BY-LAWS
OF
FAYETTE COUNTY REPEATER ASSOCIATION, INC.

September 18, 2000

ARTICLE I. MEMBERSHIP

All persons interested in Amateur Radio communications shall be eligible for membership. Membership shall be by application under such terms as provided in these By-laws.

Section 1. Regular Member. Regular membership is open to all licensed amateurs. Regular membership includes all Association privileges including full autopatch privileges and voting rights.

Section 2. Associate Member. Associate membership is open to those actively engaged in a class leading to an Amateur Radio license and all other interested persons. Associate members automatically become regular members once they are issued an Amateur radio license. Associate members may hold office and exercise all voting rights.

Section 3. Applications for membership may be submitted at anytime to any Association officer.

ARTICLE II. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 1. Management, administration, and operations of the Association shall be vested in the Board of Directors and shall be consistent with the Constitution and By-laws.

Section 2. The Board of Directors shall consist of the President, the Vice-President, the Secretary Treasurer, and the immediate past-year President.

Section 3. The presence of three (3) members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting business and a plurality vote of this quorum shall be binding upon the membership.

Section 4. The Board shall meet at the call of the President who shall serve as chairman.

Section 5. Each member of the Board shall serve without compensation.

Section 6. The Board shall maintain and publish a record of its meetings. The Board shall also present a full statement at the annual meeting showing in detail the condition of the affairs of the Association.

Section 7. The Board shall have the power and authority to promulgate and enforce all business transactions of the Association.

Section 8. All legal transactions of the Association shall bear the signature of the President and the Secretary Treasurer. Checks shall carry the signature of the President or the Secretary Treasurer.

Section 9. The past year President shall serve as a non-voting member of the Board of Directors for a one-year term to provide continuity.

ARTICLE III. OFFICERS

Section 1. The officers of the Association shall be President, Vice-President, Secretary Treasurer, and Technical Coordinator.

Section 2. Election of Officers shall be held at the annual meeting immediately following old business. A President, Vice-President, and Secretary Treasurer shall be elected for a one (1) year term by ballot of the members present, provided there is a quorum. The new officers will be installed by the immediate past President. The new President shall preside from this point until the expiration of his term. The new President will appoint the Technical Coordinator. Officers may serve successive terms.

Section 3. Vacancies occurring between elections shall be filled by appointment by the President. Appointment shall be for the remaining portion of the term. 

Section 4. Officers may be removed by a three-fourths vote of the membership.
ARTICLE IV. DUTIES OF OFFICERS

Section 1. The President shall serve as Chairman of the Board. He shall preside over all meetings of the Board and the Association. He may call a special meeting of the membership or of the Board, and shall have, subject to the advice and control of the Board, general charge of the business of the Association. He shall execute with the Secretary Treasurer, all certificates, contracts, and instruments which the Board has approved. The President shall be responsible to the Board for the operation of the Association. He shall manage and control the Fayette County Repeater, which shall be the voice of the Association. It shall be the duty of the President to enforce provisions of the Constitution and By-laws in order that the integrity and prestige of the Association shall at all times be of the highest caliber.

Section 2. The Vice-President shall assume all duties of the President in the absence of the latter. He shall perform such other duties pertaining to the Association as the President may properly prescribe. If a vacancy should occur in the office of the President for any cause, the Vice-President shall automatically become President of the Association.

Section 3. The Secretary Treasurer shall record the minutes of all meetings. He shall keep an accurate file of all items of business of the Association and other data that may be used in maintaining the accurate history of the Association. He shall be responsible to the Board for all financial records, receipts, and expenditures. He shall expend all monies of the Association. Expenditures in excess of $150.00 will require Board approval. The Secretary Treasurer shall perform other duties of the Association as the President may properly prescribe.

Section 4. The Technical Coordinator shall direct and supervise all repairs and maintenance of the repeater(s) and associated hardware. He shall be responsible for all Association-owned test equipment and spare parts. He will see that the equipment and parts are protected and kept in a safe place.

ARTICLE V. MEETINGS

Section 1. At least one meeting shall be held annually for the purpose of conducting Association Business.

Section 2. The Board shall determine the time and place of the meeting.

Section 3. The meetings of the Association and of the Board shall be informal but in the best spirit of Roberts Rules of Order.

ARTICLE VI. DUES

Section 1. The Board of Directors may levy upon the membership such dues or assessments as shall be deemed necessary for the business of the Association. Non-payment of such dues or assessments shall be cause for removal from the Association within the discretion of the Board.

Section 2. The Board of Directors will determine the amount of Annual dues. Dues may be prorated for members joining more than half way through the fiscal year.

ARTICLE VII. COMMITTEES

Section 1. The President shall activate committees.

Section 2. All committee recommendations shall be approved by the Board prior to being presented to the membership. Recommended changes to the Constitution and By-laws shall be presented to the Board at least fourteen (14) days prior to the annual meeting.

ARTICLE VIII. QUORUM

Section 1. A quorum for transacting business of the Association shall be fifteen percent (15 %) of the Members. In case a quorum in not present at the annual meeting, the Board shall continue in office until the next annual meeting.

Section 2. A quorum of the Board shall be three (3) members.

ARTICLE IX. CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporate Seal of the Association shall be in the following form, to wit:

And a seal in such form is hereby adopted as the Corporate Seal of the Corporation.

ARTICLE X. AMENDMENTS

These By-laws may be amended by a plurality of the vote of the Board of Directors provided the quorum requirements are met. The Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the Membership at the annual meeting or any special meeting provided the quorum requirements are met. Proposals for amendments to the Constitution shall be submitted in writing to the Board at least fourteen (14) days prior to any meeting.