BELLE PLAINE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INC. BY-LAWS
BELLE PLAINE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INC.
BY-LAWS
ARTICLE I – NAME AND PURPOSE
Section 1 The name of this corporation shall be Belle Plaine Area
Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
Section 2 The
place where its business is to be transacted is 502 North Merchant, Belle
Plaine, Kansas and such other places as shall be convenient or necessary to the
transaction of the
business
of the corporation.
Section 3 Until
changed, pursuant to the provisions of law relating thereto, the registered
office of this corporation shall be 502 North Merchant, Belle Plaine, Kansas.
Section 4 This
corporation is organized NOT for profit and the objects and purposes to be
transacted and carried on are:
a. To develop and promote the advancement of the
civic, commercial,
industrial,
and agricultural interests of the City of Belle Plaine and the
surrounding
territory;
b. The promotion of the general welfare and
prosperity of the area, and the
stimulation
of public sentiment to these ends;
c. The providing of such social and cultural
features as will promote these
purposes.
Section 5 To carry out the objects and purposes of the corporation, it
may acquire, take by gift,
purchase,
devise, or bequest real and personal property for purposes appropriate in the
exercise
of its powers and may lease, mortgage, and dispose of real and personal
property,
including the right to take, hold, and dispose of shares of stock in other
corporations.
ARTICLE II – MEMBERSHIP
Section 1 Membership must be approved by the Board of Directors and
shall consist of five types:
Regular,
associate, ambassador, ministerial, and honorary.
a. Regular membership – any reputable person,
association, corporation,
partnership,
sole proprietorship, estate or trust.
b. Associate membership – an employee or
representative of a member who
shall be
entitled to the same privileges of regular membership.
c. Ambassador membership – any reputable person
interested in promoting
the
community, its businesses, organizations and clubs, and community
events.
d. Ministerial/organization membership – a
minister or other representative of. any local church/organization.
e. Honorary membership – the Board of Directors
shall have the right to
nominate
honorary members. Election to honorary membership shall
require the
majority vote of the members present at a regular membership
meeting.
Annual membership dues shall not be required of honorary
members.
Section 2 Each
regular, associate, ambassador, or ministerial/organization member shall pay
dues as determined by the Board of Directors for each fiscal year of
membership. The Belle Plaine Area Chamber of Commerce, Inc. fiscal year is
January 1 through December 31.
Section 3 The membership shall meet at regular intervals and at a
location to be determined by the
Board
of Directors with the consent of the members.
Section 4 Each member – regular associate, ambassador, ministerial or honorary
– shall be entitled
to
cast only one vote.
Section 5 Membership may be terminated by the Board of Directors for
cause or for non-payment
of
dues or special assessments within a reasonable time as determined by the
board.
Section 6 The death, resignation, or expulsion of a member shall
terminate his/her membership.
The
termination of a membership shall work a forfeiture of all interest of the
member in
and to the property of the corporation, and
the member shall thereafter have no right
thereto
or any part thereof.
ARTICLE III – OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Section 1 The
officers of this corporation shall be President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer
and
four Directors which will include the immediate Past President.
Section 2 All officers and directors shall be elected by the membership
at the annual meeting which
shall
be the first meeting in June. The term of office shall commence July 1 of the
same
year.
Section 3 The nomination and officers and
directors shall be made by a committee of three members appointed by the
president, however, additional nominations may be made from
the
floor at the annual meeting.
Section 4 All officers shall be elected for a term of one year and may
be re-elected for additional
terms.
The four elected directors shall serve a term of two years with two
directors being
elected
each year. No director who has completed a two year term shall be eligible for
re-election
until after a lapse of one year following completion of his/her term.
Section 5 The Board of Directors shall be comprised of the president,
vice president, secretary,
treasurer
and four directors.
Section 6 The president, and in his/her absence the vice president,
shall preside at all regular
meetings
and Board of Directors meetings. The president shall determine the type of
voting
to be used during meetings and the members shall have the right to request a
secret
ballot.
Section 7 Twenty percent of the members in good standing shall
constitute a quorum at regular
meetings.
Section 8 A quorum from the Board of Directors shall be not less than
five (5).
Section 9 The president shall appoint such standing or special
committees as deemed advisable.
When
possible, committees shall be chaired by chamber members. Chairmen shall report
directly
to the president.
Section 10 The government of the chamber, the direction of its work, and
the control of its property
shall
be vested in the Board of Directors. The directors shall have the power to fill
all
vacancies
on the board. Business shall be transacted using Roberts Rules of Order as a
guideline.
The board may adopt additional rules for conducting business if deemed
necessary.
They shall meet at such time and place as determined by them,
Section 11 Upon
the recommendation of the Board of Directors and with the consent of the
members, the chamber may hire employees, as deemed necessary, whose duties
shall be defined by the board.
Section 12 No disbursements of funds in excess of $75.00 shall be made
unless the same shall have
been
approved by the members of the Board of Directors. All disbursements shall be
made by check with two signatures required.
ARTICLE IV – MISCELLANEOUS
Section 1 The corporation shall not have the power to issue stock.
Section 2 This corporation, in its activities, shall be nonpartisan and
nonsectarian. It shall not by
resolution
or otherwise be committed to the support or endorsement of any candidate for
public
office.
Section 3 No officer or director shall draw compensation for his/her
services. Officers and directors
may
be compensated for actual expenses incurred on behalf of the chamber.
Section 4 Any paid manager, administrator, or employee of Belle Plaine
Area Chamber of
Commerce,
Inc. shall be required to attend any and all meetings of said organization as a
prerequisite
to receiving any payment for duties performed. This section may be waived
by
a majority vote of the Board of Directors.
Adopted at Belle Plaine, Kansas
this 20th day of January 1975, by the members and directors.
Revised May 31, 1989
Revised June 13, 1989
Revised October 18,1989
Revised December 16, 1993
Adopted as revised January 19,
1994.
Revised June 16, 2010
Adopted as revised July 7, 2010
Revised 2-16-11
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