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PSCFO Board and Council Meeting
June 11, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Monday, June 11, 2018
BOARD MEETING 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Room 309 PA Department of Agriculture
COUNCIL MEETING 1:00-3:30 p.m.
Room 309 PA Department of Agriculture
PROGRAM
In addition to the business of the Association at the Council Meeting, programs will include:
~ Honorable Fred Strathmeyer, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Agriculture for Plant Industry and Consumer Protection on combating the Spotted Lanternfly
~ Briefing on the 2018 Farm Bill. Hon. Glenn ‘G.T’ Thompson, M.C. (R-5), Vice-Chair, U.S. House Agriculture Committee (invited)
~ Discussion on the State Budget and other agriculture-related legislative and regulatory issues
Please RSVP to xenobun@aol.com or vince@vphillipsassoc.com by June 1 to specify which meeting(s) you plan to attend. Please note that an amendment to the Bylaws will be discussed and voted upon. Following is the text of the amendment:
BYLAWS AMENDMENT
Article VIII – Committees and Administrative Personnel
Section 4. The Board of Directors may appoint or employ one or more persons to assist in the exercise of any powers which may be performed or the performance of any duties required to be performed by the Board of Directors or any officer. Compensation to be provided to a person so appointed or employed shall be established by action or resolution of the Board of Directors. Any person so appointed or employed serves solely at the pleasure of the Board of Directors, and may be removed at any time by action or resolution of the Executive Committee CONSISTENT WITH A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT SIGNED BETWEEN PENNSYLVANIA STATE COUNCIL OF FARM ORGANIZATIONS AND THE PERSON APPOINTED OR EMPLOYED, with or without cause. A person so appointed or employed shall not exercise any power or perform any duty that is authorized or required to be exercised or performed by the Board of Directors or by any officer without the express consent of the Board of Directors or such officer. The person so appointed or employed shall, upon request, provide to any Board of Directors member or any officer any of the Council’s books, records, or other related documents in such person’s custody or possession.