Article IV

COMMITTEES

• The Executive Board, at its discretion, shall constitute the following committees comprised of Regular and Life Members.

BUSINESS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
The President shall be chair of the Business Affairs Committee and the Executive Board shall appoint such members as necessary to complete its duties.  The committee is responsible for all dealings with leagues, including working agreements and negotiation of fees.  The committee is also responsible for all publicity and any dealings with the media.

GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE
The Grievance Committee shall be appointed by the Executive Board as required and shall be comprised of three (3) members, none of whom may be members of the Executive Board or the Conduct Review Committee.  The (2) members shall be standing members, while the third will be chosen in consultation with the Association member responsible for the grievance.  The committee shall designate a chair from its membership. The Grievance Committee shall investigate all grievances presented to it by a member of the Association.  Such investigation must be completed within ten (10) days.
Any recommendation, decision or penalty imposed by the Grievance Committee must be issued in writing to the member responsible for the grievance and the Executive Board, and shall be final and binding on all parties.  All members shall have the right to appeal any decision or penalty to the Grievance Committee.  An appeal must be presented in writing to the Executive Board within ten (10) days following the issuance of the decision.  The Executive Board must make a final written ruling on the issue within 21 days of the appeal being received. 

ELECTION COMMITTEE
The Election Committee shall be appointed by the Executive Board and shall comprise up to three members, one of whom will be appointed Chair.  The Chair of the Committee, who is not eligible to stand for nomination, shall supervise all election procedures, and shall not vote except in the event of a tie.  Duties of the Committee include:  distribution of information and ballots, enforcement of deadlines, receiving the names of candidates standing for election, collection of ballots, tabulation of results and other related duties.

ALLOCATION COMMITTEE
The Vice-Presidents will be responsible for appointing Allocators in their respective areas of responsibility.  Allocators shall be responsible for the assignment of all member officials to all games contracted by the Association.  The committee of Allocators shall take into account the evaluation, grading, attendance and test results of each member official.  The Allocators shall keep accurate records to be submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer for accounting purposes.  For play-off assignments, Allocators will take direction from the Play-off Committee(s).  The members of Play-off Committee(s) will be appointed by the appropriate Vice-President.

EDUCATION & EVALUATION COMMITTEE
A Coordinator of Education & Evaluation shall be appointed by the Executive Board.  There may be a separate Coordinator for each of NFHS and Canadian amateur education.  The Coordinator will be Chair of the Education Committee.  The Coordinator may select other members to serve on the Committee.  The Committee will carry out the mandate given by the Executive Board.  It shall be responsible for the training of the membership on the rules and mechanics of officiating football.  The Chair is responsible to ensure that certification clinics are held on an as needed basis.  The Chair shall also be responsible for evaluating and testing of officials each season and for providing input to all post-season assignments at all levels.  The Chair is also responsible to determine how any compensation paid for education is to be allocated to Education & Evaluation Committee members.

CONDUCT REVIEW COMMITTEE
The Conduct Review Committee shall be appointed by the Executive Board, as required and shall be comprised of three members (3), none of which can be the Executive Board members. The committee shall designate a Chair from its membership. The Committee shall investigate any written complaint by members of the Association, which might violate the Constitution and Bylaws of the Association or be deemed detrimental to, or not in the best interest of the Association.  Such investigation must be completed within ten (10) days, and any recommendation(s) must be forwarded to the Executive Board, who shall be responsible for the administration of any penalty.