Functional Planning Committees Sample Clauses

Functional Planning Committees. The Market Reliability Planning Committee's Functional Planning Committees shall remain subject to policy-level direction and control by the Market Reliability Planning Committee. Functional Planning Committees may participate in joint studies with each other and with other NEPOOL committees or task forces, but shall submit reports and recommendations directly to the Management Committee only pursuant to the request of the Market Reliability Planning Committee. The members of each Functional Planning Committee shall be appointed in the same manner as the members of the Market Reliability Planning Committee, and, if requested by the ISO, shall include a non-voting member appointed by the ISO. The Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary of each Functional Planning Committee shall be appointed in accordance with procedures specified by the Market Reliability Planning Committee. Except as expressly directed by the Market Reliability Planning Committee, its Functional Planning Committees shall be study, research and deliberative bodies and shall not resolve by vote differences of opinion as to proposed plans or other matters on which they may make reports or recommendations. Functional Planning Committees shall regularly report the results of their work to the Market Reliability Planning Committee, and whenever a Functional Planning Committee is unable to reach a consensus resolution of a policy issue, that issue shall be reported to the Market Reliability Planning Committee. Functional Planning Committee reports shall contain such personal opinions and conclusions as any member may request. Where a vote of a Functional Planning Committee is required for election of officers or other organizational matters, the action shall be effective only upon an affirmative vote of 60% of the voting members present at the meeting.