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Upon election to the ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ Council, the councilor serves as a member of the ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ-Allied Professional Association [¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ-APA] Council. The ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ-APA Council is the governing body of the ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ-APA and determines all policies of the ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ-APA. To learn more about the ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ/APA, please visit the ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ/APA website at . The ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ/APA Council only meets at the Midwinter Meeting. If you have questions about the ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ/APA, please contact Lorelle Swader, Associate Executive Director, lswader@ala.org.

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The following duties/responsibilities are specifically delegated to the Executive Board by the ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ Constitution and Bylaws:

(1) The Executive Board shall report on its activities no later than the next meeting of the Council;

(2) The Executive Board shall act for the Council in the administration of established policies and programs; and

(3) The Executive board shall make recommendations to Council with respect to matters of policy, programs and operations.

For more information, please visit:

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Registration- Check the ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ website with registration details found here:

Housing- There are councilor blocks of rooms at every hotel. They can be accessed by selecting "councilor" in the first demographic question of the registration process. If you have any questions or problems with your housing, please contact Alicia Hamann at 1-800-545-2433 ext. 3229 or ahamann@ala.org

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Councilors will use the as the primary space to communicate with fellow Councilors.

If you are a non-councilor, and would like to subscribe to the ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ Council Connect group, please use the signup form on the ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ Council page in Connect:

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All council documents will be posted to the council page: and on ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ Connect throughout each Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conference.

Note: it is recommended that you download council documents to your device or tablet prior to each Council meeting. A small number of printed council documents will be available at the council document pick-up table at the back of the council chambers.

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The Council chamber is arranged in a classroom style and Councilors are required to sit in the front portion of the room. There are no pre-assigned seating. Council chamber are equipped with two overhead screens; four floor microphones; a captionists for people who are deaf or hard of hearing; and a projectionist. The ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ President; President-Elect, ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ Executive Director, and the ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ Parliamentarian will be seated on the platform at the front of the room. The ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ Governance Director, Sheryl Reyes, ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ Council Secretariat, Marsha P. Burgess and the ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ Governance Associate, Holly Robison, will be seated at the audio visual table.

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Rules for Council meetings are adopted at the beginning of the first meeting of Council at the LLX Meeting and Annual Conference and amendments to the Rules may be proposed and voted upon at that time. Any Rule may be suspended by general consent if there is no objection, or by a two-thirds vote of the Council. A copy of the Rules will be provided at Council meetings.

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Councilors addressing the Presiding officer must go to a numbered microphone, wait to be recognized, and then give proper identification, e.g., name and type of Councilor (Division/Chapter/At-Large). Non-Councilors may be recognized to speak at the discretion of the Presiding officer or by general consent at any Council meeting. Any ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ member may speak at the Council/Executive Board/Membership Information Meeting without having to seek Council's approval.

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• Business cards to share with your colleagues
• Tablet, laptop or handheld device
• Power cords
• Water
• Jacket, sweater or shawl

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In addition to voice and hand votes, recorded votes are electronic. All votes will be tallied and posted here:

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You must be officially register for each LLX Meeting and Annual Conference and wear your badge and council ribbon at all Council meetings. You may pick up your council ribbon at the ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ badge pick-up area or get one from Council chambers. Special badges denoting Chapter councilors are also available at the badge pick-up table.

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Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised 11^th Edition is ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ's the official parliamentary authority.