DOC ID: n00000225
Title: ADHCC Governance
Posted on: 07/26/2006
The general business of the ADHCC is managed by an Executive Committee. Major
policy decisions are made by the Board of Directors.
The Executive Committee consists of the Chairperson, Chairperson-elect, Secretary,
Immediate Past Chairperson, Treasurer, President of the New York Association of
Homes and Services for the Aging (NYAHSA), and the ADHCC Executive Director.
The President of NYAHSA and the ADHCC Executive Director do not have voting
rights. The Board of Directors is comprised of the Executive Committee and eight Regional Representatives.
The Chairperson serves one year and one year as Immediate Past Chairperson. The term begins on January 1 of the calendar year following the election, and ends on December 31 at the end of their individual term. The Chairperson-Elect serves one year on the Executive Committee followed by one year as the Chairperson and one year as Immediate Past Chairperson. The Secretary, Treasurer, and eight Regional Representatives each serve one year.
Vacancies occurring on the Board of Directors may be filled by a vote of a majority of the Board of Directors, provided that a quorum exists. A new Board member appointed to fill a vacancy caused by resignation, removal or death holds office until a successor is elected and takes office.
Any member of the Board of Directors may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Executive Committee, the Chairperson, or the Secretary of the Board. Unless otherwise specified in the notice, the resignation takes effect upon receipt and the acceptance of the resignation is not necessary to make it effective.
The Executive Committee and Regional Representatives of the ADHCC are elected annually in November. The Executive Committee is elected by the full membership via a mail-in ballot and is installed January 1st after the previous November elections. The Regional Representatives are elected by their regional membership via a mail-in ballot and are installed January 1st after the previous November election.
Regional Representatives represent the ADHCC members of their specific geographical location. Regional Representatives must be a designee of a primary member of the ADHCC in good standing. Regional Representatives are responsible for communicating information to and from the Board of Directors, and for bringing to the attention of the Board of Directors membership issues and concerns. The Regional Representatives are responsible for informing their regional members of any recommendations made by the Board of Directors and communicating to the Board of Directors any response of the regional members. Regional Representatives serve as committee chairs or co-chairs and accept assignments from the Executive Committee, the Board of Directors and their regional membership.
ADHCC Regions:
Region 1: Buffalo
Counties: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming
Region 2: Rochester Area
Counties: Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Yates
Region 3: Syracuse/Binghamton Area
Counties: Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Schuyler, Toga, Tompkins
Region 4: Utica Area
Counties: Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence, Oneida
Region 5: Capital/Northern
Counties: Albany, Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, Washington
Region 6: Lower Hudson Valley
Counties: Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster
Region 7: New York City Area
Counties: Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Westchester
Region 8: Long Island
Counties: Nassau, Suffolk