MEMBERSHIP
Definition
of Membership
01
The Members of this Corporation are those persons or agencies having
membership rights in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws.
Class(es)
of Members
02.
This Corporation will have three classes of Members that are designated
as (1) DHR Class, for Department of Human Resources, (2) DA Class, for District
Attorneys, and (3) Associate Membership Class, for all members not included in
(1) and (2) above. Each of the three classes of membership shall be subdivided
further into (a) individual or (b) agency memberships.
Qualifications
of Members
03. The
qualifications of the Corporation's Members and rights by classification are as
follows.
(1)
DHR members must be employees of or under contract to the Alabama
Department of Human Resources and be
involved in the Child
Support Program of the State of
(2)
DA members must be employees of or under contract to a District
Attorney's office in the State of Alabama or an employee of the Office of
Prosecution Services of the State of Alabama and be involved in the Child
Support Program~ of the State of Alabama
(3) Associate
members must be employee~ of federal, state or county agencies who are not
otherwise included in (1) or (2) above and who
are involved in the Child Support
Program of the State of Alabama Notwithstanding any other provision contained in
these Bylaws, Associate members shall not have voting rights nor shall they be
allowed to hold any office in the Corporation or serve on the Board of Directors
of the Corporation
(4) Dual memberships are not allowed. Membership in one of the above classes automatically precludes membership in
another. Any questions regarding which of the above classes a particular individual or agency belongs to shall be
resolved by the Board of Directors.
Member's
Dues
04.
The annual dues payable to the Corporation by Members [of each
class] will be in such amount as may be determined from time to time by
resolution of the Board of Directors.
Place
of Members' Meetings
05. Meetings of Members will be held at the location of the Alabama Office of Prosecution Services, said location currently being
515 South Perry Street, Montgomery, Alabama, 36104, or at any other place within or without the State as provided for by resolution of the
Board of Directors.
Annual
members' Meetings
06. The annual meeting of the Members will be held at a time and place to be determined each year by the Board of Directors.
Special
Members' Meetings
07
Special meetings of the Members may be called by the Board of Directors.
08.
The President of the Alabama
Child Support Association, Inc, or his or her designee shall notify all members
at least ten (10) days prior to all membership meetings, and in the case of
special meetings, the purpose of the meeting must be included in said notice.
If mailed, the notice will he deemed to he delivered when deposited in the
United States mail addressed to the Member at his or her address a~ it appears
on the records of the Corporation, with postage prepaid.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, each person or agency that becomes a member of this corporation,
by becoming same, consents and agrees that publication in DHR's "Supportline"
or 'Happenings" and Office of Prosecution Services's "Alabama
Prosecutor" of the date, place, time and purpose of the annual meeting or
any special meetings within the required time periods shall be conclusively
presumed to satisfy the notice of meeting requirement, whether special or
regular.
09
Each Individual Member
and each Agency Member present at the
meeting shall
be entitled to one vote on each matter
submitted to a vote
of the
membership. Each Agency Member shall
designate one person present at the meeting
to vote in the Agency’s behalf. Agency representations shall be designated at
the time of registration for the meeting.
10.
There shall be no voting by proxy by the Members.
Quorum
of Members
11.
The number or percentage of Members entitled to vote registered in person that
constitutes a quorum at a meeting of Members will be fifteen percent (15%). The
vote 0f a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the Members present at a
meeting at which a quorum is present is necessary for the adoption of any matter
voted on by the Members, unless a greater proportion is required by law, the
Articles of Incorporation, or any provision of these bylaws.
Transferability
of Membership
12.
Membership in this corporation is nontransferable and nonassignable.
Termination
of Membership
13
Membership in this Corporation will terminate on any of the following
events, and for no other reason:
(1) Receipt
by the Board of Directors of the written of a Member or his or her duly
authorized attorney-in-fact.
(2)
The death of a Member.
(3)
The failure of a member to pay dues on or before their due date.
(4) For
cause, inconsistent with membership, and only after due notice and a hearing on
the issue.
Before a membership terminates for any reason, other than the resignation or death of a Member, the Member will be
given
an opportunity to be heard and present evidence before the Board of Directors,
or a Committee
conduct
said hearing. A member terminating
automatically
reinstated if the cause of
termination is corrected before formal
resolution acknowledging such termination.