General Responsibilities
Councilors-at-Large (CALs) are voting members on APS Council and attend and participate in monthly calls and/or Council meetings.
Submit a summary report of the committee's annual reports to Council for review and comment.
Hosts a Councilors-at-Large Office Hour session at least twice a year to connect with APS committees.
Hosts the APS committee chair/vice chair onboarding virtual sessions. (Sr. CAL leads)
Each CAL is designated as a liaison to a committee during their term as CAL.
Alongside APS Staff, will assist with the call for nominations and award announcement for the APS Outstanding Volunteer Award.
The Sr. CAL will ensure that the incoming CAL is on boarded properly prior to taking office.
Council Committee Liaison responsibilities include:
Clarify the charge and the committee's activities as they relate to the APS Strategic Goals.
Communicate often with committee members throughout the year to check on their progress.
Participate and attend committee meetings as feasible.
Provide feedback, either verbally or written, to APS Council on the committee's activities, engagement, and overall effectiveness of the committee (as part of the committee annual report summary submitted to Council each fall).
Be a valuable resource to the committee by:
Sharing APS resources available to support committee's work.
Providing input where necessary to help the committee understand policies, procedures, and how their committee's work fits into the overall APS Strategic Plan.
Communicating to the committee any recent Council decisions affecting the committee's strategic work or activities.
Offering support to committee chairs in relevant ways to encourage efficient and effective functioning of the committee.
Advising on APS policies and duty to disclose any conflicts of interests.
Term Length
One Councilor-at-Large (CAL) is elected each year so that the three-year terms, designated by the year in which the term expires, do not run concurrently.
One Councilor-at-Large is appointed by Council to serve a three-year term.
Both appointed and newly elected CAL assumes office at the close of the Annual Meeting following the election.
Councilors-at-Large are not eligible for nomination for another office/position within the Society during the duration of their term.
