LJ Bylaws Revised 11-17-21 (Clean Version)

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Kittitas County Law and Just Council Mission Statement and By-Laws - Page 5 of 7 G. PUBLIC RECORDS; RECORDS RETENTION The public records of the Kittitas County Law and Justice Council shall be housed in the Office of the Board of County Commissioners. The Board of County Commissioners shall be responsible for addressing any and all requests for public disclosure, creation of an index of documents, a filing system, and other necessary operations for records retention. H. COMMITTEES: Committees shall be created from time-to-time as deemed necessary by the Council. The Chair and Co-Chair shall be responsible for staffing such committees with sufficient numbers of volunteers to complete the task assigned. There shall be certain standing committees, and such other committees as are created by the Council. A two-thirds majority of members present at a meeting which represent a quorum of the whole shall be required to create or eliminate a standing committee. A simple majority vote shall be necessary to establish or eliminate any other committee. 1. STANDING COMMITTEES: a. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: A five-member Executive Committee, composed of the Chair, Co-Chair, chair of the Budget Committee, and two members of the Council chosen annually by the members of the Council, responsible for determining priorities; identifying the nature of priorities for projects and committees; and identifying responsible member(s) or committee(s) in order that the Chair may assign tasks to assure successful completion. The Chair of any other committee may be invited to and may participate in an Executive Committee meeting which may affect the responsibilities of such committee. The Chair will ensure that minutes of the committee meetings are recorded. b. BUDGET COMMITTEE: Responsible for making recommendations to the Council on all matters related to the financing of the Law and Justice Plan, development of budgets for joint projects, and review of grant proposals for expenditures of the 1/10th of 1% sales tax allocated by the Board of County Commissioners for such projects. Responsible for promoting and facilitating the exchange of information necessary to let interested parties know of the process for submittal of grant applications. Responsible for recommendations for proposed expenditures, as well as oversight of expenditures on grants. c. PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE: Responsible for development and implementation of a public relations plan geared for promoting the needs of the Kittitas County Law and Justice Community to the public.