Committee Descriptions

 Standard Forms Committee (2-year term) Evaluate and suggest changes to the Board of Directors for approval to keep contracts, addendums, and forms used in conducting real estate transactions current. Utilizing verbiage that is clear and concise for easy interpretation by clients and creates balanced forms that are fair for all parties. Consider member requests and review forms with review/revision dates older than 3 years. Maintain legal counsel approval on all forms.

Current Meeting Schedule: Second Tuesday of the month, 2:00 pm

  Grievance Committee (3-year term) Receives ethics complaints and arbitration requests to determine if, taken as true on their face, a hearing is to be warranted. The Grievance Committee makes only such preliminary evaluation as is necessary to make these decisions. While the Grievance Committee has meetings, it does not hold hearings, does not decide whether members have violated the Code of Ethics, and does not dismiss ethics complaints because of lack of evidence. Prerequisite: Must have been a REALTOR® for one full year prior to the term starting. Requirement: Attendance of an annual training session.

Current Meeting Schedule: First Wednesday of the month, 9-10 am (meetings will be cancelled if there are no complaints to consider)

 Professional Standards Committee (3-year term) Committee members serve on Hearing Panels as required to hear matters of alleged unethical conduct by the Association’s members or to provide arbitration as requested. The Professional Standards Committee is like a court, in that they adjudicate matters that come before them. The Professional Standards Committee makes decisions on matters involving the Code of Ethics or disputes generally involving commissions and compensation. Prerequisite: Service of one term on the Grievance Committee. Requirement: Attendance of an annual training session.

Current Meeting Schedule: No regular meetings, members will be requested for hearing panels only

 

Interested in serving on a task force? Fill out your volunteer profile at the link below!

 

Note on 2027 Committees:

In an effort to create volunteer opportunities that respect our members' very valuable and limited time, several committees are being eliminated and replaced by Task Forces. By creating purpose and outcome-driven task forces with defined end dates, limited meetings, and specific focus tied to the strategic plan, we can confidently say to returning and new volunteers: "We respect your time, talent, and expertise, and our promise is that we will not waste it." Committees being transitioned to task forces at the end of 2026 are Community Involvement Committee (CIC) and Your Professional Network (YPN). Government Affairs Committee (GAC) and Professional Development Committee (PDC) will be evaluated in 2027 to align their work with the Board of Directors' strategic plan priorities, and therefore we will not be accepting applications for those committees this year.

Volunteering with the association is not going away, and we hope that you don't either. We are still evaluating 2027 strategic plan priorities and the task forces needed to complete them, but we want to assure you that there will be many opportunities to share your time, talent and expertise on the issues that matter most to you. Are you ready to start serving on a task force? Instead of the typical committee applications open July-August, we will accept volunteer profiles year-round (exceptions being Forms, Professional Standards, and Grievance). The  profiles will be used to determine volunteer interests, skills, and willingness to volunteer. Fill out your volunteer profile below!

Should you have any questions about these changes, please direct them to Wendy Carter, 2026 Board President, or Gentry Thiesen, RSCK Director of Operations.

 

September-October Committee applications open September 14 and close October 14 at 5:00 p.m.

November The President and President-Elect will review applications and select Committee appointments. Every attempt is made to appoint members to the committee(s) requested; however, in some cases such as Professional Standards and Grievance Committees, consideration is given to a balanced representation from each company, size of the firm, position in firm (principal, non-principal), real estate specialty, etc.

December Notification of appointment and Committees will be contacted by the RSCK Staff Liaison, with information about their meetings. Committee members will be required to complete various Association forms required for volunteer leadership (Conflict of Interest, Confidentiality, Antitrust, and Whistleblower Policies).

 

ABOUT COMMITTEES

Member involvement is essential to the mission of RSCK. Our members bring a wealth of talent and experience to the day-to-day operation of RSCK by serving on a committee. Committee membership is open only to RSCK members. Please refer to the individual committee descriptions for specific committee membership requirements. Committees are formed each year under the newly elected RSCK leadership. Committee service is actively solicited during that time; however, it may be possible to join some committees outside of the member solicitation period. Your interest in participating in an RSCK committee is always welcome. New members who join RSCK throughout the year are encouraged to consider committee service.

WHEN DO THEY MEET?

Committee meetings take place monthly, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm and are generally held at RSCK. Meeting times typically remain the same year after year, unless members of a committee vote otherwise.

ATTENDANCE POLICY

Absence from more than three (3) regularly scheduled meetings within a committee year (January 1 through December 31) is considered a resignation from the committee. If this occurs, the member may petition to be reinstated during the next committee meeting. The other committee members will then vote to allow or deny this request.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT

Committee appointments begin on January 1st and end on December 31st (unless more than 1-year term). If you are currently serving on a committee and would like to volunteer again for the same committee, you may reapply by completing the committee volunteer application. Please note that new committee members with take priority, to ensure fairness.