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(Revised January 11,1999)
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ARTICLE 1
MEMBERSHIP
Section 1
As prescribed in the
Articles of Association, membership in this Association
shall consist of Operator Members, Pilot Members, Ground
Crew and Associate Members.
Section 2
Application for all
Membership shall be made to the Board of Directors who
may issue provisional membership until the next members
meeting referred to herein as the "General Assembly."
Candidates for membership shall be voted on by the
General Assembly in closed session and accepted by a
majority vote. Accepted members card will be presented
upon receipt of the original enrollment fee and dues as
set forth by the Association.
Section 3
(A) Any member who
fails to uphold or abide by the By- Laws and the
principles of honesty and integrity established by the
Code of Ethics of the Association, as they now exist or
as hereinafter shall be modified or amended, shall be
subject to censure or disciplinary action, including
expulsion or suspension for Association membership upon
majority vote of the Board of Directors.
(B) Any member
whose conviction in court of law becomes final
concerning:
(1)
the commission of a felony
offense,
(2) the
using or dealing in illegal drugs, or
(3) the
use of an aircraft for any illegal purpose,
shall be subject to
suspension or expulsion for the period of up to one (1)
year. A member who is suspended or expelled shall not
receive any refund of dues or fees attributable to the
balance of the Association's year nor shall he be
entitled to display evidence of membership in the
Association nor its Code of Ethics, while a member not
in good standing.
(C)
Before any disciplinary
action is taken by the Board of Directors, the member
shall first be issued a written notice, sent certified
mail, return receipt requested, by the Chairman of the
Board of Directors, advising the member of the violation
of the By-Laws or Code of Ethics that has been alleged
and the time and place of the next Board of Directors
meeting. The member may appear in person before the
Board of Directors or he may file a written statement
with the Board, at his option. If the member fails to
appear and fails to respond to the charges in writing,
he is deemed to have waived any right of appeal for the
Board's disciplinary action.
(D)
If the member appears
before the Board personally, or files a written response
with the Board, concerning the charges brought against
him, he shall have the right to appeal the disciplinary
action of the Board of Directors to the "General
Assembly" of the Association at the next regularly
scheduled meeting of the Association by giving written
notice of such fact to the Chairman of the Board within
10 days after the member's receipt of the written
evidence of the Board's disciplinary action against
him. The General Assembly, in closed session, shall, by
majority vote, either uphold or reject the disciplinary
action of the Board of Directors.
(E)
A member who has been
expelled from the Association shall be entitled to make
application for re-admission into membership in the
Association only after the period of his expulsion has
expired.
Section 4
A quorum shall consist of
twenty-five percent of the membership in good standing.
All matters to be voted on shall be determined by a
majority vote of the membership present at such meeting.
Section 5
Voting by proxy shall be
valid for all purposes if the person acting as proxy has
the written proxy of a member in good standing. Written
proxies shall be filed with the Secretary of the
Association prior to the meeting at which the proxy is
to be used.
Section 6
The Association shall,
every other year at its annual meeting, select one of
its duly qualified Operator Members to serve on the
Arkansas State Plant Board for the following two-year
period. The Association is entitled to be represented
on the State Plant Board and to select one of the
members on the Arkansas Agricultural Aviation
Association, Inc. for Service, and his name shall be
submitted to the Governor of the State for appointment
to the State Plant Board.
Section 7
There shall exist
three (3) regions of this Association within the State
of Arkansas, which are hereby designated as "North,"
"Central" and "South." The region "North" shall consist
of those counties north of Interstate 40 from Memphis to
Little Rock and north of Interstate 40 from Little Rock
to Fort Smith. The region "Central" shall consist of
those counties South of Interstate 40 between Fort Smith
and Little rock and south of Interstate 40 between
Little Rock and Memphis and north of the Arkansas River
from the Mississippi River to Little Rock and north of
Interstate 30 from Little Rock to Texarkana. Region
"South" shall; consist of those counties north of the
Louisiana line and south of the Arkansas River from the
Mississippi River to Little Rock and south of Interstate
30 from Little Rock to Texarkana.
Article 11
Dues
Section 1
The original membership
dues and annuals dues for Operator Members shall
henceforth be $110.00.
Section 2
Pilot dues shall be $55.00
yearly. Ground Crew dues shall be $38.50 yearly. All
Pilots and Ground Crew to pay registration and
participation fees. Pilots and Ground Crew shall have
equal voting rights as Operator members, except Pilots
and Ground Crew shall be restricted in the offices of
the Association which they hold as set forth in Article
111, Section 1.
Section 3
Each member agrees to pay
such dues and assessments as may be voted by the Board
of Directors. If ten percent of the total membership
object in writing to the dues or special assessments
fixed by the Board of Directors, such dues or special
assessments shall be suspended until the next special or
regular meeting of the General Assembly at which time
the question shall be voted on by the membership.
Section 4
Annual dues shall become
payable on or before the first day of November of each
year, and if said dues are not paid by the first day of
the annual conference, the names of the members in
arrears shall be reported to the Board of Directors by
the Treasurer, and no member in arrears shall be
entitled to vote, enjoy the rights of membership or
participate in any of the proceeds of the State
Association or any region thereof.
Section 5
From and after the adoption
of this section, there shall be a new class of
membership to be called "Associate Members". The
original membership dues for an Associate Member shall
be $44.00 and the same sum shall be the annual
membership dues. An Associate Member shall be one which
is either directly or indirectly related with the
industries serving Agricultural Aviation , and may
include but are not limited to those persons in the
chemical, industrial supplies, insurance, aircraft
component parts, aircraft manufacturers, distributors
and dealers, and other such related industries. Such
members shall have no vote in any of the Association
business. The Board of Directors shall approve the
membership application of all such Associate Members.
