FES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AUTHORITY

Article VI, Section 1, of the FES Charter provides that "The government and the management of the funds, properties, and affairs of the Society shall be vested in the Board of Directors...." The Board shall adopt administrative and professional policies to implement the principles and provisions of the Charter and Bylaws. The Board shall have the power to interpret the intent of the Charter and Bylaws.

To expedite the administration and management of the affairs of the Society between Board meetings and to clarify the Board's intent with regard to the authority it has conferred upon the Executive Committee, it is declared to be the policy of the Society that the Board of Directors has authorized the Executive Committee to act on behalf of the Board with respect to items occurring between meetings of the Board which require expeditious action in the best interest of the Society to the extent that such items are routine business and are decided in keeping with the policies and budget adopted by the Board. In the event that an item not covered by adopted policy or budget should require expeditious action, the Executive Committee shall poll the Board members and act accordingly.

Approved by the FES Board of Directors
February 4-5, 1972

Reaffirmed by the FES Board of Directors
August 2, 1990
August 4, 1994
August 6, 1998