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Section 7 Advisory Committees Committees may be created, modified, or dissolved upon recommendation of the President and confirmation by the Board of Directors. ARTICLE VII -EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND STAFF Section 1 Employment and Staff The Board of Directors shall employ an Executive Director who shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Dl rectors. Section 2 Responsibilities of Executive Director The Executive Director shall be the chief administrative officer of the Houston-Galveston Area Council, and shall, subject to the rules and regulations of the Board of Dl rectors, act for and in the name of the Houston-Galveston Area Council and appoint and remove all subordinate employees of the Houston- Galveston Area Council. The Executive Director shall have the power, subject to the rules and regula- tions of the Board of Directors, to acquire and/or dispose of all materials, equipment and property required for the operation of the Houston-Galveston Area Council and shall annually prepare a budget for approval Dy the Board of Directors. Section 3 Employment of Consultants The Executive Director shall recommend the employment of consultants to the Board of Directors. ARTICLE YIII - FINANCE Section 1 Dues Schedule Each governmental unit becoming a member of the Houston-Galveston Area Council shall pay annual dues on the basis of the following schedule, effective with 1914: a. Towns, cities, and counties shall pay annually x200.00 or four cents (x.04) per capita, whichever is greater. b. Population figures shall be as set forth in the last preceding Federal Census. c. School Districts shall pay annually x200.00 each or three cents (E.03) per Average Daily Attendance for the last preceding Federal Census year. whichever is greater. d. Soil and Water Conservation Districts shall pay annually 525.00 each. Section 2 Annual Dues Each member Shall pay an amount equal to one year's dues to the HoustonGalveston Area Council within thirty (30) days from the date of joining. Annual dues shall be due January 1 of each calendar year at the rates set forth in these Bylaws. Section 3 Members in Arrears A member which is more than six months 1n arrears in its dues as set forth by Article VIII of these Bylaws shall be denied its voting privileges until such time as such dues are paid. Section 4 Fund Sources The Houston-Galveston Area Council may apply for, contract for, receive and expend funds or grants from the State of Texas, the Federal Government, or any other source. The Houston-Galveston Area Council shall have no power to levy any character of tax whatever. Section 5 Depository and Expenditures Funds of the Houston-Galveston Area Council shall be deposited in a depository to be designated by the Board of Directors and may be expended upon check or warrant signed by the Secretary-Treasurer, counter- signed by the President, or in the absence or inability of the President to act, by the Vice President. Section 6 Fidelity Bond The Board of Directors shall require the Secretary-Treasurer to furnish a fidelity Bond 1n such amount as the Board of Directors may determine, but in any event, not less than E5,000.00. Section 7 Fiscal dear The fiscal year of the Houston-Galveston Area Council shall be the Calendar Year. Section 8 Mnual Mork Program and Budget The Executive Director shall prepare an annual budget and work program of the Houston-Galveston Area Council for each fiscal year and faithfully execute all other duties and responsibilities vested in or required of him by the Board of Directors and providing further herein, that the annual budget and work program must be submitted for majority approval of the Board of Directors prior to January of each year. ARTICLE IX - AlENOlENT Section 1 Ballot These Bylaws, with the exception of Article VIII, Finance, may be amended by unanimous vote of the members of the Board of Directors. Such vote shall be made by the submission of a written ballot by each member of the Board of Directors prior Lo the meeting at which sych amendment is to be acted upon;