By-Laws
of
West Region ,
National Council of
Corvette Clubs, Inc.
Article I
Name
The name
of this organization shall be West Region, National Council of Corvette Clubs,
Inc., hear in after known as WR. WR is
a division of National Council of Corvette Clubs, Inc.
Article II
Object
To
support the National Council of
Corvette Clubs, Inc.s objectives of promoting interest in Corvette automobile
ownership and operation by the sharing of information, encouraging others to
participate in the ownership and enjoyment connected with the use of said
automobile and to that end to hold meetings, affairs, rendezvous, and other
gatherings, public or private in furtherance of said purpose. WR is chartered as a non-profit
organization.
Article III
Members
SECTION
1. QUAILFICATIONS. WR
membership shall be limited to a recognized club, in good standing, of
the National Council of Corvette Clubs, Inc. located in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas,
Iowa, or Missouri.
SECTION
2. APPLICATION. Membership into WR is
automatic once the qualifications in Section 1 are fulfilled.
SECTION
3. RIGHTS AND PRIVLEGES. Member clubs of WR have the rights and privileges
afforded them by the National Council of Corvette Clubs, Inc.’s by-laws.
SECTION
4. TRANSFER OF MEMBERSHIP. Membership WR is not transferable or assignable.
Article IV
Constituent Divisions
SECTION 1.
DIVISIONS. The divisions of WR shall
be:
A.
Clubs. Any Corvette
club within the states of North Dakota,
South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, or Missouri with a minimum of twelve (12) members of National Council of
Corvette Clubs, Inc. Any club formed
before 1/1/95, must maintain a minimum of six (6) members of National Council
of Corvette Clubs, Inc. A minimum of
fifty (50) percent of the National Council of Corvette Clubs, Inc. members must be National Council of Corvette Clubs,
Inc. primary members.
SECTION
2. RECONITION. Any Corvette
Club within in the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa
or Missouri that fulfills the criteria set forth in the National Council of
Corvette Clubs, Inc.’s by-laws and is a recognized club of National Council of
Corvette Clubs, Inc. is a recognized club of WR.
SECTION
3. ELIGIBILITY. A WR recognized club shall be eligible to sponsor a
sanctioned event in which individual members may compete and be eligible to
accumulate points toward WR and
National Council of Corvette Clubs, Inc. awards.
Article V
Board of Governors
SECTION 1.
SELECTION. The individual members of
each recognized club shall elect/appoint one individual member to serve on the
Board of Governors of WR. The governor
must be a member of WR through the club they represent. A governor shall serve a term of one year;
and their term of office shall commence on the first day of January, following
their election. A governor may serve
more than one term in office. Each
governor shall have one vote at all meetings of the Board of Governors.
SECTION
2. GENERAL POWERS. The business and affairs of WR shall be managed by
its Board of Governors.
SECTION 3.
DUTIES OF BOARD OF GOVERNORS. The Board of Governors may:
A.
Hold
meetings at such times and places as it thinks proper;
B.
Print
and circulate documents and public articles;
C.
Contract
agents; and
D.
Devise
and carry into execution such other measures as it deems proper and expedient
to promote the objectives of WR and to best protect the interest and welfare of
the members.
SECTION
4. REMOVAL OF GOVERNORS. Governors may be removed from office in accordance to
the National Council of Corvette Clubs, Inc.’s by-laws.
Article VI
Dues and Finance
SECTION
1. DUES. The
Board of Governors may determine the amount of initiation fee, if any, and all
dues payable to WR by its member clubs.
Motions to change dues shall be read by the Regional Executive and lay
on the table at least one meeting before voting by the Board of Governors.
SECTION
2. PAYMENT OF DUES. Dues shall be payable in advance on or before
December 1 or as determined by the Regional Membership Director for the
following year.
SECTION
3. COMPENSATION. No governor or elected officer shall receive any
compensation from WR for services as a governor, except for reimbursement of
out-of -pocket expenses as are approved by a majority of those present at any
Board of Governor meeting.
SECTION
4. CORPORATE LIABILITY. All persons, corporations, partnerships, groups or
associations extending credit to, contracting with, or having any claim against
WR or officers thereof, shall look only to the funds and property of WR for the
payment of any judgment, contract, claim, payable to them from WR or its
officers and, unless specifically otherwise provided by law, the officers shall
not in any manner be personally liable therefor.
SECTION
5. LIABILITY FOR DEBTS OF RECOGNIZED
CLUBS. WR shall not incur nor be responsible for any debt, damage, judgment,
contract, claim or decree or liabilities of any kind or nature, incurred or
sustained by any recognized club or other approved local organization, club or
association of any persons acting in such capacity, unless said local group has
obtained prior approval in writing signed by a majority of the Board of
Governors.
SECTION
6. INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS. The Board of Governors may indemnify and reimburse
from funds of WR, each governor, agent
or officer of WR and their heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns for
any judgment against them for expenses necessarily incurred by them in
connection with the defense or reasonable settlement of any such action, suit
or proceeding to which they are a party by reason of any authorized conduct in
such capacity. Further, WR may
indemnify any such governor, agent, or officer of WR for any act or acts which
WR could lawfully indemnify any such governor, agent or officer under the laws
of the state of Iowa.
SECTION
7. FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of WR shall begin on the first day
of January and end on the last day of December in each year.
Article VII
Officers
SECTION
1. OFFICERS. The
officers of WR shall be the Regional Executive, the Regional Competition
Director, the Regional Membership Director, the Treasurer, and the
Secretary. The Regional
Executive shall be the chief executive officer of WR.
