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AOAC INTERNATIONAL
Committee on Statistics
(Terms of Reference Comments)
July 7, 2017
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VI. Committee
Member
Appointment
82ff
General
Comment(s)
“If members are needed on the Committee on Statistics, AOAC will issue a Call for
Experts. Interested candidates will complete an application that will include the
submission of letters of interest addressing the criteria, resumes/CVs, and a letter of
support from their sponsoring organization when applicable, to the AOAC staff. These
letters are forwarded to the chair of the Committee on Statistics.
The Committee on Statistics Chair produces a draft of the revised Committee roster
along with appropriate documentation to the OMB. A two-thirds vote in favor of
approving the revised draft roster by OMB approves the addition of a new Committee
Member or an additional term of a current Committee Member. Upon approval by the
OMB, the revised roster is sent to the President of AOAC INTERNATIONAL with a
request for volunteer appointments. A letter confirming the appointment is sent to all
newly approved members. Copies of the letter and a final version of the revised
Committee roster will be sent to Committee on Statistics Chair. The appointment is
generally for a three-year term unless otherwise recommended and approved by OMB.
At the conclusion of a Committee Member’s term, a thank you letter from the President
is sent along with a Certificate of Appreciation to the Committee Member. A copy of the
letter is sent to the Committee Chair and OMB Chair.”
This section now describes administrative procedures and duplicates partly what is outlined in
Section II. And approval as well as appointment are used somewhat arbitrarily. And I find the
whole procedure somewhat derogatory to high profile individual. Those are hard to come by
and do not necessarily need extra work. (This has been expressed before). At the very least there
must also be an alternative route of finding candidates.
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VII. Committee
Member Removal
or Resignation
104ff
“If a member of the Committee is not performing the duties appropriately, the
Committee Chair will submit a revised draft roster that recommends removal of the
Committee Member to the OMB for its consideration. A two-thirds vote in favor of
approving the revised draft roster by OMB approves the removal of a Committee
Member. The President of AOAC then repeals this appointment.
If a Member is not able or is no longer able to serve because of retirement, changes in
employment responsibilities, removal, or if he/she becomes unable to carry out the
duties of a Committee member, the member must notify AOAC staff and the Committee
Chair in writing regarding his/her need to resign from the Committee. The Committee
Chair will submit a revised draft roster that recommends removal of the Committee
Member to the OMB for its consideration. OMB takes note of the need to remove this
member.
Upon removal or resignation, a thank you letter from the President is sent to the
Committee member, with copies sent to the Committee chair and the Official Methods
Board Chair. ”
It is very strange that the appointment is done by the President of AOAC and the removal by
OMB.
And what happens if there is a resignation but not a 2/3 majority of votes in OMB.