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( ) Regional Criteria
( ) Policy
( ) Guideline
( ) Report or other
(X) Charter
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TEMPLATE for CHARTER

______COMMITTEE

Revised (date)

Establishment and Authority

The ______Committee (XXXX) is a ______(e.g., member or Board) committee established by ______.

Purpose/Responsibilities

The purpose of the XXXX is to ______.

The XXXX shall:

  1. Create guidelines for WECC as assigned by ______.
  2. Review criteria and compare to guidelines to ensure ______.
  3. Provide a forum for ______.
  4. Perform such other functions as may be delegated by _____.
Committee Composition and Governance

1.  Membership

  1. The XXXX shall be composed of ______.
  2. The XXXX members shall be appointed annually by _____.
  3. Voting members shall each be nominated by their ____ representative.
  4. Members shall serve terms of ______(if any).

2.  Leadership

  1. The chair of the ______shall appoint one of the XXXX members to serve as the XXXX’s chair, and one to serve as vice chair. The XXXX chair shall appoint a secretary who need not be a director or a committee member.
  2. The XXXX chair shall manage the committee and its meetings.
  3. The vice chair shall perform the duties of the chair in the chair’s absence or in the event of a vacancy in the office of chair.
  4. The secretary shall prepare minutes of XXXX meetings for the committee’s approval.
  5. Steering committee. The committee chair shall appoint a steering committee that shall assist with meeting agendas and action recommendations.

3.  Meetings

  1. The XXXX shall determine the time of its meetings, provided that it shall meet at least ______. Meetings will be held in accordance with the WECC meeting policy.
  2. The XXXX shall determine the procedures for its meetings, except, ___.
  3. A quorum for meetings shall be _____.
  4. Action taken by the XXXX shall require a majority vote of those members present.
  5. XXXX meetings may be in person or by conference call, as determined by the chair.
  6. The chair (or designee) shall provide e-mail notice of the time and place of all meetings to each member of the XXXX, and to the Board, no later than three days prior to each meeting. An agenda of the items for which action may be taken shall be attached to the e-mail notice. Any member of the Board may attend any meeting held in person and may monitor any meeting held by conference call.
  7. WECC members who wish to attend XXXX meetings (in person or monitor conference calls) may do so after providing notice of their interest to the committee chair by e-mail. Upon receiving such a notice, the XXXX chair shall provide an e-mail copy of the notice and agenda of future meetings to that WECC member at the time the notice and agenda are provided to the committee members and the Board.
Reporting

The XXXX shall report to ____ on its activities and any recommendations.

Review and Changes to the Charter

The XXXX shall review this charter on an annual basis and recommend any changes to the Board.

Approved by the Board of Directors ______

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