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Attorney’ Meeting IFTA Amendments October 6, 2015

Attorney’ Meeting IFTA Amendments October 6, 2015. Presented by: Ed Beaudette Montana Department of Transportation and Lonette L. Turner, CEO IFTA, Inc.

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Attorney’ Meeting IFTA Amendments October 6, 2015

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  1. Attorney’ MeetingIFTA Amendments October 6, 2015 Presented by: Ed Beaudette Montana Department of Transportation and Lonette L. Turner, CEO IFTA, Inc. Managed by the International Fuel Tax Association, Inc.

  2. The IFTA Articles of Agreement, R1600 provides that proposals for amendments to the Agreement, Procedures Manual or Audit Manual can be made by: Any Member Jurisdiction Committees: Agreement Procedures, Audit, Clearinghouse Advisory, Law Enforcement, Program Compliance Review The IFTA, Inc. Board of Trustees IFTA Amendments Managed by the International Fuel Tax Association, Inc.

  3. Sponsors submit Proposals Proposals distributed for comment period Proposals discussed at Annual Business Meeting Sponsors review proposals and may submit revisions Proposals distributed for second comment period Sponsors review and may submit revisions Ballots distributed for vote All comments and votes are submitted through IFTA, Inc. website IFTA Ballot Process Managed by the International Fuel Tax Association, Inc.

  4. Full Track Proposals First comment period – 45 days Sponsor review after ABM (unless moved to Short Track at the ABM) – 45 days Second comment period – 45 days Voting period – 60 days IFTA Ballot Time Frames Managed by the International Fuel Tax Association, Inc.

  5. Short Track Proposals First comment period – 30 days Sponsor review after ABM (provided the ballot received sufficient votes to move forward) – 30 days Second comment period – 30 days Voting period – 30 days IFTA Ballot Time Frames Managed by the International Fuel Tax Association, Inc.

  6. Full Track Ballot Proposals Full track ballot proposals may be moved to short track – must receive an affirmative vote of ¾ of the member jurisdictions to move to short track – if not, ballot stays on full track and moves forward Straw Votes: Ballot sponsors may request a straw vote to determine the level of support for a ballot proposal Not a binding vote Short Track Ballot Proposals Short track ballot proposals must receive an affirmative vote of ¾ of the member jurisdictions to continue on the short track – if not, ballot proposal dies Annual Business Meeting Protocol Managed by the International Fuel Tax Association, Inc.

  7. A process through which provisions of the IFTA governing documents may be interpreted/clarified and commentary added to the affected provisions Consensus Board Interpretations (CBI’s) Managed by the International Fuel Tax Association, Inc.

  8. A jurisdiction, committee or Board member may request an interpretation of IFTA requirements as stated in the Agreement, Procedures Manual or Audit Manual The Board may issue a proposed interpretation A proposed interpretation must be ratified by ¾ affirmative vote of the membership at an Annual Business Meeting If ratified, commentary is added to the affected IFTA governing document & is binding on all jurisdictions Consensus Board Interpretations (CBI’s) Managed by the International Fuel Tax Association, Inc.

  9. IFTA Bylaws require an annual meeting to conduct business, elect trustees to the Board IFTA Bylaws govern voting requirements (along with the IFTA Agreement) Amendments to the Bylaws require a majority of votes (per the IFTA Articles of Incorporation) IFTA Bylaws Managed by the International Fuel Tax Association, Inc.

  10. Questions? Managed by the International Fuel Tax Association, Inc.

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