Purpose: Plan, provide, conduct and promote relevant educational opportunities for members to achieve the level of knowledge and skills necessary to serve the public with competence, ethical conduct and professionalism.

Responsibilities:

• Provide a variety of continuing education (CE) courses with quality instructors for members to meet and maintain their license.
• Review and provide opportunities for REALTOR® Certifications and Designations.
• Plan and oversee New Member Orientation, including periodic review and recommend any necessary changes to keep information relevant.
• Explore and identify non-CE opportunities to be held in cooperation with YPN Advisory and Partners Committees, such as short training seminars, panel education events, and other hot topic presentations.
• Identify and recommend speakers or topics for General Membership Meetings and BIC Breakfasts.
• Conduct an annual membership survey to ensure courses being planned for the upcoming calendar are meeting their wants and needs.
• Review and work within the department budget, on both projected income and expenses.
• Survey attendees for evaluation of courses, content and instructors/speakers.
• Promote awareness of the vital need for continued real estate education.
• To recommend educational policies for implementation.

Meets: Four per year - quarterly

Purpose: Regularly monitor yearly income and expenditures, recommend the annual budget, and monitor the financial health and investment direction of the Association.

Responsibilities:

• Review the association financials monthly.
• Provide oversight responsibility to the Board for the annual or as needed review of the investment policy.
• Review, at least annually, the transactions within the portfolio in adherence to the investment policy.
• Monitor any short, intermediate, and long-term capital.
• Assist the Chief Executive Officer in developing an annual budget and ensuring that the operations are conducted pursuant to it.

Term: One year

Meetings: Four per year (February, May, August, September)

Purpose: Advocate for private property rights, homeownership, and responsible economic development by engaging members in collective action, shaping local public policy, and supporting the election of local officials who uphold these priorities.

Responsibilities: 

• Monitor local issues. Track proposed ordinances, regulations, and public policies affecting private property rights and economic development, including land use, zoning, permitting, infrastructure, and property taxation. 
• Recommend advocacy priorities. Identify issues that warrant collective action and recommend policy positions and priorities to the Board of Directors for approval.
• Represent member interests. Communicate approved positions to elected officials, government staff, and public bodies through meetings, written comments, and public testimony.
• Build relationships. Maintain productive relationships with local officials, community leaders, and organizations with shared interests.
• Educate and engage members. Provide timely updates on government actions, explain their potential effects, and organize opportunities for members to participate in advocacy.
• Evaluate and support candidates. Assess local candidates’ positions on private property rights and economic development through consistent questionnaires, interviews, or forums, and recommend endorsements to the appropriate governing body.
• Encourage election participation. Promote voter registration, candidate education, and member involvement in local elections in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable requirements.
• Report results. Keep the Board and membership informed of committee activities, policy outcomes, and progress toward annual priorities.

Term: One year

Meetings: Ten per year 

Purpose: Acts as the judicial body of the Association, by conducting due process and hearings in accordance with the Code of Ethics, and Arbitration provisions of the National Association of REALTORS®.

Responsibilities:

• To establish a group of the committee to act as the Grievance Committee to screen initial ethics complaints and/or arbitration requests, determining if the matter warrants being forwarded on to a hearing or to dismiss the claim.
• To assist, if needed, the complainant in the process of filing a complaint.
• To forward appropriate complaints to a panel of the committee that did not act as the Grievance Committee on the complaint/request of the professional standards process.
• To conduct ethical or arbitration hearings brought forth from the Grievance Committee.
• Render a decision, grant awards, and/or impose disciplinary action.
• To provide mediation, when necessary, with individuals (local or outside mediators) who have completed appropriate training. 

Requirements:

• REALTOR® members only and have been a member at least one full year by start of term.
• Attend annual professional standards training as arranged by the Association.
• Must attend in-person. 

Term: Three-year terms, which will be staggered.

Meetings: As necessary to carry out its functions and duties.

Purpose: To be the voice of young professionals (age or career) who are focused on personal growth, networking, and Association involvement with a primary focus on helping other young professionals engage in Association activities.

Young Professionals Network (YPN) are members young by age or in their career.

Responsibilities:

• Provide a forum where young members can share ideas and network with each other to expand their business potential.
• Encourage young members to have more involvement with SMR, MAR and NAR, promoting the benefits of doing so.
• Cultivate and support future Southwest Montana REALTORS® leaders at all levels of the Association.
• Promote young members taking an active role in policy discussions and advocacy issues; being informed about the latest industry news and trends.
• Support becoming exceptional members of the community by demonstrating a high level of REALTOR® professionalism and volunteering for causes they feel passionate about.
• Encourage attendance of association and foundation activities and events.
• Coordinate with other committees in planning and supporting their events, activities and goals. 

Term: One year

Meetings: Eight meetings per year.

Short-term, focused opportunities to serve, with a defined project, purpose, and time commitment. 

RPAC Task Force: Help stregthen member investment in RPAC by monitoring investment progress, planning investment events and opportunities, and assisting with investor recognition.

Member Engagement & Inclusion Task Force: Help build a welcoming association that values diverse perspectives and encourages all members to participate and lead. Opportunities may include engaging underrepresented members, identifying barriers to participation, and recommending ways to broaden involvement in association activities and leadership.

REALTOR® Appreciation Task Force:  Partner Members assist in the planning and hosts the REALTOR® Appreciation Breakfast annually.

SMR Foundation Sporting Clays Task Force: Help plan and carry out the Foundation’s annual sporting clays fundraiser in May.

SMR Foundation Golf Task Force: Help plan and carry out the Foundation’s annual golf fundraiser in August or September.

Help guide the SMR Foundation’s work and support its mission. Directors provide leadership, help set priorities, support fundraising efforts, and oversee the distribution of funds to assist members and community organizations in alignment with the Foundation’s mission and guidelines.

Appointments are for an initial one-year term, with the opportunity to continue serving afterward in a two-year director term or an officer position.

Meetings are the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 2:00pm.

Help shape the future of the REALTOR® profession in Montana. As a MAR Director, you’ll bring SMR’s perspective to statewide discussions, help guide MAR’s policies and finances, and keep local leadership informed, all while serving the interests of REALTORS® across the state.

Meetings are held in January, April and September each year, including a REALTOR® Day at the Capitol every other year in which you will have lunch with state legislators.

Please Note:

• SMR has travel policies in place to assist with expenses of serving in this role and attending the meetings.
• MAR Board meetings must be attended in-person. There is no virtual option.