ICON Bylaws--Proposed Changes--May 2002
Article III. Membership
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B. Dues. Institutional dues shall be determined by membership vote. Dues are payable in the first month of the fiscal year. Initial dues for 1st time institutional members will be five times the annual institutional membership fee. Dues may be prorated for new members joining in other months of the fiscal year.
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B. Dues. Institutional dues shall be determined by membership vote. Dues are payable in the first month of the fiscal year. Dues may be prorated for new members joining in other months of the fiscal year.
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B. Dues. Student dues shall be determined by membership vote. Dues are payable annually.
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B. Dues. Student dues shall be determined by membership vote. Dues are payable in the first month of the fiscal year.
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All individual members are eligible to vote. For those items specifically related to institutional membership, only the designated institutional representative or their proxy are eligible to vote.
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All individual members are eligible to vote. For those items specifically related to institutional membership, only the designated institutional representative or his proxy is eligible to vote.
Article IV. Officers
- Section 1. Elected officers
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The elected officers constitute a three member Executive Board.
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The elected officers constitute a three member Executive Board.
They will be designated as the Senior, Junior, and Freshman members.
- Section 2. Election and term of office
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B. The term of office for each Executive Board member shall be three years. The term of office shall be staggered with one new Executive Board member elected each year. The term of office shall begin at the close of the meeting at which the election was held. The Executive Board member who has completed three years shall rotate off the Executive Board.
- C. Vacancies in Executive Board positions shall be filled by vote of the consortium at the next business meeting. The elected Board member will serve out the term of office of the vacancy.
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B. The term of office for each Executive Board member shall be three years. The term of office shall be staggered with one new Executive Board member elected each year. The most recently elected member will be referred to as the Freshman member of the Executive Board. The term of office shall begin at the close of the meeting at which the election was held. The Executive Board member who has completed three years shall rotate off the Executive Board.
- C. Vacancies in Executive Board positions shall be filled by a majority vote of those members present at the next business meeting. The elected Board member will become the Freshman member of the Board and serve a three-year term of office. Remaining Board members will move up one level in seniority.
- Section 3. Duties of elected officers
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Executive Board members will have the following duties based on length of stay on the Executive Board.
A. The Board member beginning his third year in office shall preside at all regular and special meetings of the consortium, prepare the agenda, preside over the Executive Board, chair the nominating committee, and appoint committee chairs.
B. The Executive Board member beginning his second year in office shall preside at all meetings in the absence of the senior Executive Board member and is responsible for program activities during the year.
C. The Executive Board member beginning his first year in office shall act as recording secretary at all executive and regular meetings of ICON.
D. All Executive Board members shall serve as the Honors and Awards Committee.
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A. The Senior member, beginning his third year in office, shall preside
at all regular and special meetings of the consortium, prepare the agenda, preside over the Executive Board, chair the nominating committee, and appoint committee chairs.
B. The Junior member, beginning his second year in office, shall preside at all meetings in the absence of the Senior Executive Board member and is responsible for program activities during the year.
C. The Freshman member, beginning his first year in office, shall act as recording secretary at all executive and regular meetings of ICON.
D. All Executive Board members shall serve as the Honors and Awards Committee.
- Section 5. Appointed Positions
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A. Executive Secretary
An executive secretary shall be appointed by the Board for an unspecified term. The executive secretary shall be a non-voting member of the Executive Board. The executive secretary shall maintain records of all membership information, minutes of meetings, financial transactions to include collection of dues, disbursement of funds in payment of debts and for approved purchases, provide a reckoning to the Executive Board, serve on the
Membership Committee, conduct communications and correspondence as necessary, and ensure the orderly transition to the next executive secretary of all membership information and financial matters pertaining to ICON.
- B. Communications Coordinator
A communications coordinator shall be appointed by the Board for an unspecified term. The communications coordinator shall be a non-voting member of the Executive Board. The communications coordinator shall maintain the ICON website, coordinate web activities with the Board, the Resource Committee and the membership, produce the ICON newsletter (see Article VII) and act as the ICON liaison to the website host company.
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A. Executive Secretary
An executive secretary shall be appointed by the Board for an unspecified term. The executive secretary shall be a non-voting member of the Executive Board. The executive secretary shall maintain records of all membership information, financial transactions to include collection of dues, disbursement of funds in payment of debts and for approved purchases, provide a reckoning to the Executive Board, conduct communications and correspondence as necessary, and ensure the orderly transition to the next executive secretary of all membership information and financial matters pertaining to ICON.
- B. Communications Coordinator
A communications coordinator shall be appointed by the Board for an unspecified term. The communications coordinator shall be a non-voting member of the Executive Board.
The communications coordinator shall maintain the minutes of the meetings, produce the ICON newsletter (see Article VII), maintain the ICON website, act as the ICON liaison to the website host company, and coordinate web activities with the Board, the Resource Committee, and the membership.
Article V. Committees
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Section 2. AD Hoc Committees
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Ad hoc committees may be created to conduct organization business by the Executive Board.
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Ad hoc committees may be created by the Executive Board to conduct organization business.
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