Governance

Mission

To develop and maintain a detailed governance program (operations, procedures and accountability) as well as preserve the Bylaws of the Association to ensure the future success of ADSC: The International Association of Foundation Drilling.

Goals 

  • Maintain the standing policies developed in the four (4) major areas of Governance
  • Governance Process Policies (Defining the Board's Job)
  • Executive limitations Policies (Defining the CEO's Choices)
  • Board-CEO Linkage Policies (Delegation to the CEO)
  • Ends Policies (Objectives)
  • Ensure the Board acts as a body in order not to risk giving contradictory definitions of its expectations to the association and that the expectations of the association are met by stating policies, delegating, and checking for compliance of those policies adopted by the association 
  • Periodically review the existing Bylaws as well as other documents of the Association and recommend revisions to those documents to the Board of Directors when appropriate 
  • Periodically review the operating procedures (e.g., voting and membership) of each of the ADSC Technical Committees, and recommend revisions to the operating procedures when appropriate
  • Review and update Chapter Agreements 
  • Review each of the Chapter Bylaws and recommend revisions to those Chapter Bylaws to comply with the National Bylaws
  • Continue observing the effective organizational planning of the Board of Directors and continue making recommendations to the Board, when appropriate

Committee Membership

Participation in and attendance of the Education Committee is available to all ADSC members; however, required membership in the committee is as follows:
  • Chairperson or appointed representative from the AER Committee 
  • Chairperson or appointed representative from the Drilled Shaft Committee 
  • Chairperson or appointed representative from the Education Committee 
  • Chairperson or appointed representative from the Micropile Committee 
  • Chairperson or appointed representative from the Safety Committee 
  • Members of the ExCom (ADSC President, Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer, Associate Member Chairman, Immediate Past President)

For committee membership application or information please email: crowan@andersondrilling.com

Meetings

Committee Meetings

The Governance Committee meetings occur four times a year at the Annual Meeting, Spring Board Meeting, Summer Meeting, and Fall Board Meeting.