A majority of the company members present
at a regular, or special meeting shall constitute a Quorum for the purpose of transacting business. Unless otherwise provided
in these Bylaws, a majority of the members present at such a meeting shall decide all questions brought before such meeting.
Voting shall not be permitted by proxy.
3.5
Dues:
Membership dues shall be
payable in such amounts, and at such times as determined from time to time by the Board of Directors. Non-paying members thirty
(30) days in arrears shall be notified by the corporation that they are dropped from the membership. Voting privileges for
the thirty (30) day grace period will be under suspension. Memberships are not transferable under any circumstance.
3.6 Annual Meeting:
The annual General Meeting of the Association shall be held
a minimum of once per year. Special meetings of the Association can be scheduled with 2/3 vote of the Board of Directors,
so long as a quorum is present. At the Annual Meeting held in an even numbered year, the members shall elect the Officers
, and Board of Directors, and transact any other business as may lawfully come before the meeting . It shall be the duty of
the Secretary of the Association to give a minimum of ten (10) days notice of such meetings in writing, or by telegram or
mailgram.
3.7 Agenda for Meeting:
Matters may be placed on the Agenda for any Annual
Meeting or Special Meeting by any Board member by notifying the Secretary by telephone, or in writing of the matter to be
placed on the Agenda no later than one week preceding the meeting, or the Special Meeting. No matter shall be considered unless
it has been placed on the Agenda, or unless the matter is to be declared an “emergency matter” as hereinafter
provided for in paragraph 3.8.
3.8
Emergency Matters:
The Board may
declare that any item of Business required to be set forth in writing on the agenda of a meeting constitutes an “emergency
matter” shall require a two-thirds vote of the members present, so long as a quorum is present.
3.9 Order of Business:
3.9a Annual Meetings
The order of business at each Annual Meeting shall be as follows:
1. Invocation / Pledge
2. Roll Call
3. Reading of Notice of Meeting
4. Reading of minutes (if
not mailed) of the previous meeting and action thereon
5. Report of President