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hearings, make recommendations to the Board of Directors, and to carry on such

activities as may be delegated to them by the Board.

Section 2: Limitation of Authority
No action by any member, committee, division, employee, director, or officer shall
be binding upon, or constitute an expression of, the policy of the chamber until it shall

have been approved or ratified by the Board of Directors.
Committees shall be discharged by the President when their work has been
completed and their reports accepted, or when, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, it
is deemed wise to discontinue the committees.
Once committee action has been approved by the Boards of Directors, it shall be
incumbent upon the committee chairmen, or in their absence, whom they designate as

being familiar enough with the issue, to give testimony to, or make presentations before,
civic and governmental agencies.

Section 4: Divisions

The Board of Directors may create such divisions, bureaus, departments, councils,
or subsidiary corporations as it deems advisable to handle the work of the chamber.
The Board shall authorize and define the powers and duties of all divisions, bureaus,
departments, councils, and subsidiary corporations. The Board shall annually review and
approve all activities and proposed programs of such divisions, bureaus, departments,
councils, or subsidiary corporations, including collection and disbursement of funds.

No action or resolution of any shall be taken by divisions, bureaus, departments,
councils, or subsidiary corporations having bearing upon or expressive of the chamber,
unless approved by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE VII

Finances

Section 1: Funds
All money paid to the chamber shall be placed in a general operating fund. Funds
unused from the current year’s budget will be place in a reserve account.

Section 2: Disbursements
Upon approval of the budget, the Secretary is authorized to make disbursements on

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