Bylaws of

Conmicro Amateur Radio Society

 

Article I

Name

The name of the Society is Conmicro Amateur Radio Society.

Article II

Purpose

The purpose of the Society is to render public service and advance the state of the amateur radio art through education in methods of advanced digital communication.

Article III

Members

Section 1. Eligibility. Any person holding an amateur radio license issued by the Federal Communications Commission or its successor agency is eligible for membership. Any such person may be elected to membership by majority vote at any meeting of the Society.

Section 2. Term. The term of membership is for the life of the member unless revoked by a two-thirds vote at any meeting of the Society, provided all members have been given notice of the intent to revoke the membership in the call of the meeting.

Section 3. Minimum number. There shall be no fewer than the number of members required for an amateur radio club in paragraph 97.5(b)(2) (or any corresponding paragraph) of the rules of the Federal Communications Commission.

Article IV

Officers

Section 1. Officers and duties. The officers of the Society shall be President, Secretary, and Trustee. These officers shall perform the duties prescribed by these bylaws and the parliamentary authority adopted by the Society.

Section 2. President. The President shall act as the principal officer of the Society. He shall sign all contracts, license applications, and other obligations in the name of the Society.

Section 3. Secretary. The Secretary shall maintain copies of all correspondence in the name of the Society, including any amateur radio club station licenses issued in the name of the Society.

Section 4. Trustee. The Trustee shall serve as the trustee of record for any amateur radio club station licenses issued in the name of the Society.

Section 5. Terms of office. The officers shall serve until their replacements are elected.

Article V

Meetings

Section 1. Regular meetings. There shall be one regular meeting per year, held during the month of March. The President shall select the time and place of the meeting.

Section 2. Special meetings. The President or Trustee may call special meetings. At least three daysŐ notice shall be given of such meetings to all members, unless the membership waives such notice at the special meeting.

Section 3. Quorum. Two members of the Society shall constitute a quorum.

Article VI

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors shall consist of the President, Secretary, and Trustee. The Board of Directors shall have general supervision of the affairs of the Society between business meetings. The Board may not take any action that conflicts with any action of the Society as determined by the membership.

Article VII

Committees

The membership, Board of Directors, or President may appoint special committees as needed to perform the work of the Society. The President shall be ex officio a member of all committees.

Article VIII

Parliamentary Authority

The rules contained in the current edition of RobertŐs Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern the Society in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these bylaws and any special rules of order the Society may adopt.

Article IX

Amendment of Bylaws

These bylaws may be amended by a two thirds vote at any meeting of the Society, provided that all members are given notice of the amendment in the call of the meeting.