a. The Committee shall be granted, by virtue of appointment, the right to exercise the normal powers and authority of their office in all affairs of the Association. This authority shall include, but is not necessarily limited to:

b. Setting up of a bookkeeping system designed to control and account for all funds realized from membership fees and other sources.

i. Extraordinary expenditures (exceeding the sum of ($1000.00) would require the consent of the general membership. Such consent shall be determined by quorum vote at a general meeting or a special meeting of the membership called for that purpose.

ii. A simple form of double-entry bookkeeping shall be maintained in the interests of responsible stewardship of funds and accountability to the membership.

(a) The accounts shall be made available for viewing by the general membership once per year. The account shall be published either in the form of a special PAPER which is to be distributed at the final general meeting of the year and/or in the NEWSLETTER.

(b) The PAPER/NEWSLETTER shall contain, as a minimum, the following accounts in summary form:

i. Income
ii. Expenses
iii. Balance Sheet

c. Release of news items and information concerning the Association business to the Press, to Schoolboards, to the Ministry of Education, etc.

i. Normally, such items and information will be released by the Chairman of the Committee. However, this authority may be delegated to any member of the Committee whose responsibililities demand it.

ii. General members are permitted to release information concerning the Association, using the Association name, only when authority to do so has been expressly granted by the Chairman of the Committee.

d. Maintenance of a Membership Roll to facilitate the establishment of a quorum; and a Phone Tree communication system to quickly disseminate information and keep members informed of pending events, etc.

e. Publication of a Newsletter and other publications as required.  The Newsletter is highly effective as a means of keeping the membership informed and abreast of homeschool affairs.

i. The position of Editor is an important and influential post within the Committee. Special care should therefore be exercised in the selection of an Editor to ensure that the appointee fully understands and subscribes to all of the provisions of the Constitution.

f. other duties and responsibilities as shall be determined by, and require the direction and guidance of, the Committee.

g. Resolving membership complaints

i. All complaints, regardless of content or origin, shall be made to the Committee Chairman in writing, signed by the complainant.

ii. The Committee shall, at its own discretion, deal with any complaint concerning an alleged breach of the constitution, or any other matter considered to merit a response.