Proposed revised CCCH By-Laws

BY-LAWS OF THE CONSTITUTION

CAMERA CLUB COUNCIL OF HAWAI‘I


ARTICLE I – DUES

Annual dues shall be established by the Board of Directors for each year.

The fiscal year shall begin on the day following the last day of the annual meeting and continue through the last day of the ensuing annual meeting.

ARTICLE II – ELECTIONS

The Board of Directors shall consist of council members who shall be elected for a two year term, with a limit of three consecutive terms. Such Council members must come from either a member or an affiliate club. In order to provide continuity, the initial representative from Maui shall serve for one year, the representative from Hawai‘i County shall serve an initial term of two years, and the representative from Oahu shall serve an initial term of three years.

ARTICLE III – DUTIES OF THE OFFICERS

Duties of the President shall be: To preside at all Council meetings and Board of Director meetings: to appoint chairpersons of all committees; to act as Council Spokesperson; to generally supervise and keep in touch with all Council activities; and to reply promptly to all Council correspondence directed to the President.

Duties of the Vice President shall be: To assume duties of the President in his absence; to represent the President and the Board of Directors on their respective islands; to maintain liaison with Council clubs; to reply promptly to all Council correspondence directed to them; and to act as Council director on the Board of Directors.

Duties of the Secretary shall be: To keep minutes of all meetings; to forward Council records to the next Board of Directors within one month after the last day of the Annual Meeting.

Duties of the Treasurer shall be: To act as Treasurer of the Annual Convention and to forward the records and all Council Funds to the next Board of Directors within thirty days of the closing of the Annual Meeting; (all Council checks are to be signed by the Treasurer, and counter-signed by the President); and to act as a Council director on the Board of Directors.


ARTICLE IV – DUTIES OF COMMITTEES

The activities of the Council Committees shall be determined by the Board of Directors. The activities decided upon shall thereafter be carried out by the committee chairs and members appointed to the respective committees. Chairpersons shall prepare written reports of activities and progress periodically for presentation to the Board of Directors or the membership. The standing committees: 1) Annual Meeting and 2) Alan Tarleton, shall follow the existing rules as amended.

Committees shall exist for specified purposes for limited periods of time and shall disband when their duties are fulfilled. In the case of the standing committees the members shall be selected each year at the annual meeting and shall serve until their respective responsibilities have been fulfilled.

ARTICLE V – QUORUM

A quorum of the membership for the purpose of conducting Council business shall consist of not less than a majority vote of the member Clubs. Each club shall have one vote, and their club vote on the matter shall be tallied before the Annual meeting in order that their votes may be cast according to their wishes at the meeting. The results of the vote will then be tallied and announced to each club to verify their desires, and after written confirmation from the various clubs, it will be accepted or rejected according to the latter survey.