REGIONAL
COMMUNITY POLICING INSTITUTE-
MISSOURI WESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY
ADVISORY GROUP BYLAWS
Statement of Organization
and
Purpose for the Advisory Group
PURPOSE
To develop policies and ideas for training and technical
assistance offered by RCPI. Input from the Advisory
Group will be used by the staff in developing directions
for the RCPI to pursue.
MEMBERSHIP
The number of members of the Advisory Group will be determined
by the Director, with the approval of the Governing Board.
The Director and the Chair of the Governing Board will
serve as members of the Advisory Group. The Advisory
Group will be representatives of Partner organizations.
Each organization will have one representative. Selection
of the membership will be determined by the following
criteria:
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Organization's
involvement in issues related to communities and
public safety.
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Impact
of the organization on state-wide issues related
to subject-matter of the group.
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The interest
of the organization in the work of the RCPI.
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Diversity
of interests and community stakeholder representation.
SELECTION
Membership on the Advisory Group will be nominated by
the Director, with notice to the Governing Board.
TERM OF OFFICE
Member organizations will be elected to two year terms.
These terms will be staggered, so initially some will
be one year. Organizations can be elected to more than
one term.
MEETINGS
The Advisory Group will meet at least three times a year,
at locations throughout the state. One of those meetings
will be with the Governing Board, and be referred to
as the Annual Meeting.
MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES
Each committee member is expected to:
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Attend
a minimum of two meetings per year.
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Actively
participate in the functioning of the Advisory
Group.
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Be available
for individual consultation to the RCPI.
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Promote
the programs of the RCPI.
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Actively
promote the activities of the RCPI, and the concept
of Community Oriented Policing.
OFFICERS
There will be a Chair of the Advisory Group. This person
will be elected by the membership of the Advisory
Group. This person shall be a voting member of the
Governing Board, and will attend Governing Board
meetings. A Co-Chair will also be elected to serve
and attend meetings in the absence of the Chair. |
