Statistics Meeting Book (August 16, 2017)

AOAC INTERNATIONAL Committee on Statistics (Terms of Reference Comments) July 7, 2017

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VI. Committee Member Appointment

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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.” “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. ”

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.

Wegscheider

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VII. Committee Member Removal or Resignation

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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.

Wegscheider