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committee chair or other appointments. The committee shall keep a file of members
available for such service.
Section 2. Other Committees
A. The president in consultation with the Board may designate such other
committees as may be needed. The president shall nominate the chair of each committee
for approval of the Board. Committee chairs shall in turn appoint committee members.
ARTICLE. VI - MEMBERS 8r DUES
Section 1 . Membership
A. Any person interested in the purposes of the Society who applies for
membership and tenders the necessary dues shall thereby become a member.
B. There is no limitation on the number of members in the Society.
C. Memberships of various categories, such as regular, sustaining, junior, etc.,
may be established by the Board of Directors, who will also fix dues for each category.
D. VOTING MEMBERSHIPS. Regular Members shall be defined as dues-
paying members eighteen (18) years of age or older (Individual, Senior, Family, Business,
Nonprofit, and Life) and other membership classifications, designated by the Board of
Directors, except Honorary.
Membership fees and privileges afforded to various memberships shall be
determined by the Board of Directors. Individual, Senior, and Nonprofit memberships
shall be considered one (1) general member and entitled to one (1) vote. Family
memberships shall be entitled to two votes, which must be cast by two individuals. Business
memberships shall be entitled to three votes, which must be cast by three individuals. The
individuals who will be voting for the Family memberships and the Business memberships
must be identified in the membership application.
E. The Board of Directors shall have power to bestow honorary membership in
the Society on such persons of prominence or note as may be suitable. Such members
shall enjoy privileges and benefits as determined by the Board of Directors, except that they
shall not vote or hold office.
Section 2. Dues
Annual dues, as fixed by the Board of Directors, are payable in advance for the
calendar year. Dues paid on or after October 1 are credited to the following year; those
paid before October 1 will expire with the current year. Members whose current dues are
not paid at least one week before the annual membership meeting in January will be
dropped from the rolls and will not be eligible to vote on the election of the Board of
Directors held at that time or to exercise any other of the rights and privileges of
membership.
Section 3. Meetings
A. Annual Membership Meeting
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