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ARTICLE
I Members
Membership
shall be subject to the WADOT Constitution and consistent with
Washington Association for Career and Technical Education.
ARTICLE
II Dues &
Finances
- Annual
dues shall be $25 per year.
- Dues:
1.
Dues shall be paid to the WADOT treasurer or to
the Washington Association for Career and Technical Education.
Upon receipt WA-ACTE will transmit section dues to the
WADOT treasurer.
2.
Dues shall be due and payable at the time of
enrollment and each year thereafter on the anniversary date of
enrollment.
- Budget:
1.
A proposed budget for the next fiscal year shall
be prepared by the President-Elect and made available to the
WADOT Board prior to the August board meeting and adopted at
that meeting. Any
expenditure beyond the adopted budget shall be approved by the
WADOT officers.
2.
The fiscal year shall be from July 1 through
June 30.
ARTICLE
III Officers
- Executive
Board members:
1.
The elected officers of the WADOT shall be the
President, President-Elect, Past President, Secretary, and
Treasurer and serve as members of the Executive Board.
2.
A quorum of the Executive Board shall be the
assembly of a majority of the officers.
3.
The Executive Board shall have the necessary
power and authority to carry out the business of WADOT.
4.
No officer, board member or committee member
shall be entitled to receive a salary for performing the
duties their position.
B.
Terms of Office:
1.
The President-Elect is elected to a three-year
tem rotating through the positions of President-Elect,
President, and Past President for a term of one year each.
2.
Secretary and Treasurer are elected to a
two-year term.
C.
Vacancy in Office
1.
A vacancy in the office of President shall be
filled by the President-Elect.
The vacancy thus created in the office of
President-Elect shall be filled by the election of one of the
board members at a regular of special meeting of the WADOT
Board
2.
All other vacancies shall be appointed by the
WADOT Board until the next general election.
D.
Duties
1.
The President shall:
a.
Preside at all meetings and implement the
strategic plan.
2.
The President-elect shall:
a.
Perform all duties of the President in the
absence of the President.
b.
Assist the President as needed.
c.
Succeed to the office of President for the
unexpired term in the event of a vacancy.
d.
Assume other duties assigned to the office by
Policies and Procedures of the WADOT Board.
3.
The Past President shall:
a.
Act as an advisor to the President.
b.
Assume duties to the office by the Policies and
Procedures, or the WADOT Board.
4.
The Secretary shall:
a.
Keep accurate reports at all meetings.
5.
The Treasurer shall:
a.
Shall keep records of all financial
transactions.
ARTICLE
IV Nomination and Elections
A.
Nominations Committee:
The President shall organize a Nominations committee by
the March Board meeting.
B.
Nominations and elections will take place at the
annual summer conference and voted on by the general
membership.
C.
Officers shall be elected by a majority vote of
he members present at the annual meeting.
ARTICLE
V - Meetings
A.
There will be at least three meetings annually
of the WADOT Executive committee.
B.
Additional meetings may be called by the
President.
C.
There shall be one general membership meeting at
the annual WA-ACTE Conference.
D.
Area meeting shall be held by Area Leaders.
E.
All members shall have one vote on issues
brought before the general membership for consideration.
ARTICLE
VI - WADOT Board
A.
Board Members
1.
The members of the Board shall be the elected
officers, WA-ACTE Representative, Legislative
Representative, Scholarship Chair, Membership Chair, Area
Leaders, Student Leadership Coordinator, Publicity Chair and
OSPI Program Supervisor as an ex-offcio member.
B.
Duties:
1.
The Executive Board shall be responsible for
the transaction on necessary business between meetings and
shall make a report of its actions to the WADOT Board.
C. Stipends
1.
Stipends
for conference planners may be awarded with WADOT Board
approval
ARTICLE
VII Areas
The
state of
Washington
shall be divided into at least five WADOT areas.
The WADOT Board shall be empowered to realign
boundaries as necessary
ARTICLE VIII -
Committees
A.
Committee Appointments
1.
All committee chairs shall be appointed and/or
approved by the president to serve during the Presidents
term.
B.
Committee Expenses
1.
Expenses of committees for business and travel
shall be as provided in the annual budget.
ARTICLE
IX - Amendments
A.
These By-Laws may be amended by a two-thirds
vote of the active membership present at the annual summer
meeting provided that members are informed of all by-law
changes prior to the meeting.
B.
All proposed changes to the By-Laws must first
come before and be approved by the WADOT Board Members.
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