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BYLAWS

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII --- MEETINGS OF MEMBERS

       1. The annual meeting of members shall be held in the month of November, at such time and place as the Board of Directors may determine. Notice of such meeting shall be given by announcement at a regular meeting of members held in the next preceding month or by publication in the Club's monthly newsletter published for distribution immediately preceding such annual meeting or in such manner as the Board of Directors may determine.

2. At such annual meeting, or adjournment thereof, and at any regular or special meeting, a

quorum shall consist of Five (5) percent of the total Club membership, for the transaction of Club

business.

3. The Group shall hold meetings regularly each month, except as otherwise directed by the

Board, primarily for educational purposes, at such times and places as the Board of Directors may

determine; and if deemed necessary by the President, business of the Group may be conducted at

any such meeting without special notice.

4. Special meetings of the members may be called by the Board and shall be held upon not

less than fifteen (15) days after communicating to each member the purposes for which such meeting

was called.

 

ARTICLE VIII --- MEETINGS OF DIRECTORS

1. The Board shall meet regularly each month in which a membership meeting is held, at such

time and place as it may determine. Notice of such regular meetings shall not be required. Special

meetings may be called by the President or by any two Directors, and notice of the time and place of

any such special meeting shall be given each Director by the Secretary, not less than twenty-four

hours prior to the meeting. At any regular or special meeting of the Directors, a quorum shall consist

of four Directors if any required notice has been duly given. Action by the Board shall be by majority

vote of the Directors.

2. Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be open and may be attended by members who

are not Directors; but any such member shall have no vote, and may speak only by invitation or

permission of the Board of Directors.

 

ARTICLE IX --- STANDING POSITIONS

1. The President with the approval of the Board of Directors may, from time to time, provide for

such standing or special committees as he may deem necessary including but not limited to:

Newsletter Editor, Club Presenter, Membership Director, Hardware Manager, Director of Promotions,

Director of Volunteers, Webmaster, SIG (Special Interest Groups) Facilitator, and Advertising

Manager.

2. The President, with the approval of other elected officers, may appoint a person to each

standing position for one year from Jan 1 through December 31. He may also, with the approval of the

Board of Directors, appoint special committees including but not limited to a Nominating Committee

and a By-Laws Committee. The President, with the approval of the Board of Directors, may remove

and replace a person in a standing position or a Chairman of any special committee.

3. Each person in a standing position shall attend the regular meetings of the Board of

Directors and shall report the activities of his position as the Board may require.

 

ARTICLE X--- AMENDMENTS

These bylaws may be amended at any regular, special or annual meeting of the membership,

provided a quorum is present and notice of any such proposed amendment has been given, as

required by these bylaws.

 

ARTICLE XI --- PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY

The rules contained in Robert's Rules of Order Revised shall govern the Club in all cases to

which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with the bylaws or the special rules of

order of this Club

 

ARTICLE XII --- GENDER

In all cases herein, the masculine form shall include the feminine, and vice versa.

 

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