Two amendments are being proposed for adoption at the 2001 NACo Annual Conference. Amendment I would require that the NACo president and the Board of Directors review, but not necessarily approve, proposed amendments before they are submitted to the membership for vote.

Amendment II would require that the NACo budget be reviewed by the NACo Finance Committee prior to its submission to the NACo Board of Directors. The Finance Committee would make its recommendations to the Executive Committee

The amendments will go before the general membership at NACo’s annual business meeting on July 17 in Philadelphia. The full text of the amendments follows.

Amendment I:

(Board Review of Proposed Amendments)

Article XII, Paragraph (3) is amended to read as follows:
(3) To be presented to the membership for a vote, a recommended amendment must be submitted in writing to the president and to the Board of Directors of the association at least sixty (60) days prior to the convening of the Annual Conference, and must appear in a membership publication. The Board of Directors shall review each recommended amendment at its first scheduled meeting following submission. All such recommended amendments shall then be presented at the first general session of the conference and voted upon at the business session.

Amendment II:

(Finance Committee Review of NACo Budget)

Article VIII, Section 2 is amended to read as follows:

Section 2. Finance Committee

A. There shall be a Finance Committee consisting of thirteen persons from active member counties. Four members will be the active Chairs of the National Association of County Treasurers and Finance Officers (NACTFO), the National Association of County Civil Attorneys (NCCA), the National Association of County Administrators (NACA), and the Audit Committee. Nine members will be appointed from active member counties to serve three-year terms. The President of NACo shall appoint members to fill these vacancies in July of each year. The President-elect shall serve as chair of the committee. Persons who serve on the Finance Committee as of July 21, 1998 shall continue to serve for the remaining terms of their original appointments.

B. The Finance Committee works at the direction and request of the NACo Executive Committee. The purpose of the Finance Committee is to help the Executive Committee by preparing reports and discussing financial policy alternatives and their implications for Executive Committee deliberation. The Finance Committee may, from time to time, be given the responsibility of (1) reviewing or analyzing programs, plans or courses of action and advising the Executive Committee; (2) participating in fund raising activities; and (3) reviewing and recommending reserve funding goals for the association. In addition, the Finance Committee shall review and make recommendations to the Executive Committee regarding the annual budget of the association prior to its submission to the Board of Directors.

The Finance Committee may not direct the use of association resources. Requests for funding or staff assistance for the Finance Committee shall be made through the Executive Committee. Findings and recommendations of the Finance Committee shall be made to the Executive Committee. The functions and duties of the Finance Committee shall not interfere with the functions and responsibilities of the Audit Committee.

C. The Finance Committee shall reflect the diversity of the association and of the Board of Directors.

Article IX is amended to read as follows:
Executive Committee: The Executive Committee shall prepare and recommend to the Board of Directors an annual budget for the association for each fiscal year. This budget shall be presented in sufficient detail to permit an informed evaluation of the association’s proposed programs and the staff and financial resources necessary to conduct these programs. The Finance Committee shall review the proposed budget and provide advice and comment regarding it to the Executive Committee prior to its submission to the Board of Directors. The budget document shall then be transmitted to the members of the Board of Directors at least two weeks prior to the last scheduled meeting of the board in each calendar year.

(The remainder of Article IX remains unchanged.)