The following are miscellaneous policies which were voted on and approved by the ECFA board of directors. Each policy is recorded in the minutes of ECFA board meetings.
Lapsed Membership of ECFA Charter Member
Any charter member that has deliberately allowed ECFA membership to lapse, and subsequently re-applies for membership, will be received as a regular member.
Membership Compliance
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If the board votes pursuant to Paragraph 3.5 of the Bylaws to terminate the membership of any member, the member shall first be offered the opportunity to resign pursuant to Paragraph 3.3 of the Bylaws, unless the decision to terminate comes from a compliance review procedure.
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After two years from the date of termination of an organization's membership, inquiries will be answered that, "[Organization] is not a member of ECFA." Reasons for the termination will not be given after this two year period. Prior to that two year period, the explanation of termination would be limited to the citing the particular Standard(s) that was/were violated.
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Suspension of membership requires a unanimous vote of the executive committee or two-thirds vote of directors present. Suspension status of membership automatically initiates a Compliance Review.
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A certified, return receipt letter is to be sent to delinquent members with the provision for automatic termination if the conditions stated in the letter are not met.
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A certified letter will be sent to the CEO, the CFO, and the chairman of the board of any delinquent member. If no response is received by ECFA within 45 days, the delinquent member may have its membership automatically terminated; ECFA's president will sign the letter of termination and report such letter promptly to the board and Standards Committee.
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Any member terminated from membership for cause, which subsequently reapplies for membership, shall be subject to an on-site visit at the Standards Committee's discretion prior to reinstatement into membership.