Federal Communications Bar

“The nominations committee(3 elected each year for a 2 yr term and 6 appointed by the president each year for a 1 yr term, total of 12 on the committee), chaired by the immediate past federal communications bar association (fcba) president, meets each year beginning in january to develop the slate of candidates to stand for election. Through a notice in the fcba newsletter in december, members are encouraged to submit nominations for consideration to the committee. Taking nominations submitted by the membership into consideration, the committee also develops a list of potential candidates for each position. In finalizing the list of candidates, consideration is given to minority representation/balance, public versus private representation/balance, large firm versus small firm representation/balance in the final slate of candidates. The slate of candidates put together by the nominations commitee is published in the fcba newsletter and members have 30 days to submit additional nominations to be placed on the ballot through a petition process. Once the nominations are finalized, a ballot is prepared, which includes a photo of each canditate and the candidates fcba bio, for electronic voting. Each year, except in special circumstances, there are 8 nominations for 4 fcba foundation trustee positions. Voting is open to all members of the fcba in good standing and eligible to vote(only licensed attorneys may vote as per the fcba constitution) for 30 days. The officers of the fcba foundation shall be chosen by the board of trustees and shall be a president("chair"),a president-elect ("chair-elect"), a secretary, and a treasurer. The board of trustees also may elect one or more assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers in such numbers as the board of trustees may determine. No more than one office may be held by the same person at the same time. An officer must also be a trustee of the fcba foundation. The results of the election are made public at the fcba annual luncheon and meeting in june and are published in the july newsletter.”

“The form 990 was reviewed by the executive director of the foundation before being signed.”

“The conflict of interest policy is distributed to all officers and members of the board of trustees. They are required to sign a statement acknowledging receipt of the policy and to list any employment, professional, business or volunteer positions or responsibilities that might have a relationship with any fcba foundation activity or issue. The conflict of interest policy is also incorporated into the foundation's handbook which is distributed to all officers and members of the board of trustees at the beginning of the fiscal year.”

“UPON REQUEST”

“UPON REQUEST”

“The fcba foundation treasurer, assistant treasurer, and the executive director are responsible for oversight of the annual audit.”