Vermont § 1953 - The Conference—Article III

§ 1953. The Conference—Article III

• (a) There is hereby established the “New England State Police Administrators’ Conference,”
  hereinafter called the “Conference,” to be composed of the administrative head of
  the state police department of each party state. (b) If authorized by the laws of his or her party state, the administrative head of the
  state police department of a party state may provide for the discharge of his duties
  and the performance of his or her functions on the Conference, for periods none of
  which shall exceed 15 days, by an alternate. No such alternate shall be entitled to
  serve unless notification of his or her identity and appointment shall have been given
  to the Conference in such form as the Conference may require. (c) An alternate serving pursuant to subdivision (b) of this article shall be selected
  only from among the officers and employees of the state police department, the head
  of which such alternate is to represent. (d) The members of the Conference shall be entitled to one vote each. No action of the
  Conference shall be binding unless taken at a meeting at which a majority of the total
  number of votes of the Conference are cast in favor thereof. Action of the Conference
  shall be only at a meeting at which a majority of the members of the Conference, or
  their alternates, are present. (e) The Conference shall have a seal. (f) The Conference shall elect annually, from among its members, a chair, (who shall not
  be eligible to succeed himself or herself), a vice chair and treasurer. The Conference
  shall appoint an executive secretary and fix his or her duties and compensation.
  Such executive secretary shall serve at the pleasure of the Conference, and together
  with the treasurer shall be bonded in such amount as the Conference shall determine.
  The executive secretary also shall serve as general secretary of the Conference. (g) Irrespective of the civil service, personnel or other merit system laws of any of
  the party states, the executive secretary, subject to the direction of the Conference,
  shall appoint, remove or discharge such personnel as may be necessary for the performance
  of the Conference functions, and shall fix the duties and compensation of such personnel. (h) The Conference may establish and maintain independently, or in conjunction with any
  one or more of the party states, a suitable retirement system for its full time employees.
  Employees of the Conference shall be eligible for Social Security coverage in respect
  of old age and survivor’s insurance provided that the Conference takes such steps
  as may be necessary pursuant to the laws of the United States, to participate in such
  program of insurance as a governmental agency or unit. The Conference may establish
  and maintain or participate in such additional programs of employee benefits as may
  be appropriate. Employment by the Conference of a retired officer or employee of
  a party state shall not affect the pension or other retirement-connected benefits
  paid to such officer or employee by a party state. (i) The Conference may borrow, accept or contract for the services of personnel from any
  party state, the United States, or any subdivision or agency of the aforementioned
  governments, or from any agency of two or more of the party states or their subdivisions. (j) The Conference may accept for any of its purposes and functions under this Compact
  any and all donations, grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials and services,
  conditional or otherwise, from any state, the United States, or any other governmental
  agency, or from any person, firm or corporation, and may receive, utilize and dispose
  of the same. The Conference shall publish in its annual report the terms, conditions,
  character and amount of any resources accepted by it pursuant hereto together with
  the identity of the donor. (k) The Conference may establish and maintain such facilities as may be necessary for
  the transacting of its business. The Conference may acquire, hold and convey real
  and personal property and any interest therein. (l) The Conference shall adopt bylaws for the conduct of its business and shall have the
  power to amend and rescind these bylaws. The Conference shall publish its bylaws
  in convenient form and shall file a copy thereof and a copy of any amendment thereto,
  with the appropriate agency or officer in each of the party states. The bylaws shall
  provide for appropriate notice of the Conference members of all Conference meetings. (m) [Repealed.] (Added 1967, No. 288 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 15, 1968; amended 2003, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 294v.)