of two-years in either position? will
afford more members the opportunity to pursue officer positions and provide
Management Council members the authority to determine and elect officers who
they believe will serve them most effectively and efficiently on an annual
basis.
Staff Liaisons: Dan
Dutcher, Division III governance
Bridget
Belgiovine, Division III governance