North Kitsap Amateur Radio Club
By-Laws as Revised
June 2001
The By-Laws of the North Kitsap Amateur Radio Club (NKARC), a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of the State of Washington, are an attachment to the October 23rd 1991 Revised Articles of Incorporation. This June 2001 revision supersedes the November 1991 By-Laws revision.
Membership
1. Membership is open to all persons interested in amateur radio.
2. There shall be four (4) categories of membership:
a) Individual adult 21 years of age or older.
b) Senior adult 65 years of age or older.
c) Family one (1) or two (2) adults and their dependents.
d) Student full time student under 21 years old.
3.
Membership is granted to those individuals who have met the conditions
set forth in the Dues section.
Dues
1. The Board shall set dues rates for all membership categories with approval of the Membership.
2. Dues will be collected on an annual basis covering the period of January 1st through December 31st and are due in January of the membership year.
3. New members shall pay pro-rated dues for each membership category as follows:
a) March 1st May 29th at 75% of the current dues rate.
b) June 1st August 31st at 50 % of the current dues rate.
c) September 1st - December 31st at 25% of the current dues rate.
4.
Members who are three months in arrears shall be dropped from
the membership rolls and do not have voting privileges. Members in arrears shall be reinstated upon
payment of the amount in arrears.
Board of Directors
and Elections
The Board of Directors of the North Kitsap Amateur Radio
Club shall consist of seven (7) members in good standing who shall fill the
following offices and positions: President, Vice-President, Secretary,
Treasurer and three (3) Directors. The
Board members shall be elected at the December meeting by a majority vote of
the members in good standing in attendance, in accordance with the Articles of
Incorporation. The term of office will
be one (1) year beginning on January 1st and continuing until
December 31st.. Vacancies
occurring during the term of office shall be filled by appointment of the
President with the concurrence of the Board.
The Board of
Directors shall have the authority to conduct the business of the NKARC as set
forth in the By-Laws and the Articles of Incorporation as well as when
delegated to do so by the Membership and when time does not permit assembly of
the Membership. The Board shall decide upon removal of any individual from
office for just cause with concurrence of 75% of the Membership present at any
business meeting.
Duties of the Board
1.
President: Call to
order and preside over board, business and special meetings; conduct business
in accordance with generally accepted rules of order; appoint committees and
set forth the duties of said committees.
2.
Vice-President: Assume
all duties of the President in the absence of the President; act as a liaison
between the Board and the committees appointed by the President.
3.
Secretary: Keep all
minutes for board, business and special meetings; act as the communicator for
the NKARC, read all correspondence and maintain files as needed.
4.
Treasurer: Receive and
deposit all monies due the NKARC and pay all routine and recurring bills
approved by the Membership against the NKARC; keep an account of all receipts,
disbursements and other items pertaining to the business of the NKARC. The Treasurer will present a budget of
projected revenues and expenditures to the Board and the Membership in January
for approval. The Treasurer shall
present non-budgeted items to the Board and the Membership for review and
inclusion or exclusion to the budget. The Treasurer shall also maintain a
roster of the members. The Treasurer shall also act as the
registered agent for the corporation in accordance with Article IV of the
Articles of Incorporation.
5.
Directors: Oversee
operations of the NKARC along with the officers and serve as members of the
Board performing such duties as necessary.
Committees and
Appointments
The President shall form committees and appoint members to
serve thereon as required and may appoint individual members to oversee
specific operations of the NKARC.
Committees and appointments may include, but are not limited, to the
following: Education, Equipment Custodian, Historian, Internal Review, Newsletter, Programs, Volunteer Examiner Liaison,
and Special Events such as Field Day and Hamfest or other community activities.
Meetings
Meetings are held each month on a regular basis with
exceptions for holidays or special events as necessary. The Membership will be notified of any
exceptions by announcement at previous meetings. All meetings are open to the public. Program and business meetings are held each month on a regular basis as
scheduled by the Board, with exceptions for holidays and special events as
necessary. The Membership will be
notified of any exceptions by announcement at previous meetings. Business, special, program or social
meetings will be held as scheduled by the Board or the Membership.
Special
meeting may be scheduled by a majority of the Board or the Membership present
at a regularly scheduled business meeting.
The time, place and agenda of any special meeting will be communicated
to all members in good standing, not less than 10 days ahead of the meeting
date.
Special Events
Participation
in special events, consistent with the purposes of the NKARC shall be approved
by a majority of the members present at a business or special meeting.
Quorums and Voting
Board and special meetings shall require a quorum of four
(4) members of the Board of Directors in attendance for the transaction of
business. Business meetings shall
require a quorum of eight (8) ten (10) members in good standing present, including at least
three (3) members of the Board , for
the transaction of business. Program meetings
do not require a quorum.
Amendments to the By-Laws shall be made available to the membership for review not less than ten (10) days prior to a regularly scheduled business meeting and shall be voted upon by a simple majority of members in good standing present at that business meeting.