Article 111
Elections and
Administration
Section 1
Officers of this
Association duly elected by popular vote of the General
Assembly shall be President, Vice-President, Secretary
and Treasurer. There shall be Fifteen (15) directors as
hereinafter provided. No pilot or ground crew member
shall be eligible to hole the offices of President,
Vice-President, secretary or Treasurer.
(A) President.
Any Operator Member in good standing is eligible to
hold the office of President. His duties shall be to
preside over meetings of the General Assembly. He shall
be charged with the responsibilities of appointing
committees and shall be the ex-officio member of all
committees and assume any other responsibilities
normally accepted by his office. He shall have no vote
except to break ties. His term of office shall be for
one year and he may succeed himself.
(B) Vice President.
Any Operator Member is good
standing is eligible for the office of Vice President.
His duties shall be to assume the responsibilities of
the President in his absence and to assist him in any
possible way in the normal course of official business.
The Vice President shall have the same right to vote as
any other member. His term of office shall be one year
and he may succeed himself. In the event that both the
President and Vice President are absent, the ex-officio
member of the Board becomes the President.
(C) Executive Director.
Any person, whether and
Operator Member or not, is eligible to hold the office
of Executive Director, but shall not vote. He shall be
employed by the Board of Directors. His duties shall be
to handle and keep all records pertaining to the
Association, and to have general charge of the affairs
of the Association, subject to the approval of the
President and the Board of Directors.
(D) Secretary.
Any Operator Member in
good standing is eligible for the office of Secretary
and he shall be elected as provided for the other
officers. His duties shall be to assist the Executive
Director and the President subject to the approval of
the President and the Board of Directors.
(E) Treasurer.
Any Operator Member in
good standing is eligible for the office of Treasurer
and he shall be elected as provided for the other
officers. He shall keep careful record of all moneys of
the Association and shall be bonded in whatever amount
the Board of Directors may fix and at the expense of the
Association. His term shall be one year and he shall
have the right to succeed himself.
(F) Directors.
there shall be fifteen (15)
persons on the Board of Directors, identified as
follows:
1. The
outgoing State President, who shall serve as an
ex-official member;
2. The current
State President, who shall act as Chairman of the Board
of Directors;
3. The
current Vice President;
4. The current
Secretary;
5. The current
Treasurer;
6. The
Chairman and Vice Chairman of each of the three (3)
membership regions, their
terms of
office being for two (2) years with an election of a new
Vice Chairman each
year.
7. One Pilot
member, who shall be elected by the pilot membership in
the annual meeting.
8. The State
Plant Board member; and
9. One
Associate Director, to be elected annually by the
Associate Members and representing the
Associate
Membership (he may succeed himself).
10. The NAAA
Board Member who shall be appointed by the Board of
Directors for a three
(3) year
term.
Section 2 - Meetings
Meetings of the General
Assembly of the membership, both regular and special,
shall be held as provided in the articles of
Incorporation.
Meetings of the Board of
Directors shall be held at least two (2) times per year
on such dates as the Board shall select. Written notice
of meetings of the Board of Directors shall be given at
least one week before such meeting unless waived in
writing by Directors. Special meetings of the Board may
be called by the notice of the directors.
Section 3 - Finance
Any and all moneys
collected by and belonging to the Association shall be
accounted for by usual banking methods. It shall be the
responsibility of the Board of Directors to examine the
books and to ascertain the financial status of the
Association and report its findings to the General
Assembly. All checks written shall carry the signature
of the Treasurer. All expenditures of the Association
shall be authorized by the Board of Directors. A petty
cash on hand account of $600.OO is allowed the Executive
Director for small incidental expenses. An Annual
accounting of these funds will be made to the Board of
Directors from a petty cash journal.
Section 4 -
Amendments
These By-Laws may be
amended by a majority vote of the General Assembly
Provided that notice and copy of the proposed amendments
shall be filed with the Secretary at least thirty (30)
days before the meeting and that the Secretary shall
forward a copy of the proposed amendments to each voting
member at least ten (10) days before said meeting.
Section 5 - Order of
business
The order of business at
each meeting of the Association shall be as follows:
1. Roll Call
2. Reading of
the minutes of the previous meeting
3. Report of
Officers
4. Report of
Committees
5. Propositions
for Membership and Elections
6. Unfinished
Business
7. New
Business
8. Adjournment
Section 6
Robert's "Rules of Order"
shall be the parliamentary authority of the Association.
Code of Ethics
All members of
the Arkansas Agricultural Aviation Association shall
abide by the provisions
of this code
and the same shall be prominently displayed at each
member's establishment.
We of the
Arkansas Agricultural Aviation Association, realizing a
need for upgrading and
self-policing
in our industry, pledge our efforts the following
principles:
Constantly
strive to improve the quality of my work and service to
my customers.
Promote safety
in agriculture aviation.
Comply with all
regulations that govern our industry.
Join with other
associations members to combat unethical business
practices within the industry.
Aid and promote
experimental and technological advancement in
agricultural aviation.
Maintain my
aircraft in an air-worthy condition at all times,
properly certified and registered with the
proper state
agencies.
Join together
to combat illegal activity involving the use of aircraft
and \ or drugs.
Generally
conduct my business so as to further and strengthen
agricultural aviation's position in the
agricultural
economy.
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