SECTION
2. ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE. Officers of WR are to be elected by written ballot
at the last regularly scheduled governors’ meeting of the calendar year for a
one year term. The ballot procedure
used will be the preferential voting method, as prescribed in the Robert’s
Rules of Order. If
the election of officers is not held at such meeting, such election
shall be held as soon thereafter as is convenient. Only governors in attendance, or a representative from the
governor’s club or sealed absentee ballots, shall be eligible to vote for the
election of officers. The officers
shall take office on January 1 of the following year upon their approval from
the National Council of Corvette Clubs, Inc. per National of Council of
Corvette Clubs, Inc.’s by-laws. Each
officer shall hold office until his/her successor has been duly elected and
qualifies or until his death or he resigns or is removed in a manner provided
by the National Council of Corvette Clubs, Inc.’s by-laws.
SECTION
3. DUTIES.
A.
Regional Executive. The Regional Executive shall be chief executive
officer of WR, and in the recess of the Board of Governors shall have the
general control and management of business and affairs, subject, however, to
the right of the Board of Governors to delegate any specific power, except as
such may be by statute exclusively conferred upon the Regional Executive, to
any other officer or officers of WR.
In the absence or disability of the Regional Executive, the Regional
Competition Director shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the
Regional Executive until the next regularly scheduled meeting.
B.
Regional Competition Director. The Regional Competition
Director shall be responsible for the
conduct of all competition events sanctioned by WR involving the use of the Corvette automobile. In the absence or disability of the
Regional Executive, the Regional Competition Director may perform the duties of
the Regional Executive.
C.
Regional Membership
Director. The Regional Membership
Director shall have responsibility for promoting membership in National Council
of Corvette Clubs, Inc. and WR. In the
absence or disability of the Regional Executive and the Regional Competition
Director, the Regional Membership Director may perform the duties of the
Regional Executive.
D.
Treasurer. The Treasurer shall keep an account of all monies
received and expended for the use of WR using accepted accounting methods.
E.
Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board
of Governors and the general membership and shall record and publish the
minutes of such proceedings. In the
event of absence or disability of the Secretary, the Regional Executive may
appoint a Secretary pro tem.
SECTION
4. REMOVAL. The
Regional Executive, Regional Competition Director, and Regional Membership
Director may be removed from office according to the procedure in the National
of Council of Corvette Clubs, Inc.’s by-laws.
The Treasurer and Secretary may be removed from office by the Board of
Governors upon receipt of a majority of written complaints from the governors
of WR.
SECTION
5. VACANCIES. A
vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification
or otherwise of any officer may be filled by the Board of Governors for the
unexpired portion of his term at the next scheduled meeting.
Article VIII
Meetings
SECTION
1. NOTICE OF MEETINGS. A notice of each regular and special meeting of the
Board of Governors stating the time, place, date and purpose thereof shall be
issued by the Regional Executive in accordance with operating rules.
SECTION
2. MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF
GOVERNORS. Regular meetings of the
Board of Governors shall be held on dates and at such a location as is
determined by the Regional Executive or designate.
SECTION
3. PROXY GOVERNOR. A Governor may authorize another National Council of
Corvette Clubs, Inc. member of his/her club to act for him/her during a Board
of Governors meeting. The Proxy
Governor must be a member of WR through the club he/she is representing.
SECTION
4. QUORUM. As
set forth in the WR operating rules.
Article IX
Committees
The Board of Governors may, at any time, appoint
committees on special subjects.
Article X
Dissolution
SECTION
1. PROPERTY. If,
for any reason, WR is disbanded or dissolved, all assets would be distributed
to member clubs, based on the number of
National Corvette Clubs, Inc. members in each club.
SECTION 2. DISSOULUTION. Dissolution of WR shall be made in
accordance with all applicable Federal and State of Iowa laws.
Article XI
Official Emblem
SECTION
1. OFFICIAL EMBLEM. The official emblem of WR shall be.
SECTION
2. LOGO. The
emblem of the Corporation shall always contain thereon the inscription “National Council of Corvette Clubs, Inc.”
or “NCCC” and “West Region”.
Article XII
Parliamentary Authority
The rules contained in the current edition
of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern the proceedings of WR in
all cases not provided for in these By-Laws.
Article XIII
Amendments
SECTION
1. AMENDENTMENTS. These By-Laws may be amended, repealed, or altered
in whole, or in part, by the Board of Governors. All motions to amend these By-Laws shall first be submitted to
the Regional Executive at any Board of Governors
meeting and shall be read and ordered by the Regional Executive to lie on the
table until the next scheduled Board of Governors meeting. A second reading shall be made before the
Board of Governors may vote thereon.
Only governors in attendance, or representatives from the governor’s
club or sealed absentee ballots shall be eligible to vote for motions to amend
these By-Laws. A two-thirds vote of
governors present and written ballots received, at the time the vote is taken
shall be necessary to pass any such motion for amendment.
SECTION
2. ADVANCE NOTICE. Each member of the Board of Governors shall be
advised of the proposed amendment in accordance to the WR operating rules.
Article XIV
Waiver of Notice
Whenever
any notice is required to be given to any member or governor of the Corporation
under the provisions of these By-Laws or under any provision of the Articles of
Incorporation or under any other provision of law, a waiver thereof in writing,
signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, whether before or
after the time stated therein , shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of
such notice.