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Section By-Laws I. Name and Boundaries
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ARTICLE I - NAME AND
BOUNDARIES
The name of this organization shall be the
Mid-America Local Section, American Industrial Hygiene Association, hereafter
referred to as the Local Section. The geographical boundaries of the
Local Section are the State of Kansas, east of a line formed by the eastern
limits of the counties of Washington, Clay, Dickinson, Marion, Butler, and
Cowley; and the State of Missouri, west of U.S. Highway 63.
The purpose of the Local Section of the
American Industrial Hygiene Association shall be:
1. To promote the study, evaluation, and
control of environmental stresses arising in, or from the work place or its
products, in relation to the health or well-being of workers and the public.
2. To promote the profession through the
encouragement of interest within, and cooperation with governmental,
industrial, educational, and other professional bodies.
3. To increase the knowledge of occupational
and environmental health through interchange and dissemination of information,
and to bring together persons interested in the various phases of industrial
and environmental health.
SECTION 1. Full Membership: Any member of the American
Industrial Hygiene Association residing within the geographic boundaries of the
Local Section may become a Full Member of the Local Section upon payment of the
Local Section dues. Subject to the approval by the Executive Committee of the
Local Section, any member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association living
outside the geographic boundaries of the Local Section may become a Full Member
of this Section by giving written notice to the Secretary of the Local Section
and the Executive Director of the American Industrial Hygiene Association.
SECTION 2. Associate Membership: Any person having a
professional interest in industrial hygiene or a related discipline may become
an Associate Member of the section, entitled to the privileges of membership in
the Local Section, upon payment of the required dues and with the approval of
two-thirds of the Executive Committee of the Local Section. Associate Members
shall be entitled to subscribe to the AIHA Journal at a reduced price set by
the national organization through the Treasurer of the Local Section for up to
two (2) years.
SECTION 3. Student Membership: Any person who is attending a
college or university and engaged in the study of industrial hygiene or a
related discipline may become a Student Member of the Local Section upon
approval of the Executive Committee of the Local Section. Student Members are
not assessed membership dues and have no vote in elections of Local Section
officers or in referendums of any issues presented to the membership.
SECTION 4. Emeritus Membership: Any Local Section member in
good standing, who retires from the practice of industrial hygiene, may become
an Emeritus Member with the approval of two-thirds of the Executive Committee
of the Local Section. An Emeritus Member retains all privileges of membership
in the Section but will not be assessed Local Section dues.
SECTION 5. The Local Section may add additional classes of
membership (e.g. Organizational) subject to the approval of the Board of
Directors of the American Industrial Hygiene Association.
SECTION 1. The officers of the Local Section shall consist of
the President, President-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer. Only American
Industrial Hygiene Association national members in good standing may be elected
as officers of the Local Section. No person shall serve as an officer in more
than one local section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association at the
same time. The President-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer shall be elected
annually by the members of the Local Section with the exception of Student
Members, and shall serve until their successors are elected and installed. The
President-Elect shall automatically accede to the Presidency on election and
installation of his or her successor.
SECTION 2. A vacancy in office caused by the death,
resignation, or removal of an officer may be filled for the remainder of the
unexpired term by the Executive Committee of the Local Section. If the vacancy
occurs in the office of the President-Elect, the member appointed to fill the
vacancy shall not automatically succeed the President. The Office of President
for the following year shall be elected during the next election of the Local
Section.
SECTION 3. An officer may resign by oral tender at any meeting
of the Executive Committee, or by giving written notice thereof to the
Executive Committee. Such resignation shall take effect at the time of tender.
Acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
SECTION 4. An officer may be removed, with or without cause,
at a meeting expressly called for that purpose by the majority of the Executive
Committee.
SECTION 5. The President-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer shall
be elected each year prior to April 1 to serve for one year.
