2012 USA Swimming Rule Book

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B Review compliance with the Amateur Sports Act and the U.S. Olympic Committee Constitution
and Bylaws; and
C Be available for mentoring and consulting to the Board of Directors and the committees
on the responsibilities and accountabilities of membership on those groups.
506.7 Audit Committee
.1 Membership: The Audit Committee shall consist of five members appointed by the President,
as follows: an Executive Committee member, a Zone Director, an athlete from a slate
submitted by the Athletes’ Committee, and two additional members with designated financial
experience. There shall be no member of the committee who has check signing authority
for the Corporation.
.2 Each member shall serve a four-year term, staggered so that one-fourth of the members are
appointed each year.
.3 Responsibility: The Audit Committee shall be responsible for:
A Reviewing and accepting the annual audited statements, accompanying opinion letter,
and management letter;
B Making a recommendation for acceptance to the Board of Directors; and
C Evaluating the internal controls of the Corporation.
506.8 Credentials/Elections Committee
.1 Membership: The Credentials/Elections Committee shall consist of twelve (12) non-athlete
members appointed by the President and a sufficient number of athlete members as to constitute
at least 20% of the voting membership.
.2 Each non-athlete member shall serve a four-year term.
.3 Responsibility: The Credentials/Elections Committee shall certify delegates at the annual
meeting of the corporation, supervise elections held at the annual meeting, and certify
results of elections held at the annual meeting.
506.9 Steering Committee
.1 Membership: The Steering Committee shall consist of:
A Eight (8) coaches selected as follows;
Preceding Head Women’s Olympic Coach
Preceding Head Men’s Olympic Coach
OIOC Coordinator
Two coaches elected by Olympic International Operations Committee
One coach appointed by the President
Two coaches appointed by the National Team Director
B Once the new Head Olympic Coaches are named, they shall become ex-officio members
of the Steering Committee, if not already on the Committee.
C Two athletes selected by the Athletes Committee, one female/one male, both former
USA National Team members; and
D The Technical Vice-President, the Chair of the Senior Development Committee, and the
Chair of the Sports Medicine Committee shall be ex-officio members of the Committee
with voice but no vote. The Committee may name additional ex-officio members.
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