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The
Board of Directors recommends the following updates to our existing bylaws
regarding; Regular Members , Denial of Membership and Expulsion of Members
to be in compliance with the ISM bylaws.
- Change
the definition of regular membership from our current definition to
ISM's standard definition (both shown below)
Current:
Section 1. Regular Members. Regular membership of an Affiliated
Association shall be limited to the following:
(a)
A person who is involved in the purchasing or materials process, including
without limitation, purchasing, purchasing research, value analysis, inventory
control, materials management, supply chain management, or any other activity
or function which is related to the purchasing or materials process.
(b)
An editor, secretary, or business manager employed by the Association.
(c)
A person with a full-time appointment as a teacher, research specialist,
department head, director or dean of a college, university, or other academic
institution whose academic responsibility includes purchasing management
or materials management or other related fields or subjects.
(d)
An unemployed Regular Member whose dues are current.
(e)
A retired Regular Member whose dues are current.
(f)
An undergraduate or graduate student enrolled full-time in an accredited
community college or four-year college or university.
(g)
A person who is engaged in the business of providing consulting services
primarily in the field of purchasing management, and materials management,
on condition that such person does not solicit members of the association
for consulting engagements.
(h)
A person who has been a regular member for a period of ten (10) years
or more, has retired from all regular employment, has been approved for
this category by a majority vote of the Regular Members of the Association
of which he/she has been a Member. A person who meets this category shall
not be charged ISM and Association dues.
Suggested
Change: SECTION 1. Regular Members. A person shall be eligible
to be a regular member of this Association who satisfies the eligibility
requirements of a regular member of an Affiliated Association as defined
in the bylaws of the Institute for Supply Management, Inc. (ISM), as amended
from time to time. Regular members of this Association shall have the
right to cast one (1) vote on all questions which require a vote of the
regular members of this Association other than those regular members who,
pursuant to the ISM Bylaws, as amended from time to time, do not have
voting rights.
(As
defined in Article 3, Section 4 of the ISM Bylaws. For ISM Bylaws go to
the following link http://www.ism.ws/about/content.cfm?ItemNumber=4735&navItemNumber=5465)
- Exchange
the word Affiliate Support Council to ISM in Sections 6 & 7 of our
bylaws. The Affiliate Support Council no longer exists.
Section
6. Denial of Membership. The Association shall have the right
to deny membership to any applicant who fails to satisfy the eligibility
requirements for any class of membership provided; however, denial of
membership shall occur only after the applicant has been advised of the
proposed denial of membership and has been given the opportunity to submit
proof in support of his or her eligibility for membership in the Association.
An applicant denied membership in the Association shall be given written
notice of such denial and shall be advised in writing that he or she may
appeal the action taken by the Association to the Affiliate
Support Council by filing a notice of intent to appeal to the
Affiliate Support Council at least
thirty (30) days prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the
Affiliate Support Council. Upon receipt
of a timely filed notice of appeal, the Affiliate
Support Council shall consider the appeal and shall allow the
applicant the opportunity to submit proof in support of the applicant's
eligibility for membership in the Association. Except for rare and extraordinary
circumstances, the decision of the Affiliate
Support Council concerning denial of membership shall be final
and binding and the denial will not be considered by the Board of Directors
of ISM.
Section
7. Expulsion of Members. The Association shall have the right
to expel a member of any classification from membership in the Association
for nonpayment of dues or for violation of the provisions of these Bylaws,
the ISM Bylaws, the ISM Policies, the ISM Policy Manual for Special Interest
Groups and Forums, the ISM Standards of Conduct or such other statements
of policy as may be adopted by the Association or the ISM Board of Directors
from time to time. Expulsion for any reason other than nonpayment of dues
shall occur only after the member has been advised of the proposed expulsion
and the reasons therefore and has been given an opportunity to submit
proof in support of continued membership in the Association. A member
expelled from membership in the Association shall be given written notice
of such expulsion and shall be advised in writing that he or she may appeal
the action taken by the Association to the Affiliate
Support Council by filing a notice of intent to appeal to the
Affiliate Support Council at least
thirty (30) days prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the
Affiliate Support Council.
Upon
receipt of a timely filed notice of appeal, the Affiliate
Support Council shall consider the appeal and shall allow the
expelled member the opportunity to submit proof in support of continued
membership in the Association. The decision of the Affiliate
Support Council concerning expulsion of a non-voting member
shall be final and binding and the expulsion will not be considered by
the ISM Board of Directors. Except for rare and extraordinary circumstances,
the decision of the Affiliate Support Council
concerning expulsion of a regular member will likewise be final and binding
and the expulsion will not be considered by the ISM Board of Directors.
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