Rule 1. Officers and Committees of the Commission

(a)

Officers.

The North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission

(Commission) shall establish the offices of chair and vice chair.

(b)

Appointment; Elections.

(1)

The chair shall be appointed for a two-year term and shall serve

at the pleasure of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North

Carolina.

(2)

The vice chair shall be elected by majority vote of the full

Commission for a two-year term and shall serve in the absence of

the chair.

(3)

Both the chair and vice chair shall be members of the

Commission.

(c)

Committees.

(1)

The Commission shall establish a standing Executive Committee.

Members of the Executive Committee shall include the chair, vice

chair, and the chairs of all standing committees. The chair may

also appoint the immediate past chair of the Commission to serve

on the Executive Committee, if the immediate past chair remains

a member of the Commission. The Executive Committee may act

for the Commission and make decisions on matters which

(i) require action before the next Commission meeting, and/or

(ii) have been delegated to the Executive Committee by the

Commission.

The

Executive

Committee

may

make

recommendations to the Commission with respect to matters of

policy and operations of the Commission.

(2)

The chair may establish other standing and ad hoc committees as

are necessary to conduct the business of the Commission and may

appoint Commission members and ex officio members to serve on

these committees, subject to subsection (c)(3) of this rule.

he

Executive

Committee

may

make

recommendations to the Commission with respect to matters of

policy and operations of the Commission.

(2)

The chair may establish other standing and ad hoc committees as

are necessary to conduct the business of the Commission and may

appoint Commission members and ex officio members to serve on

these committees, subject to subsection (c)(3) of this rule.

(3)

The chair may appoint ex officio members. Ex officio members

shall be affiliated with the courts, be involved in supporting

court-based dispute resolution programs, or have particular

expertise in dispute resolution. Ex officio members may

participate in Commission or committee discussions, but shall not

vote on any matter before the Commission or a committee and

shall not serve as members of the Executive Committee or any

committee routinely reviewing information that is deemed

confidential under N.C.G.S. § 7A-38.2(h) or these rules. Ex officio

appointments shall be for a two-year term.

(d)

Recusal Policy. Commission and ex officio members participating in

Commission or committee discussions, and Commission members casting votes, shall

abide by the Commission’s Recusal of Commission Members and Ex Officio Members

Policy.

History Note.

373 N.C. 606.