Promotes public relations efforts of ABR aimed at improving the public image of REALTORS® and encouraging consumers to use the services of REALTORS®.
Committee members plan and coordinate community service projects, per the Board of Directors. Events include Habitat House, Bele Chere (booth), and the blood drive.
Reviews public and private requests for ABR donations and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding donation endeavors.
A screening committee that reviews ethics complaints and arbitration requests.
Decides whether or not to send ethics complaints and arbitration requests forward to the Professional Standards committee for hearings.
Grievance committee members are required to take Code of Ethics / Professional Standards training before participating in the complaint review process.
This committee is comprised of ECO-certified agents, agents pursuing the ECO designation, and other ABR members interested in green-building and environmental issues.
Committee members discuss and promote green-building efforts/developments in the community.
Guest speakers at monthly meetings present products and systems that promote green-development efforts on a local, state and national level.
For more information see the ECO section of this website.
Conducts full “due process” hearings with sworn testimony, witnesses, and evidence, for ethics complaints and arbitration requests forwarded by the Grievance committee or Board of Directors.
Professional Standards committee members are required to take Code of Ethics / Professional Standards training and to have served on a Grievance or Professional Standards committee previously.
Monitors local, state, and federal governmental actions. Often, committee members attend city and/or county legislative events and recommend appropriate action/verbiage for proposed legislation relating to home ownership and property rights/restrictions.
Committee members are responsible for informing members of current issues.
Overall purpose is to maintain an effective, low-cost advertising vehicle for advertisers; enabling advertisers to enhance their sales, productivity, and image.
Provides guidance and assistance in the overall operations of the Real Estate Weekly™ and web development efforts.
Serves as the governing body, setting advertising/web development policy with the approval of the Board of Directors.
Responsible for ABR’s social and educational events.
Committee members recommend educational programs and events for ABR members and provide on-site support at the events. Events include designation courses, Rookie REALTOR® sessions, and other member development classes.
Committee members plan and implement REXPO (REALTOR® Exposition) each spring.
Committee members plan and coordinate Board-wide social events, per the Board of Directors. Events include the REALTOR® R&R and the annual golf tournament.
