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.

 

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