HUNTSVILLE ASSOCIATION OF TECHNICAL SOCIETIES (HATS)

CONSTITUTION

APPROVED June 8 , 1999

 

 

Huntsville Association of Technical Societies

4900 University Square, Suite 4

P.O. Box 1964

Huntsville, Alabama 35807

Telephone: 256-837-4287

Fax: 256-837-4275

e-mail: hats@advicom.net

Internet Address: http://www.hats.org

 

Contents

ARTICLE I. Preamble

Section 1.1 Name

Section 1.2 Seal

Section 1.3 Mission

Section 1.4 Tax Exempt Status

Section 1.5 Territory

Section 1.6 Liability Limits

Section 1.7 Governing Documents

Section 1.8 Gender Usage

ARTICLE II. Bylaws

Section 2.1 Bylaws

Section 2.2 Bylaws Amendments

ARTICLE III. Membership

Section 3.1 Eligibility

Section 3.2 Member Designations

Section 3.3 Application for Membership

Section 3.4 Suspension and Forfeiture of Membership

Section 3.5 Withdrawal

ARTICLE IV. Management and Officers

Section 4.1 Membership Management

Section 4.2 Immediate Past President

Section 4.3 Advisors

Section 4.4 Removal from Office

Section 4.5 Vacancies

ARTICLE V. Nomination, Election, and Appointments

Section 5.1 Nominations

Section 5.2 Election of Directors

Section 5.3 Election of Officers

Section 5.4 Vacancies

ARTICLE VI. Executive Authority

ARTICLE VII. Meetings

Section 7.1 Membership Meetings

Section 7.2 Annual Meeting

Section 7.3 Board of Directors Meetings

Section 7.4 Executive Committee Meetings

Section 7.5 Quorum

Section 7.6 Rules of Procedures

ARTICLE VIII. Committees

Section 8.1 Standing Committees and Subcommittees

Section 8.2 Ad Hoc Committees and Subcommittees

ARTICLE IX. Dues and Finance

Section 9.1 Fiscal Year

Section 9.2 Membership Dues

Section 9.3 Control of Funds

Section 9.4 Expenditure of Funds

Section 9.5 Budget

Section 9.6 General Funds

ARTICLE X. Amendments

Section 10.1 Proposed Amendments

Section 10.2 Publishing of the Proposed Amendments

Section 10.3 Letter Ballots

Section 10.4 Adoption of Amendments

ARTICLE XI. Dissolution of HATS

Section 11.1 Procedure

Section 11.2 Composition of Ad Hoc Dissolution Committee

Section 11.3 Vote Requirement for Dissolution

Section 11.4 Disbursement of Assets

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