Defining the Committee Structures

Using the Demographics tab of the Committee Central screen, you can add a new structure and a new position within the structure for the committee.

To define committee structure:

1.    From the Personify360 main toolbar, select Customers and Committees > Committee Central.
The Committee Central search screen displays.

2.    Create a new committee or search for and select an existing committee.

3.    From the Committee Maintenance task category, click Define Committee Structure.
The Committee Structure screen displays on the Demographics tab, as shown below.

4.    If necessary, check the Enforce Committee Structure checkbox.
When checked, this indicates that appointments to the committee must match the structure as defined.

5.    Click Add New Structure.

6.    Enter a Description for the committee structure.

7.    The Begin Date defaults to today. Change this if necessary.
The Begin Date and End Date identify the time period during which the structure detail records are applicable. Organizations that enforce committee structure rules can change those rules, so this date field tracks when the rule began. The system selects the rule with the date closest to the current date without going into the future.

8.    Highlight the appropriate structure and click Add Position.

9.    Select the Position that the committee members can hold from the drop-down.
Values in the drop-down are populated based on the codes defined for the non-fixed COM "POSITION" system type.

10.  If necessary, select the Position Type from the drop-down.
Values in the drop-down are populated based on the subcodes defined for the codes defined for the non-fixed COM "POSITION" system type.

11.  Select the Term period that is used as a default to calculate the end date of the added members from the drop-down.
Values in the drop-down are populated based on the codes defined for the non-fixed COM "TERM" system type.

12.  Select the Voting Status from the drop-down.
Values in the drop-down are populated based on the codes defined for the non-fixed COM "VOTING_STATUS" system type.

13.  Enter the maximum numbers of terms allowed for the position in the Max Allowed field.
This field is the maximum number of people that can hold a position at the same time. For example, if you enter "2" in this field for a position, only two people can hold that position at the same time.

If you want to enforce the maximum times a person can hold a particular position, that is the responsibility of the staff. Currently, there is not a way In Personify360 to prevent a person from serving in the same position more than once.

14.  If this member represents another individual/committee/company, then click the Represents link and search for the appropriate customer.
For more information, please see Adding a New Relationship to a Constituent's Record in CRM360.

15.  If the position on this committee relies on serving in another committee, perform the following:

a.    Click the Committee link and search for the source committee.

b.    Select the Source Position and Committee Position Type for the source committee.
Values in the drop-downs are populated based on the codes and subcodes defined for the non-fixed COM "POSITION" system type.

c.    Complete these steps for all the positions in the scenario.

16.  Enter any Comments related to the committee structure.

17.  Click Save.

If you add an individual to the committee that is outside the enforced structure (e.g., try to add another chairman to the committee, but only one chairman is allowed in the structure), the system will validate the enforced structure once you click "Save".

See Also:

·            For the different actions you can perform after setting up a committee, refer to Working with Committees in Committee Central.

·            For the list of reports you can run for a committee, see Committee Reports.

·            For more information on how to create a new committee, refer to Creating a New Committee.

·            For the system types and codes you must set up for committees, refer to Committees System Types and Codes.