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Section 3 Appointed Officers
Chaplain, Executive Director, and Regional Directors. The Chaplain and one
Regional Director for each Texas DPS Highway Patrol Region shall be appointed by
the President. The Executive Director shall be appointed by the Executive Committee
on terms mutually agreed to by the Executive Committee and the appointee.

The Appointed Officers shall be: Chaplain, Executive Director and Regional
Directors. At least one Regional Director for each Texas DPS Highway Patrol
Region (6 Regions Total) shall be appointed by the President with recommendations
from the Executive Committee. An additional Regional Director for DPS Region 7
which includes Austin and the State Capital will be appointed by the President. The
President may also appoint a Chaplain.

The Executive Director shall be appointed by the President with approval of the
Executive Committee on terms mutually agreed to by the Executive Committee and
the appointee.

Section 4 Executive Committee
This Committee shall be composed of the elected officers, the appointed officers, Life
Active Members, the President of each Affiliate Association, and the Chairman of the
committees appointed by the President.

The Executive Committee of the Texas Police Association shall be comprised of the
elected officers, the appointed Regional Directors, and any Active past president.
Active means any past president that attends at least one Executive Committee
meeting per calendar year.

ARTICLE IV

DUTIES OF OFFICERS

Section 1 President
The President shall serve as the executive head of the Association.
He shall represent the Association in all affairs outside the Association.
He shall preside at all regular and called meetings of the Association and Executive Committee.
He shall make appointments as provided.
He shall be responsible for the programs and order of business for the Association.
He shall present to the Executive Committee at the Annual Conference a proposed operational bud-
get for the year.

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