Annual Report FY 2015

IASA BYLAWS

Professional Development Committee, Membership and Communications Committee and Region Presidents. The Chair of the Delegations shall be the President with the President-Elect and Immediate Past President serving as Co-Associate Chairs. SECTION 2. OPERATIONAL COMMITTEES. The Association shall have four operational committees: Budget Committee, Bylaws Committee, Ethics and Welfare Committee, and Contract and Evaluation Committee. The Budget Committee shall consist of five members. The Treasurer shall serve as Chair of the committee. The President shall appoint, with approval of the Board of Directors, the other four members to a term of one year. The Bylaws Committee shall consist of three members appointed by the President, with approval of the Board of Directors, to terms of one year. The President, with approval of the Board of Directors, shall designate the Chair. The Ethics and Welfare Committee shall consist of the President, President-Elect and Immediate Past President. The Immediate Past President shall serve as Chair. The Contract and Evaluation Committee shall consist of the officers of the Board of Directors. The President shall serve as the Chair.

SECTION 3. SPECIAL COMMITTEES. Special Committees shall be appointed by the President, with the approval of the Board of Directors, for specific purposes.

SECTION 4. REGION PRESIDENTS. Each Region shall have the right to elect a President from the Active Members of the Region to preside over the business meetings of the Region. The term of Region President shall be set by the Region in advance of the election for the office. The Region Presidents will constitute a special committee of the Association. The Association President shall serve as Chair of the Regional Presidents with the Association President-Elect serving as Co-Chair. Expenses of meetings called by the Chair shall be reimbursed per guidelines in the IASA Policy Handbook and charged in the budget as Board of Director expenses.

In absence of a Region President, the Director from the Region shall serve as both Director and President.

The term for Director/President shall be that term for which the person is elected to serve on the IASA Board of Directors.

Persons serving as a Director/President shall be listed in appropriate locations in Association publications.

ARTICLE XI – BOOKS AND RECORDS

The Association shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall also keep minutes of the proceedings of its members and Board of Directors and shall keep at the registered or principal office a record giving the names and addresses of the members entitled to vote.

ARTICLE XII – FINANCIAL RECORDS

SECTION 1. FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of the Association shall be July 1 through June 30.

SECTION 2. ANNUAL BUDGET. The Budget Committee shall prepare a tentative budget with estimated receipts and expenditures for the following fiscal year. The tentative budget shall be available for review by members of the Association by March 15. The Board of Directors shall hold a hearing on the tentative budget after April 1 and prior to adoption. The Board of Directors shall adopt a budget prior to June 30 for the following fiscal year.

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