9.1.3 A committee member shall serve no more than five ( 5 ) consecutive one-year terms and may be reappointed to the same or any other committee after a one ( 1 ) year hiatus .
9.1.3.1 A member who initially is appointed to a committee by the Board of Trustees via an association midyear appointment shall retain the eligibility to serve the full complement of no more than five ( 5 ) consecutive one-year terms to that committee .
9.1.3.2 Advisory group members shall serve up to one-year or until the defined task is complete , whichever comes first . There shall be no appointment term limits for advisory group members . Advisory group members may be reappointed to the same or any other advisory group via the adopted current process as often as deemed appropriate by the BOT to meet the needs of PDA .
9.1.3.3 Advisory group members may not serve as a voting member on more than one advisory group at any time . An advisory group member may concurrently serve on a different advisory group as a non-voting consultant or a non-voting liaison .
9.1.4 Committee chairs shall be elected by majority vote at the last meeting of each year for the following year except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws . The term of the committee chair , as chair , shall be one year ; the chair may be reelected for a maximum of three consecutive one-year terms . Years of service as chair are included in the term limitation . In the event that the chair can no longer serve , the committee will elect a chair .
9.1.4.1 Advisory group chairs shall be appointed by the President . The term of the advisory group chair shall be up to one year with a one year extension at the discretion of the President . In the event that the chair can no longer serve , the advisory group members will select a new chair in consultation with the President .
9.1.5 Trustees and officers shall not serve as committee members , except as otherwise specified in the Bylaws . The president shall assign at least one trustee and / or officer to each committee as liaison between the committee and the Board .
9.1.5.1 PDA Trustees and PDA Officers shall not serve as advisory group members , except as otherwise specified in the Bylaws . The PDA President shall assign at least one Trustee and / or Officer to each advisory group as liaison between the advisory group and the Board .
9.1.6 Committees shall outline their annual agenda and submit it to the Board of Trustees within sixty ( 60 ) days of the completion of the PDA Annual Session . Annual agendas shall be reviewed and / or amended by the Board in order to ensure the activities of committees are in concert with HOD directives and the strategic plan . Committees shall report their activities annually to the House whenever requested to the Board .
9.1.6.1 Advisory groups shall submit update reports to the Board of Trustees within fifteen ( 15 ) days of a regularly scheduled BOT meeting or whenever requested by the board . Advisory groups shall provide a final report of their activities to the Board of Trustees . Final reports shall be forwarded to the PDA House of Delegates .
9.1.7 Committees shall plan electronic and physical meetings to achieve their stated purpose .
9.1.7.1 Advisory groups shall plan only electronic or telephonic meetings to achieve their stated purpose . Electronic business conduct shall follow the adopted format for e-business conduct of PDA committees .
9.1.7.2 A member of an advisory group may be removed by a majority vote of the BOT at any time as deemed necessary . Any member removed shall not be eligible to serve on a PDA advisory group for a period of at least one year .
9.1.7.3 A member of an advisory group may resign at any time as deemed necessary . Any member who resigns shall be immediately eligible to serve on a PDA advisory group as deemed appropriate by the board .
9.1.8 Exceptions to 9.1.1 through 9.1.7.3 may be made by a two-thirds ( 2 / 3 ) vote of the Board .
9.2 COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS ADVISORY GROUP
9.2.1 DUTIES
9.2.1.1 To promote quality oral care in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania through member and public communication initiatives .
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