BELLE PLAINE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INC. BY-LAWS
ARTICLE III
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Section 1 The officers of this corporation shall be President, Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer,
and seven 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 six elected directors shall serve a term of two years with
three 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 seven 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.