CHAPTER #393
CONCORD, CALIFORNIA
BY LAWS
ARTICLE I
The name of this organization is the Experimental
Aircraft Association, Chapter #393 of Concord, California.
ARTICLE II
The business address of the Chapter shall be P.O.
Box 272725, Concord, CA 94527.
ARTICLE III
The purpose of this organization shall be:
a. To encourage the designing and building of aircraft and
participation in sport aviation.
b. To foster closer cooperation between individuals through the
exchange of ideas and knowledge.
c. To encourage and assist in the education of youth in aviation.
d. In no event shall the purposes of this organization conflict with
paragraph second of the Articles of Incorporation.
ARTICLE IV
Membership
a. Membership is open to any person of good moral character who is
interested in sport aviation, without regard to age, sex, race, religion,
politics or degree of skill.
b. Members of less than legal age must have permission of parents or
guardian before taking part in any flight activity.
c. Members are encouraged to be paid up members of the National
Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc.
d. General membership shall include any spouse and children under 21
years of age.
ARTICLE V
Officers
The Chapter officers shall be a President, Vice
President, Secretary/Treasurer and a Newsletter Editor. Officers shall be elected from among the
members in good standing at a regular published meeting in the month of October
each year and shall take office at the regular January meeting. In addition to the elected officers, there
shall be a Board of Directors consisting of the Officers, the immediate past
Officers and five appointed members.
Their duties are as follows:
a. The President shall preside at meetings.
b. The Vice-President shall perform the duties of the President in the
absence of the President and assist the Secretary/Treasurer.
c. The Secretary/Treasurer shall keep minutes of the meetings and shall
collect and disburse monies.
d. The Newsletter Editor shall deliver vital information to the genera1
membership.
ARTICLE VI
Board of Directors
The powers, business and property of the
organization shall be exercised, conducted and controlled by the Board of Directors
as set forth herein.
The said Board shall conduct regular business
meetings at such, times and places as they may determine and upon due notice to
the general membership.
All meetings of the Board shall be open to
interested members and any general member in attendance shall be entitled to
vote on any matter under consideration.
A quorum of the Board of Directors shall consist of
six (6) Board Members. The President,
or acting chairman of the Board of Directors, shall in all matters of business have
the sole and exclusive right to veto when in his discretion, he feels that the
question before the Board is of sufficient concern to be submitted for vote to
the general membership, and in such circumstances, he may cast his veto vote,
thereby suspending the vote of the Board of Directors (including all general
members present) and the matter shall thereafter be tabled until the next
regularly scheduled meeting of the general membership. At that time, the matter shall be presented
to the general membership as the first order of business.
ARTICLE VII
Dues
The amount of dues and the frequency of collection
shall be as the membership decides.
Finances
All monetary assets in excess of Ten Dollars ($10)
shall be kept in a bank account. All
disbursements/withdrawals in excess of Ten Dollars shall be made by check from
the above account over the signatures of any two of the President, Vice
President or Secretary/Treasurer. The
Board of Directors shall be empowered to withdraw and/or disburse up to One Hundred
Dollars ($100) without the prior
consent/ approval of the general membership during any calendar month.
ARTICLE VIII
Meeting
a. The regular meeting time shall be 7:30 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday
of each month.
b. The meeting place shall be as selected by the general membership
Voting
All matters of business of the general membership
shall be decided .by a simple majority vote of the members in good
standing. There must be in attendance
at least two--thirds (2/3) of the average attendance of the previous three (3)
meetings to constitute a valid decision.
Election
In elections, the President shall appoint a three
member nominating committee at least two meetings before the general election.
Said nominating committee shall meet at such time and place as they may
determine and select from among the membership a panel of qualified persons to
constitute the candidates in the forthcoming elector,. There shall be at least
two (2) candidates selected for each elective office. No member of the nominating
committee may be a candidate for office for that election for which he serves
as a member of the nominating committee.
Election of the Officers shall be conducted by a
simple majority of a quorum consisting of two-thirds (2/3) of the average
attendance at the past three meetings.
In the event no single candidate receives a majority, a run-off vote
between the two highest candidates will determine the election.
Any duly elected officer or member of the Board who does
not or can not carry out his duties shall be subject to a special election
called upon due notice to the general membership, as deemed necessary by the
Board of Directors.
ARTICLE IX
These By Laws may be amended by a simple majority
vote of the membership consisting of a quorum of two-thirds (2/3) of the
average attendance at the past three meetings.