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COLORADO SPRINGS CHAPTER #356
STANDING RULES
Standing Rule No. 1
The chapter shall adopt Standing Rules stating it’s dues, fees and charges, meeting date and declaring whether the Chapter will elect officers to the positions of Corresponding Secretary and President Elect, and such other rules as are not in conflict with the Charter of the National Association of Women in Construction; the Chapter’s Corporate Charter; or the Bylaws, Standing Rules, or official policies of the National Association of Women in Construction. All revisions and amendments to the Chapter’s Standing Rules are to be submitted to the NAWIC By-Laws Chair for approval 30 days prior to circulation. Revision and amendments to Standing Rules 1-6 can only be changed by the NAWIC Board of Directors.
Standing Rule No. 2
Amendment of the Chapter Standing Rules requires 30 days notice to the chapter members and a two-thirds vote of the Chapter Board of Director, except as superseded by state law.
Standing Rule No. 3
Standing Rules shall be reviewed for compliance annually by the Chapter Board of Directors.
Standing Rule No. 4
Any member accepting Chapter funds to attend any Association function shall prepare a report to be either published or distributed within forty-five days following the event. The report shall be attached to the appropriate Chapter minutes.
Standing Rule No. 5
Where a chapter believes that extending reduced rate membership for multiple corporate members would expand awareness of NAWIC’s professional development opportunities and encourage the advancement of women within these businesses, the Chapter may extend discounted memberships to accomplish this goal.
Standing Rule No. 6
The Chapter shall adopt the Sarbanes-Oxley policies approved by the NAWIC Board of Directors and must be placed in the chapter permanent records. The policies will be reviewed annually with the individual Code of Ethics and Conflict of Interest being signed by each Chapter Board Member at the first fiscal Chapter Board meeting.
Standing Rule No. 7
The number of Directors elected (in addition to the two required by the bylaws) shall be one Director per fifteen chapter members over the first 20 members, based on membership as of May 31st.
Standing Rule No. 8
Regular monthly meetings will be held on the third Thursday of the month. Board of Directors meetings will be held on the first Thursday of the month. At the discretion of the Board of Directors, the meeting days may be changed.
Standing Rule No. 9
The officers of the Chapter shall include a President Elect. A Corresponding Secretary shall not be elected.
Standing Rule No. 10
Annual Chapter dues as adopted on October 1, 2009 are:
Active ………………….. $80.00
Associate………………..$80.00
Retired…………………...$40.00
Corporate………………..$80.00
Student…………………. $25.00
Standing Rule No. 11
In the event of a death of a Chapter member, a single red rose will be sent on behalf of the Chapter by direction of the Chapter President.
Standing Rule #12
The election of the Board of Directors shall be by mail ballot. When there is only one nominee for all offices and two nominees for Director, the Chapter Secretary may be instructed to cast the elective ballot and no ballots will be mailed.
Standing Rule #13
Any meeting where a fee is being assessed and a reservation is made, the reservation must be canceled at least 72 hours in advance or the member making the reservation will be responsible for the fee. Standing reservations for regular membership meetings where a fee is being assessed will be billed if not cancelled at least 72 hours in advance.
Standing Rule #14
The Chapter President and President Elect shall be reimbursed after the required report is received per Standing Rule #4 (subject to budgeted funds being available) for registration fee, round trip travel expense and shared lodging to attend regional and national events.
Standing Rule #15
The chapter shall reimburse round trip travel expense (subject to budgeted funds being available) for the incoming President to attend the annual Regional President’s Retreat.
Standing Rule #16
No monies shall be reimbursed without proper check request and receipt attached.
Standing Rule #17
Colorado Secretary of State Annual Report shall be filed by December 31 st of each year. The Chapter President will be responsible to verify the filing has been completed.
Proposed 12/3/09
APPROVED FOR CIRCULATION BY THE COLORADO SPRINGS CHAPTER 356 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kathryn J. Trapp, President
Colorado Springs Chapter of NAWIC
Pat McDonald, CCA, CIT
2009-2010 NAWIC Bylaw Chair
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