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Actions Upon Receipt of the Complaint   

  1. Initial Review of Complaint. The Chair shall initially review all complaints. If the Chair determines that a complaint is not within the jurisdiction of the Committee or on its face is insubstantial, the Chair shall report that determination with reasons to the Committee. The Committee may overrule the Chair's decision by a majority vote. If the Chair's decision is not overruled by the Committee, the Chair shall dismiss the complaint and so inform the complainant in writing. By written notice to the Chair within fifteen days of receiving notice of said dismissal, the complainant may request and shall receive de novo review of the dismissal by the Committee.
  2. Upon receipt of a complaint, the Chair may appoint a sub-committee of one or more members to conduct a preliminary investigation to determine if grounds exist to convene a hearing or if the matter can be resolved without hearing. The sub-committee may make an oral or written report of its preliminary investigation and its attempts to resolve the matter to the full Committee.
  3. Upon receipt of the complaint and answer, if any, and the report of any sub-committee investigation, if any, the Committee may:
    1. dismiss the matter;
    2. refer the matter to another Committee;
    3. conduct a formal hearing;
    4. decide the merits of the dispute based on the papers submitted, subject to the
      provisions of 3.1(a);
    5. informally meet with the parties to resolve or decide the matter;
    6. invite additional written statements from the parties or any other person the
      Committee deems appropriate;
    7. order a further investigation of the matter;
    8. proceed in any other manner the Committee deems appropriate. 
  5. The Committee shall notify all parties in writing of all Committee decisions. The Committee may notify any other persons whom the Committee determines should receive notice of its decisions.
  6. All decisions of the Committee under this section shall be made by a majority of the Committee members present and in accordance with the provisions of 1.1 (c).
  7. If the Committee proposes to base its decision in whole or in part upon any facts not contained in the record before it, the Committee shall notify the parties of such facts and permit them an opportunity to comment in writing prior to any decision on the matter.
  8. If the Committee has not acted upon a complaint within 60 days, the Committee Chair shall provide a status report to the parities that indicates the expected date of Committee action.