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AUDITING COMMITTEE

1. The Auditing Committee shall consist of at least three (3) members. The President shall appoint the Auditing Committee with the approval of the Board by a majority vote. The USMRA Treasurer and Secretary cannot be members of the Auditing Committee. Amended December 2018
2. The purpose of the Auditing Committee will be to make decisions to determine if an audit is necessary for the financial records of USMRA. The Auditing Committee will be responsible for selecting an independent auditing firm and/or accountant qualified to review the financial status of a non-profit organization. The Auditing Committee will act as the liaison between the auditor and the USMRA. They will work with the Treasurer to provide all the documentation and/or information necessary to the auditor to conduct the audit. Amended December 2018
3. Any current USMRA member(s) may recommend to the Auditing Committee that a financial audit be conducted for USMRA financial records. Any recommendation for an audit shall include documentation justifying the recommendation. The Auditing Committee will then determine if an audit is necessary based on the member(s) recommendation. Amended December 2018

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BOARD OF INQUIRY

1. The Board of Inquiry shall consist of five (5) persons. Three (3) of these persons shall be full members of the Board of Inquiry. The other two (2) shall be alternate members. USMRA Judges, Officers and Directors shall not be eligible to serve on the Board of Inquiry. Board of Inquiry members shall normally serve for a term of two (2) years or until their successors are appointed. If successors are appointed while one or more cases are ongoing, however, the Board members hearing those cases shall continue in their former capacity until those cases have been resolved. They shall not hear any new cases that arise once their successors have been selected.
2. It shall be the duty of this Board to investigate cases of alleged misconduct and alleged violations of USMRA regulations. The Board of Inquiry shall submit its findings, a summary of the investigation and recommendation for action to the Board.
3. The Board of Inquiry may conduct its business in person, by telephone, by electronic mail or by mail.
4. Should any full member of the Board of Inquiry be the subject of charges, that member shall be suspended from hearing cases until cleared of charges and the chairman shall by drawing lots choose one of the alternate members to hear any cases that arise during the term of the suspension.
5. No member of the Board of Inquiry shall hear charges against any person who is a member of his/her own local club. The chairman shall chose by drawing lots an alternate member to hear the case.
6. Any Full Member of the Board of Inquiry may request to be excused from hearing a specific case. No reason need be given. He/she shall make this request to the chairman in writing who shall by drawing lots choose one of the alternates to hear the case.
7. If charges are sustained against any member of the Board of Inquiry, the recommendation for discipline shall include this member’s removal from the Board of Inquiry for the duration of his term.
8. In the event the chairman of the committee cannot act in that capacity for any reason, the chairman shall be chosen by lot from the remaining full members.

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DECOY COMMITTEE

1. The Decoy Committee shall consist of at least three (3) members. At least two (2) members must be certified decoys. Amended December 2018
2. It shall be responsible for the rules of certification and re-certification of trial decoys, education and training of trial and training decoys, decoy books, recognition and awards and any other relevant tasks assigned.

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JUDGES’ COMMITTEE

1. The Decoy Committee shall consist of at least three (3) members. At least two (2) members must be certified decoys. Amended December 2018

2. It shall be responsible for the rules of certification and re-certification of trial decoys, education and training of trial and training decoys, decoy books, recognition and awards and any other relevant tasks assigned.

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MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

1. The Membership Committee shall consist of at least three (3) members. Amended December 2018

2. It shall be the liaison between the Board and the membership and clubs and shall perform any duties to promote the training and trialing activities of the members and any other relevant tasks assigned.

3. It shall review the status of all USMRA Clubs and report the results of this review to the Board at least once per year. For any club not meeting the requirements for a USMRA Club, the Board shall inform the club, in writing, of remedial actions that must be taken by the club and the time period (not to exceed 1 year) within which the club must accomplish these actions to maintain status as a USMRA Club.

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NATIONALS COMMITTEE

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INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE

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FCI COMMITTEE

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ELECTION/NOMINATING COMMITTEE

1. The Board shall elect the Nominating Committee by plurality from nominations by the Board of Directors. No member of the Board of Directors may serve on the Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee shall consist of three (3) members.

2. The Committee shall provide a slate of candidates for Officers and Directors-at-Large to the Secretary in accordance with Article VI, Section 5 of these bylaws.