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Article 1 - Identification of Group
A. Name - The name of this organization is the St. Louis
Water Gardening Society.
B. Classification - This organization will remain a non-profit
society.
C. Objectives and Purposes - The objectives and purposes of
this Society are as follows:
1. to provide a local means for the exchange of plants,
ideas, and information about water gardening among the members
through meetings, visits & tours, data collection, a
newsletter, and Society projects.
2. to stimulate public interest and knowledge about water
gardening by doing civic projects, providing speakers to
give short talks or presentations to other groups, submitting
articles to newspapers and magazines, and staffing information
booths at fairs, festivals and shows.
A. Eligibility - Membership is open to anyone who has an
interest in water gardening.
B. Procedure - People become members of the Society by filling
out and returning a membership form and by paying an annual
fee as outlined in Section 2 of the By-Laws.
Article 3 - Structure of the Society
A. Officers - The Society has three officers:
a President, Vice-President, and Treasurer. These officers are
elected every two years as provided in Section 4 of the By-Laws.
Their term of office is for a period of two years, starting
and ending in January. Officers are limited to three consecutive
terms in the same position. Duties of officers are outlined
in Section 5 of the By-Laws.
B. Coordinators - There are three Coordinators: Membership Coordinator,
Data Coordinator, and Newsletter Editor. These positions are
to be filled by volunteers on a yearly basis. The Coordinators
may each establish their own committee if they feel their workload
requires the help of other members. They are then responsible
for keeping their committee members informed. Duties of the
Coordinators are listed in Section 6 of the By-Laws.
C. Chairmen - There are three Chairmenships: Election Chairman,
Audit Chairman, and Hospitality Chairman. Other chairmanships
may be created, as needed, by the officers. Volunteers will
be recruited each year to fill these positions. Chairmen's duties
are outlined in Section 7 of the By-Laws.
D. Policies of the Society - Major Society policies shall be
formulated and presented by the officers to the membership and
put to a vote of the membership at either a regularly-scheduled
membership meeting or by a special mailing.
E. Executive Meetings - The officers may hold an executive meeting
to transact business of the Society without notification of
the membership, but all policies created at such a meeting must
be submitted to the membership for approval.
F. Membership Meetings - Regular membership meetings shall be
held as determined by Section 3 of the By-Laws.
A. Dues - The main source of funds for the Society is derived
from annual dues paid by the members, as established in Section
2 of the By-Laws.
B. Auxiliary Funds - Other means of obtaining funds - such
as having a plant sale - shall be voted upon by the membership
at a regularly scheduled meeting.
C. Monetary Transactions - The officers of the Society shall
be responsible for the Deposit and withdrawal of Society funds.
Disbursement of Society funds shall be by check only and shall
require the signature of the President, Vice-President, or
Treasurer.
D. Audit - The Treasurer shall submit an Annual Report to
be examined by the Audit Chairman appointed from membership
of the Society who, satisfied that the Treasurer's Annual
Report is correct, shall sign a statement of that fact at
the end of the Report. The audit shall be conducted within
the first two months of the calendar year, and the Treasurer's
Annual Report shall be printed in the March Newsletter.
A. Additions, Deletions, Changes - Amendments
to the Articles of this Constitution may be proposed at any
meeting, or by a special mailing. Such proposed changes must
be approved by receiving a majority vote at a scheduled meeting.
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