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BYLAWS
OF
THE HAWKEYE BICYCLE ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED
PREAMBLE
We, the members of the Hawkeye Bicycle Association, do ordain and
establish the following rules, in addition to the Articles of Incorporation
of the State of Iowa, to which we voluntarily submit ourselves.
ARTICLES I: MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Any person in sympathy with the objectives of the organization
may become a member on payment of the appropriate sum.
Section 2. The classes of membership shall be set by the Board of
Directors.
ARTICLE II: OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1. The Officers of the Association shall be a President, a Vice
President, a Secretary and a Treasurer.
Section 2. The Board of Directors of the Association shall consist of the
Officers, the immediate Past President and a minimum of four
Directors-at-large.
Section 3. The President may assign specific duties to the Vice President
and to each of the Directors-at-large.
ARTICLES III: ELECTIONS AND TERMS OF OFFICE
Section 1. The Officers and the Directors-at-large shall be elected at
the Annual Meeting of the members of the Association. They shall serve until
the next Annual Meeting or until such later time as their successors have
been elected and qualified.
Section 2. If more than one person is nominated for an office, the vote
shall be by ballot.
Section 3. Officers and Directors absent from three or more consecutive
Board meetings shall be held to have submitted their resignations.
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ARTICLE IV: DUTIES OF OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all
meetings of the organization, to preside at all meetings of the Board of
Directors, to appoint committees, and to perform such duties as may properly
pertain to the Presidents office. The President shall have the power to
accept resignations and to appoint a member of the organization to fill any
vacancy occurring during the year.
Section 2. It shall be the duty of the Vice President to act in the
absence or incapacity of the President.
Section 3. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep a record of the
proceedings of the organization, to conduct correspondence, to keep a
membership roll, and to present an Annual Report.
Section 4. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to receive and hold in
trust the funds of the organization, to make all duly authorized payments
therefrom, to keep and render an account thereof, and to present reports
thereon as required by the Board of directors and at the Annual Meeting.
Section 5. It shall be the duty of the Board of Directors to decide and
formulate policies for the organization, and to control funds for the
organization for all ordinary expenditures.
ARTICLE V: MEETINGS OF THE ASSOCIATION
Section 1. The Board of Directors shall determine the time and place of
the meetings of the members of the Association.
Section 2. The Annual Meeting of the members of the Association shall be
held between September 15 and November 15.
Section 3. Not less than two meetings of the members of the Association
shall be held during a calendar year.
Section 4. The Board of Directors shall meet, as directed by the
President, to formulate plans and policies for organization meetings and
activities. At meetings of the Board of Directors, all ordinary financial
affairs of the organization may be transacted.
ARTICLE VI: COMMITTEES
Section 1. All committees shall be appointed by the President.
Section 2. The President shall appoint an auditor three or four weeks
prior to the Annual Meeting. The auditor shall examine the Treasurer’s
financial accounts and certify to their correctness at the Annual Meeting.
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ARTICLE VII: QUORUM AND PROXIES
Section 1. A quorum for the transaction of business shall be those
members present at any member meeting. A quorum for the Board of Directors
shall consist of a minimum of one half the official membership of the Board
of Directors.
Section 2. There shall be no representation by proxy or absentee voter’s
ballot at any meeting.
ARTICLE VIII: ORDER OF BUSINESS
Section 1. In all meetings for business, the organization shall be
governed by "Roberts Rule of Order."
Section 2. The following shall be the order of business of the Annual
Meeting, and at such meetings as may apply: opening, reading of minutes,
reports of Officers, report of standing committees, report of special
committees and organizations, unfinished business, new business, and
adjournment.
ARTICLE IX: AMENDMENT TO BYLAWS
Section 1. These bylaws may be amended by the members in any way not
inconsistent with the Articles of Incorporation of the State of Iowa, by a
two-thirds vote of the members present at any Annual Meeting, or any special
meeting called for that purpose, providing announcement has been given of
the proposed motion at the previous regular meeting to which such proposed
action is to be taken.
A motion was made to accept the afore mentioned Bylaws of the Hawkeye
Bicycle Association, Incorporated as the true bylaws of the association, as
stated, with revisions. The motion received a second and was carried by
unanimous vote.
The Officers and Directors of the Hawkeye Bicycle Association
Annual Meeting, October 13, 2002
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