(A) The board shall have the following
standing committees:
(1) The executive
committee shall be responsible for overall review of board policy. The
committee membership shall consist of three members, and shall include the
board chair, the board vice chair, and the board secretary. The board chair may
also appoint additional committee members.
(2) The office oversight
committee shall be responsible for overall review of office operations. The
board chair shall appoint the committee members and designate the committee
chair. The committee shall consist of three members. The board chair may also
appoint additional committee members.
(3) The nominating
committee shall be responsible for determining a slate of candidates for board
offices. The board chair shall appoint the committee members and designate the
committee chair. The committee shall consist of three members. The board chair
may also appoint additional committee members.
(4) The disciplinary
advisory committee shall be responsible for advising the board on matters
relating to ethics, investigations, and discipline. The board chair shall
appoint the committee members and designate the committee chair. The committee
shall consist of three members. The board chair may also appoint additional
committee members.
(5) The education
assistance committee shall be responsible for advising the board on matters
relating to the education assistance program. The board chair shall appoint the
committee members and designate the committee chair. The committee shall
consist of three members and meet at least once per calendar quarter pursuant
to division (C) of section 4701.26 of the Revised Code. The board chair may
also appoint additional committee members.
(6) The peer review
oversight committee shall be responsible for advising the board on matters
relating to the board's firm registration and peer review program. The
board chair shall appoint the committee members and designate the committee
chair. The committee shall consist of three members. The board chair may also
appoint additional committee members.
(7) The licensing
committee shall be responsible for advising the board on matters relating to
the board's examination, certification, continuing education, and
licensing requirements. The board chair shall appoint the committee members and
designate the committee chair. The committee shall consist of three members.
The board chair may also appoint additional committee members.
(8) The finance and audit
committee shall be responsible for overall review of the board's budget
and finances as well as acting as liaison to the auditor of state with respect
to the board's biennial audit. The board chair shall appoint the committee
members and designate the committee chair. The committee shall consist of three
members. The board chair may also appoint additional committee
members.
(B) The public member of the board shall
be included on the office oversight committee and the disciplinary advisory
committee.
(C) The board chair shall be an
ex-officio member of all board committees.
(D) The board may also create, on an ad hoc basis, any additional
subcommittee or task force it deems appropriate to study current issues
affecting the public and the public accounting profession.
(E)
(F) The term of a committee member shall be one calendar year.
The board may reappoint a committee member to more than one term.
(G) The board chair may appoint an individual to fill an
unexpired term of a committee member who either is no longer a member of the
board or has resigned from the committee.
(H) A committee chair may call a committee meeting with the
concurrence of the board chair, and in accordance with paragraph (D) of rule
4701-1-06 of the Administrative Code. A majority of committee members shall
constitute a quorum for conducting business.
(I) The chair of each committee or a designee selected by the
committee chair shall report the activities and recommendations of the
committee to the board at the next scheduled board meeting following the
committee meeting.
(J) The board must approve all committee
recommendations.
(K) The chair of each committee may set policies concerning
attendance at committee meetings and may recommend to the board that a
committee member be removed from a committee for just cause.