[LUAU] Another Bylaw to Chew On
Zachary P. Taylor
ztaylor at aloha.net
Thu Jun 17 00:40:35 PDT 1999
I agree with most of it, except dues. It was started as a free group, and
should always remain so.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-luau at luau.hi.net [mailto:owner-luau at luau.hi.net]On Behalf Of
> Brian Vance
> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 1999 7:15 PM
> To: luau at luau.hi.net
> Subject: [LUAU] Another Bylaw to Chew On
>
>
> I thought it might be helpful to have another example to compare
> the LULA bylaws with...
>
> WASHINGTON AREA LINUX USER GROUP BYLAWS
>
>
> ARTICLE I - PURPOSE
>
>
> 1. To enhance the knowledge and interest in Linux computers and
> associated hardware and software.
>
> 2. To promote educational and recreational aspects of
> computers in
> general.
>
> 3. To provide through its club meetings opportunity for
> the full and
> free discussion of topics of interest to its members.
>
>
> ARTICLE II - LOCATION
>
>
> The principal office of the corporation shall be located
> in Northern
> Virginia. The corporation may have such other offices,
> either within
> or without the Commonwealth of Virginia, as the Board of
> Directors may
> designate.
>
>
> ARTICLE III - MEMBERS
>
>
> Section 1. General: The membership of the corporation
> shall be open
> to any individual who subscribes to its purpose and is not
> in arrears
> in his or her dues.
>
> Section 2. Dues: The dues shall be established by the
> Board of
> Directors at the beginning of each calendar year. (See
> Article V,
> infra.)
>
>
> ARTICLE IV - CORPORATION MEETINGS
>
>
> Section 1. Regular Meetings: The Regular Meeting of the
> corporation
> shall normally be on the third Saturday of each month or as
> specified
> by the President.
>
> Section 2. Annual Meeting: The Annual Meeting of the
> corporation
> shall be the January meeting.
> Section 3. Procedures: All meetings shall be governed
> by Roberts
> Rules of Order (rev. 1978) except where superseded by the Bylaws.
>
> Section 4. A quorum at any meeting shall be constituted by
> attendance
> of not less than twenty percent (20%) of the current membership.
>
>
> ARTICLE V - BOARD OF DIRECTORS
>
>
> Section 1. General Powers: The business and
> affairs of the
> corporation shall be managed by its Board of Directors (Board).
>
> Section 2. Composition: The Board shall consist of four
> members,
> each individually elected by a majority vote of
> corporation members
> attending the Annual Meeting of the corporation and not more
> than 10
> others as may be elected from time to time by majority
> vote of the
> Board.
>
> Section 3. Meetings: Meetings of the Board may be called
> by its duly
> elected Chairman or upon the request of three (3) members of
> the Board
> communicated to the Chairman. The Annual Meeting of the
> Board shall
> take place in January of each year.
>
> Section 4. Attendance: Two or more unexcused absences
> during any
> calendar year from Board meetings by any Board member
> actually
> notified thereof constitutes resignation.
>
>
> ARTICLE VI - OFFICERS
>
>
> Section 1. Enumeration and Election of Officers:
>
> a. Elected Officers - The elected Officers of the
> corporation
> shall be President, Vice-President, Secretary, and
> Treasurer.
> The proposed officers shall be nominated by a
> Nominating
> Committee appointed by the President, and their names
> shall be
> published to the Board and the corporation prior to
> the Annual
> Meetings of the Board and the corporation. The
> Officers shall be
> elected at the Annual Board Meeting by a majority
> vote of those
> Board members attending. Vacancies prior to the
> Annual Meeting
> may be filled by majority vote of Board members in
> attendance at
> a regular Board meeting.
>
> b. Appointed Officers - Head Librarian, Membership
> Chairman,
> Liaison Officers and other positions may be
> appointed by the
> President and approved by the Board as necessary.
>
> Section 2. The President: The President shall
> preside at all
> meetings of the corporation. The President may, in the
> absence of the
> Treasurer, sign or endorse checks, drafts or notes. The
> President
> shall have the usual powers of supervision and
> management as may
> pertain to the office of the President and such other duties
> as may be
> designated by the Board.
>
> Section 3. The Vice-President: The Vice President shall, in the
> absence of the President, assume all the powers and perform
> all duties
> of that office, on a temporary basis. The
> Vice-President shall
> perform such other duties as assigned by the President or the Board.
>
> Section 4. The Secretary: The Secretary shall keep
> minutes of all
> meetings of the organization. The Secretary shall perform
> such other
> administrative functions as may be incidental to the office.
>
> Section 5. The Treasurer: The Treasurer shall collect
> and receive
> all monies due the organization. The Treasurer shall be the
> custodian
> of all monies. The Treasurer shall present statements to
> the Board at
> its regular meetings and an annual report at the Annual Meeting.
>
> Section 6. The Head Librarian: The Head Librarian
> shall be
> responsible for maintaining the organization's software
> library in
> accordance with rules adopted by the Board.
>
> Section 7. The Liaison Officer: The Liaison Officer
> shall be
> responsible for representing the organization at other
> computer
> organizations.
>
> Section 8. Membership Chairman: The Membership Chairman
> shall be
> responsible for maintaining the membership records and
> shall be the
> point of contact for all new members.
>
>
> ARTICLE VII - DISSOLUTION
>
>
> In the event of dissolution for any cause, all monies and
> property of
> the organization shall be donated to the County of
> Fairfax in the
> Commonwealth of Virginia.
>
>
> ARTICLE VIII - AMENDMENTS
>
>
> Section 1. The Board shall have the power to make, amend
> and repeal
> the Bylaws of the organization by a two-thirds vote of the
> Board at a
> regular or special Board Meeting. Any changes made by the
> Board to
> the Bylaws shall be published prior to the next regularly
> scheduled
> membership meeting.
>
> Section 2. The members of the organization may propose to
> the Board
> amendments to the Bylaws. The Board shall report their
> actions at the
> next regularly scheduled membership meeting.
>
> Section 3. Amendments may be proposed by petitions signed
> by not less
> than ten percent of the membership and submitted to the
> President by
> December 1. Such proposed amendments shall be published
> prior to the
>
>
> Annual Meeting of the corporation and shall be considered
> ratified if
> approved by a majority of the members present at the Annual Meeting.
>
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