COMMITTEES

Section 11.01

Standing Committees

    The standing committees of SALAM are: Administrative Committee, Conflict Resolution Committee, Education Committee, Finance Committee, Fundraising Committee, Membership Committee, Nominating Committee, and Religious Services Committee. The standing or functional committees, which were in existence as of October 1, 2002, under the previous by-laws, shall continue the operation as they were, but they are subject to review by the new Board.

·        All the Chairs of the standing committees shall serve for one year term.

·        All the committees shall work under the principles and policies of SALAM and are accountable to the Board.

·        All policies and recommendations from the committees shall be approved by the Board prior to the implementation.

 Section 11.02

Composition and Duties

The composition and the duties of Standing Committees of SALAM are as follows:

Administrative Committee:

The Administrative committee shall consist of a Chair to be appointed by the Chairperson of the Board with the approval of the Board, and one or more members to be appointed by the Chair of the Committee from among the members of SALAM and the Treasurer. The Administrator will report directly to the Committee Chair. The Committee shall be responsible for overseeing: Data Processing, Maintenance and general upkeep of facilities, Security, Public Relations and Media issues and Personnel. The Committee shall report monthly to the Board.

Conflict Resolution Committee:

The Committee shall consist of a Chair to be
appointed by the Chairperson of the Board with the approval of the Board for a renewable term of one year.  The Chair of the Conflict Resolution Committee should be a well-respected member of the community, an active member of SALAM and be experienced in the methods of conflict resolution and mediation. The committee shall consist of 4-5 members to be nominated by the chair from amongst the active and well-respected members or associate members of SALAM.

The Chairperson of the Board or Chair of the Committee shall call the Committee into action within two weeks from the receipt of a written grievance.  The Chair of the Committee shall first obtain an approval from the parties to the conflict to allow the Conflict Resolution Committee to mediate in their dispute. 

This Committee shall conduct its investigations and mediation efforts between the two parties privately, but it will need to report to the Board of Trustees in a confidential manner that will not infringe on the right to the confidentiality of any parties involved in the conflict.

The Conflict Resolution Committee shall deal with the conflicts in the categories such as:

•  Conflict between the Member / Members of SALAM and BOT.

• Dispute between the Member/ Members of SALAM and any of the standing or functional committees.

• Disputes between the members of the Board of Trustees.

• Disputes between the various committees of SALAM.

• May also handle the disputes between the students, parents and Sunday school teachers or administration, if such matters were referred by the School administration.

• From time to time conflict resolution committee may also address the disputes by the Members of SALAM if agreed by the disputants. Such conflicts may be of personal, social or business nature.

• May refer the disputes of religious nature to the SALAM religious services committee.

Education Committee:

The Education Committee shall consist of a Chair to be appointed by the Chairperson of the Board with the approval of the Board, and one or more members to be appointed by the Chair of the committee from among the members of SALAM. The Committee shall be responsible for developing and managing afternoon, full-time and Weekend school programs for children and adults. Such programs shall be in accordance with the ideology of SALAM and its principles. The Committee shall report monthly to the Board.

Finance Committee:

The Finance Committee shall consist of a Chair to be appointed by the Chairperson of the Board with the approval of the Board, and one or more members to be appointed by the Chair of the Committee from among the members of SALAM and the Treasurer. The Committee shall collaborate with the Treasurer of the corporation in preparing annual operating budgets and revisions thereof. The Committee oversees all financial aspects of SALAM, and reports quarterly to the Board.

Fundraising Committee:

The Fundraising Committee shall consist of a Chair to be appointed by the Chairperson of the Board with the approval of the Board, and one or more members to be appointed by the Chair of the Committee from among the members of SALAM. The Committee shall be responsible for raising funds, subject to prior approval of the Board, by whatever legal means available to a corporation of this nature and which are not in conflict with the purpose of this corporation as set forth in its Articles of Incorporation. The Committee shall report monthly to the Board.

Membership Committee:

The membership committee shall consist of five (5) members who have been active members of SALAM and have demonstrable knowledge of the community. The chair of the Committee shall be an active member of SALAM, appointed by the Chairperson with the approval of the Board. The Chair of the Committee appoints four (4) other members from the membership of SALAM. The Committee shall report quarterly to the Board. The Committee shall have charge of maintaining the membership book of the corporation with a copy of the applications kept by the Secretary at SALAM office. It shall also have the charge of processing applications of new members and calling on prospective members.  As long as the application meets the membership criteria, is complete with applicant’s signature and referred by two Active SALAM members, the application shall be approved after notification to the Board. In rare case of a question on suitability of a prospective member, the committee shall deliberate to resolve the issue and if unresolved, refer the issue to the Board for resolution. The Committee shall send a renewal letter to each member no later than the end of October for the membership to be in effect for the calendar year January 1 to December 31.

Religious Services Committee:

The Religious Services Committee shall consist of a Chair to be appointed by the Chairperson of the Board with the approval of the Board, and one or more members to be appointed by the Chair of the Committee from among the members of SALAM.

The Chair of this committee must have demonstrable knowledge of the religious needs of the community. Each member shall possess good knowledge of the Islamic Shari’ah, be God conscious, and have community trust and respect. The Committee is responsible for: Prayer Services, Friday Family Night, Islamic functions such as Ramadan, the Eids, Zakah, seminars, conferences and such other functions that may be added from time to time by the Board. The Committee shall report monthly to the Board.

The committee shall answer questions and disputes dealing with religious issues based on their collective judgment, based on the Islamic Shari’ah. In the event the committee does not have the answer to a specific issue, it shall seek the Islamic answer from ISNA Fiqh Council, the authoritative body on the religious issues in USA and Canada. The committee shall confine its functions within religious issues raised by SALAM’s Board of Trustees, SALAM’s standing and functional committees, SALAM’s Members, employees, volunteers, and congregation.

Functional Committees:

1.      Event Planning Committee

2.      Library Committee

3.      Maintenance Committee

4.      Phase III Committee

5.      Islamic Speakers Bureau