SECTION 6. The Nominating Committee shall consist of three (3)
Full Members of the Local Section, two of whom are appointed by the President
at least sixty (60) days prior to the election of Officers. The immediate
Past-President shall serve as its Chairperson. The Nominating Committee shall
nominate members in good standing for officers of the Local Section and shall
deliver its nomination for each office in writing to the Secretary for
circulation to Local Section members with the notice of election. The notice of
election and the list of candidates proposed by the Nominating Committee shall
be sent to all Members in good standing not less than forty five (45) days
prior to the election. In addition to nominations made by the Nominating
Committee, nominations may be received from Members in good standing not less
than thirty (30) days prior to the election
SECTION 7. An election ballot containing the names of all
candidates nominated in accordance with Section 5 and 6 of this Article will be
notify to all Local Section members in good standing in accordance with
procedures in Article X.
SECTION 8. Election shall be by a simple majority of the
Members voting.
SECTION 9. The newly elected officers shall assume the duties
of office at the end of the last scheduled meeting prior to the annual American
Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition.
SECTION 10. The results of elections shall be reported promptly
to the Executive Director of the American Industrial Hygiene Association.
SECTION 1. The Mid-America Local Section shall be governed by
the Executive Committee except as otherwise herein expressly provided.
SECTION 2. The Executive Committee shall consist of the four
officers of the Local Section, and the immediate Past-President. The President
of the Section shall serve as Chairperson of the Executive Committee. A simple
majority of the members of the Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business.
SECTION 3. The President shall preside at all meetings of the
Local Section and of the Executive Committee and shall perform such other
duties as may be directed by the Executive Committee. The President should keep
in contact with developments in the field of industrial hygiene, guide the
Local Section in the formulation of constructive activities and provide a
constructive and energetic leadership in the activities of the Local Section.
SECTION 4. The Local Section shall not publish or otherwise
issue any public statement which utilizes any form of the name of the American
Industrial Hygiene Association on a policy or technical issues, other than
issues which primarily affect of the Local Section without prior consent of the
Board of Directors of the American Industrial Hygiene Association.
SECTION 5. No public statement on any matter, which purports
to represent the opinion(s) of the Local Section, shall be issued or published
unless that statement has been authorized by the Executive Committee as
expressing the opinion of majority of the members of the Local Section.
SECTION 6. The President shall appoint a Program Committee,
Nominating Committee, and other committees as are deemed necessary and shall
automatically become an ex-officio member of such committees.
SECTION 7. The President-Elect shall serve as Chairperson of
the Program Committee. He or She shall preside at the monthly meeting(s) in the
absence of the President.
SECTION 8. The Treasurer shall be the custodian of all monies
of the Local Section, shall receive all monies due the Local Section and shall
pay all authorized bills against the Local Section. The disbursement of all
funds for the Local Section shall be made upon authorization of the Executive
Committee. The Treasurer shall submit the accounts for audit and a written
annual report at the last meeting of the Executive Committee, prior to the
annual American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, and shall
transmit to their successor in office, all funds and property of the Local
Section. The Executive Committee shall submit an annual report to the Section
in the next written correspondence to the membership.
SECTION 9. The Secretary shall keep an accurate record of all
transactions at all meetings of the Local Section and of the Executive
Committee. The secretary shall carry on the correspondence of the Section and
shall be custodian of the Local Section official records. The secretary shall
keep an accurate list of the Local Section members and their status. The
Secretary or a media contact appointed by the President shall be responsible
for all publicity and public relations activities for the Local Section.
SECTION 11. The immediate Past-President shall serve as an
ex-officio member of the Executive Committee and serve as an advisor to the
Local Section.
ARTICLE VI - LOCAL SECTION
COUNCILORS
SECTION 1. The President and President-Elect shall serve as
representatives of the Local Section on the Local Sections Council of the
American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) provided that they are not an
officer or director of national AIHA, in which event, the Executive Committee
shall appoint another Full Member of the Local Section as such representative.
SECTION 2. The representative of the Local Section shall
report at the Annual Meeting of the Local Sections Council on the activities of
the Local Section and report back to the Local Section on the actions of the
Local Sections Council.
ARTICLE VII - MEMBERSHIP
MEETINGS
SECTION 1. The Local Section meetings shall be held at least 6
times per year. The time and place of each meeting shall be approved by the Executive
Committee.
SECTION 2. Special meetings may be called by the President at
any time, with the approval of the Executive Committee or by petition to the
President, signed by a minimum of twenty percent (20%) of Local Section Members
in good standing.
