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Section 3 Other Meetings
Other meetings may be held as determined by the President.

ARTICLE VII

COMMITTEES

Section 1 Audit and Budget Committee
a. The President, at the Annual Meeting at which he takes office, shall appoint an Audit
and Budget Committee composed of at least four Active members including the First
Vice President and one Past President.
b. The Audit and Budget Committee will conduct a thorough audit of the Executive
Director’s fiscal records yearly and make a report to the Executive Committee
meeting held during the Annual Meeting of the Association. at one of the three
meetings held during the calendar year.
c. The Audit and Budget Committee shall, with the assistance of the Executive
Director, prepare the annual budget for the President to present to the Executive
Committee.

Section 2 Nominating Committee
a. The Nominating Committee shall be composed of the President and all Past
Presidents in attendance at the annual meeting. The immediate Past President shall
serve as chairman. In the event the immediate Past President is not in attendance
at the annual meeting, the Committee shall select its own chairman. In the event,
that less than three committee members are in attendance at the Annual Meeting,
the President shall make appointments from the Active membership in attendance
so as to form a committee of three members.
b. It shall be the duty of the Nominating Committee at the business session of the
Annual Meeting to nominate at least one candidate for each office required to be
filled by election.

Section 3 Other Committees
Other committees and their responsibilities, as determined by the President or Executive
Committee, may be established.

ARTICLE VIII

AFFILIATED ASSOCIATIONS

Section 1 Objectives
Associations with objectives which are compatible with the objectives of the Texas
Police Association.

Section 2 Purpose
The primary purpose of affiliation is to provide the opportunity for joint cooperation and
professional assistance to each member association. It is intended and encouraged that
Texas Police Association conferences be planned to include meetings and training for
affiliated associations. The Texas Police Journal will be the official publication and list
each affiliated association.

Section 3 Membership Requirements
Any association desiring to affiliate with the Texas Police Association shall notify the
Executive Director in writing of such intent. Members of affiliated associations must
become members of the Texas Police Association. However, Texas Police Association
members are not required to become members of the affiliate associations. The
Executive Committee shall approve or disapprove applications for membership. The

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