New York Section Board of Directors (May 2022 – May 2023)

The Bylaws Committee shall become familiar with the activities of the Section and the applicability of the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws. The Bylaws Committee shall consist of the Secretary of the Section as Chair, the Section Secretary-elect, the Section Representative to the AUA Bylaws Committee and 3 active or senior members who shall be appointed by the President. The term of the 3 committee members is staggered initially and serves 2, 3 and 4 years. Thereafter, the term of each committee member shall be 3 years. The Bylaws Committee will report as needed to the Board of Directors.

Every five years, or as directed by the President of the Section, the Committee will undertake a thorough review of the Bylaws. Any rewrite of the bylaws will then be presented to the Board of Directors who shall vote on the rewrite.

The Finance Committee shall consist of the Treasurer, who shall be the Chair, the President, the Immediate Past-President and the President-Elect and a Section representative on a rotating basis. The Finance Committee shall study and evaluate all financial affairs of the Section and make recommendations to the Board of Directors. The Committee shall set up a budget for the various activities each year, and on the basis of the projected budget, make recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding dues for the ensuing year.

The Audit Committee shall consist of two active members in good standing in the Section, who shall be appointed by the President, and who shall serve for two years. It shall examine the audits submitted by the certified public accountant retained by the Section. It shall examine the accounts of the Treasurer. It shall verify submission of all appropriate tax documents. The audit committee shall present an annual report to the Board of Directors

The Nominating Committee shall consist of the Immediate Past-President, one District Representative assigned annually in rotation, and either the Secretary-elect or Treasurer elect. The members of the Nominating Committee are not eligible for consideration for the positions under consideration. The Nominating Committee will consider institutional, academic and practice diversity.

The Chairman of this Committee shall be the Immediate Past-President.

Every 4th year the Chair will be approved by the Section President after the recommendations of the nominating committee are considered and will serve a four year term. The President will also appoint a non-board of director’s representative, a board member, and one of the members-at-large. The immediate past President will also serve on this committee. The Judicial and Ethics Committee shall investigate (a) all controversies arising from the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of this Section and (b) all questions which involve alleged violation of medical ethics and (c) all questions involving membership in the Section, or the rights and standing of members, whether in relation to other members, to the Section, or to the public. In cases of investigation of individual members, any Committee member from the same district as the individual being investigated must recuse himself from the deliberations. In this situation, the President of the Section shall appoint an additional member bringing the number of members for deliberation to five. The Judicial and Ethics Committee shall report to and make recommendations to the Board of Directors. The Chair of the Judicial and Ethics Committee shall be recommended as the Section representative to the AUA Judicial and Ethics Council subject to the approval by the President of the AUA

The Program Committee for the Section’s annual meeting shall consist of the President and his or her appointed Program Scientific Chair. The Program Chair shall be nominated by the President and approved by the Board of Directors. The program chair is responsible for and shall in consultation with the president arrange the scientific program for the Annual Meeting.

The Resident Committee shall consist of one representative from each of the residency programs within the Section. The candidate will be nominated by each program’s director. The chair of this committee will be selected by a vote from the representatives of each program. This committee shall meet no less than yearly with a meeting always occurring on the day of the Valentine Essay Contest. This committee shall submit their minutes to the executive Secretary of the Section which will then be submitted to the Board of Directors.