SECTION 3. Members in good standing shall be notified by
electronic mail (preferred) or postal mail of all meetings where Local Section
business will be conducted at least 15 days in advance of the date set for the
meeting.
SECTION 4. A quorum for a meeting where Local Section business
will be conducted shall consist of twenty percent (20%) of members in good
standing.
SECTION 1. The annual dues year shall be from September 1 of
the current year to August 31 of the following year. The triennial dues year
shall be from September 1 of the current year to August 31 of the third year.
SECTION 2. The annual and/or triennial dues shall be as set by
the Executive Committee of the Local Section and approved by the membership in
accordance with the procedure set forth in Article X.
SECTION 3. New members choosing to pay their dues either
annually or triennially shall pay the full amount regardless of the time of the
year that they join.
SECTION 4. Annual dues for the Local Section shall be payable
on the first day of September of each year. Triennial dues for the Local
Section shall be payable on the first day of September of the third year. Any
member whose dues are unpaid on January 1 of the year due is not in good
standing, and shall have no other privileges of membership in the Local
Section. Privileges of membership could include, but is not limited to,
membership voting authority in elections or other matters of importance, access
to the Local Section web site, access to membership directories, or access to
local employment listings. If the dues of any member are not paid within one
(1) year of the date due, their membership in the Local Section shall be
terminated subject to reinstatement as provided in Section 5 of this Article.
SECTION 5. Any member terminated for nonpayment of dues may be
reinstated at any time before the next Annual Meeting of the year following
termination by payment of dues in arrears together with the dues for the
current year.
SECTION 1. The Executive Committee of the Local Section shall
consist of the officers of the Local Section and the immediate Past President.
The Executive Committee shall be responsible for governance and management of
the Local Section and approval of new members. The President shall serve as
Chairperson of the Executive Committee. The presence of a majority of the
Executive Committee is necessary to constitute a quorum for a meeting. The act
of the majority present at the meeting at which a quorum exists is the act of the
Executive Committee. Each member of the Executive Committee shall be entitled
to one (1) vote. Meetings of the Executive Committee may be called at the
discretion of the President on notice of not less than five (5) days.
SECTION 2. The Program Committee shall consist of not less
than three (3) members of the Local Section. The President-Elect shall serve as
its Chairperson. The Program Committee shall convene within fourteen (14) days
after the election of officers to begin devising a tentative program for the
coming year. The Program Committee shall present a tentative program for the
coming year to the Executive Committee for their approval at the last meeting
prior to the Annual American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition. On
approval of the Executive Committee, the Program Committee will implement the
program, and provide the Secretary with information on the program to be
circulated to the Members of the Local Section.
SECTION 3. The President shall appoint other committees as are
deemed desirable for the effective action of the Local Section.
SECTION 4. The President shall appoint a Nominating Committee
in accordance with Article IV, Section 6 of these Bylaws.
SECTION 1. Officers shall be elected by electronic ballot (preferred)
and/or postal mail ballot of the voting members of the Local Section
distributed not less than twenty (20) days prior to the election. The ballots
shall specify a deadline for return. Ballots postmarked, and/or in the case of
electronic ballots received, on or before the day of election will be counted.
The President shall promptly report the results of the election to the
Executive Director of the American Industrial Hygiene Association.
SECTION 2. The Executive Committee, at any time, may conduct
by electronic ballot (preferred) and/or postal mail ballot, a referendum of the
membership of the Local Section in connection with an issue it may consider or
an action to be taken. Except as provided in Article XI, a plurality of the
ballots cast in an election of any officer, a referendum on any issue, or on
action(s) to be taken shall be effective to constitute the election of a person
as an officer of the Local Section and as a decision or act of the Local
Section with respect to any issue to be considered or any action to be taken.
SECTION 3. In the event of a tie vote in any ballot, the tie
shall be resolved by majority vote of the Executive Committee.
SECTION 1. These Bylaws may be amended or
new Bylaws adopted by a two-thirds vote of the members of the Local Section who
respond to a ballot conducted in accordance with the provisions of Article X.
SECTION 2. Such amended or new Bylaws
shall become effective upon approval by the Board of Directors of the American
Industrial Hygiene Association.
Bylaws approved and implemented