QUARTER CENTURY WIRELESS ASSOCIATION

                                                        NUTMEG CHAPTER # 149 BY-LAWS

                                                                      (Revised May 14, 2005)

 

Nothing in these By-Laws shall be so construed as to conflict with the Constitution and By-Laws of the Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc.

 

   I.  NAME: The name of this association shall be the Nutmeg Chapter of the Quarter Century Wireless

                   Association.

 

 II. MEMBERSHIP:

          A.  Membership in the NUTMEG chapter shall consist primarily of those members of the Quarter Century

                Wireless Association, Inc. who reside in Connecticut, but may also include non-resident members who

                 desire to join.

 

          B.  The procedure for applying for membership shall be established by the Executive Board, subject to

                modifications by vote at any called meeting.

 

          C.  Only members in good standing of the Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc. Shall be eligible for

                membership in the NUTMEG Chapter.

 

III. OFFICERS:

          A.  There shall be a President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. The immediate Past President shall

                be honored as a Director until replaced by the next outgoing President.  These five (5) officers will

                comprise the Executive Board.  The officers shall be elected by the membership.  The terms of the

                officers shall be one (1) year, or until their successor(s) have been chosen.  In the event that there is an

                insufficient number of candidates to fill the four elected positions, the minimum offices to be filled are:

                President, Secretary and Treasurer.  The offices of Secretary and Treasurer may be combined.

 

          B.  The President shall preside over all meetings.  He shall name such committees as the membership shall

                direct and any special committees the Executive Board may direct.  He may also change any such

                appointments.  In the absence of the President, the Vice President, followed by the Immediate Past

                President, shall preside.

 

          C.  The Vice President shall work closely with the President, chair committees assigned by the President

                and the Executive Board, and preside over meetings and events in the absence of the President.

 

          D.  The Secretary shall keep records, attend to official correspondence with QCWA Headquarters Office,

                send Chapter notices and keep the records of the Chapter Membership.

 

          E.  The Treasurer shall have custody of the Chapter funds and keep accurate books of account, pay all

                bills and ordinary expenses.

 

           F.  The Executive Board shall perform such duties as may, from time to time, be delegated to it by the

                 members, and, in addition, shall have a general power to act for the Chapter between meetings.  It

                 shall have the power to fill any vacancy until the next called meeting of the members.

 

 

 

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          G.  The President shall appoint a Nominating Committee of three members who will be named no later

                than the November Newsletter, and the report of the Nominating Committee shall be included in the

                notice of the annual meeting.  Any three members may submit additional nominations, provided the

                names are in the hands of the Secretary at least one week before the meeting.  Nominations will be

                accepted from the floor.  Permission shall be obtained from the nominee prior to the presentation of

                the name.

 

 IV.  MEETINGS AND NOTICES:

          A.  Ten members shall constitute a quorum.  Notices of any business meeting shall be sent by U.S. Postal

                Service or by Electronic Mail to the members at least 15 calendar days before the meeting.

 

          B.  A majority of the votes cast shall be sufficient to conduct ordinary business, and the election of

                officers.

 

          C.  These By-Laws may be amended by a vote of two-thirds of the members present, provided that the

                substance of the proposed amendment has been included in the notice of the meeting.

 

          D.  An annual meeting at which officers shall be elected and reports made shall be held in May of each

                year at a time and place approved by the Executive Board.  Quarterly meetings shall be held in

                February, May, August and November.

 

          E.  All meetings shall be governed by Robert’s Rules of Order, newly revised.

 

   V.  DUES:

          A.  Dues shall be six dollars ($6.00) per year payable upon application and on May 1.  The members may,

                by vote at any regular meeting, change the annual dues and may levy assessments for special purposes.

                Dues for Life Membership of any member who is a Life Member of QCWA shall be ten times the

                annual chapter dues.

 

          B.  If both husband and wife are members, the dues for both shall be the same as for one, and one notice

                addressed to both shall suffice, except if the notice contains a ballot; then two ballots shall be sent.

 

          C.  The dues for a member admitted on or after January 1, and before May 1 of any one year shall be at the

                annual rate and cover through the year beginning next May 1.

 

          D.  Any member whose dues shall remain unpaid for one year after the due date shall be dropped from the

                rolls and shall be so notified by mail.

 

  VI. AUDIT:

                The accounts of the Treasurer shall be audited by a committee bo be appointed by the President and

                 always at the end of the term of any Treasurer’s office.

 

VII.  BALLOT BY MAIL:

                 The Executive Board may submit to the membership any matter requiring prompt attention for ballot

                  by mail, excepting officer elections.