ARTICLE VIII. Committees, Working Groups, and Caucuses
- Definition
- The number, duties, and functions of Committees, Working Groups, and Caucuses, if any, (hereinafter “Local Formation”) shall be as determined by the members in accordance with these bylaws.
- Committees may be established for the purpose of organizing around and/or performing specific functions for the Local.
- Working Groups may be established for the purpose of organizing action around political themes or projects that fall under the purview of the DSA and/or St. Louis DSA’s political platform.
- Caucuses may be established as independent formations of members within the Local established on the basis of shared interests, identities, affinities, and/or political goals.
- Formation
- Each Local Formation shall be formed by vote of the Local, upon petition of at minimum 5 dues-paying members in good standing.
- Each Local Formation shall have a purpose, as outlined in its Charter, which shall include:
- Proposed name of Local Formation
- Mission statement and objectives
- List of membership requirements, including if the Local Formation will have open or closed membership.
- Procedure for selecting Chair(s) of the Local Formation.
- Each Local Formation shall have, at minimum, one Chair, to serve a term of no longer than one year, but subject to re-election.
- Each Local Formation shall keep minutes and attendance of its meetings and submit these to the Executive Committee, who shall make them available to the entire Local.
- Duties
- Chairs of Local Formations shall keep the Executive Committee and the Regular Meetings of the Local informed on the activities of the Local Formation.
- Local Formations may recommend actions, statements, or other organizing activities for consideration by the Local, based on a majority vote of the membership, as defined under the Charter (not counting abstentions).
- Local Formations may endorse actions, statements, or other organizing activities on their own behalf, based on a majority vote of the membership of the Local Formation, as defined under the Charter (not counting abstentions).
- Dissolution
- Any Committee or Working Group may be dissolved by a majority of its members (if applicable), by being inactive for more than one year, or at a Regular, Special, or General Meeting of the Local by a vote of two-thirds of the members present.
- Any Caucus may be dissolved by a majority of its members or by being inactive for more than one year.