Bylaws
The Board of Directors
The board of directors will consist of eight
members in good standing who will be elected by the membership at the November meeting
and will take their positions following the December meeting each
year. The board of directors will consist of the offices of President,
Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and the positions of the Webmaster, and
Newsletter Editor. They will hold office for a period of one year, and will
return all files, containers, and books pertinent to the club in a timely
manner. (Amended
General Business
All the general business of the organization will
be conducted by the board by unanimous vote. If an issue does not have
unanimous support of the board it will be dropped or presented to the
membership where a simple majority will rule. The board can appoint committees
and committee heads as needed and those committees will present their
recommendations to the board for approval.
The Officers
The offices of President, Vice President,
Secretary, and Treasurer will be decided on by the board at the first board
meeting after the elections. The duties of the officers will be considered
traditional with those offices, and the Officers duties list will be given to
each officer. Speaker expenditures will be approved by the board. Incidental
expenditures under $50 will be approved by the board. (Amended
Elections
The board will appoint a nominating committee
made up of two board members and one other member not on the board who will
present four names for election to the board of directors.
Each member will have four votes with which to
vote for the four individuals presented by the nominating committee or for
anyone nominated and seconded, by a member present, from the floor on the day
of the elections.
Membership and Dues
Dues are $15.00 per year, January to January. New
members in December will automatically be considered paid through the following
year. Payment of dues entitles members to vote in elections, be included on the
mailing list, to receive our electronic newsletter and postcard, be on our
published book list, and have their bio’s, pictures, reviews on our website,
have their books displayed at our meetings. There will be a grace period of
three months for renewing members to pay their dues before their name and
advertising is removed from our roster and website. Each individual is expected to pay their fair share of any cost
associated with their participation in any activities they attend. Guests are
always welcome. (Amended
Changes to Bylaws
These bylaws can be changed or amended at any
general meeting by a two-thirds majority vote of the members present.
Voted on and passed by the founding board of
directors.
Ratified by the
membership on
Amended
Amended