Constitution

Article I.Name

Section 1. The name of this organization will be the Catawba Valley Community College Professional Staff Association.

Article II. Purpose

Section 1. The purpose of this organization will be to foster cooperation with the administration, faculty, and staff in attaining the college's goals and to further the role of the professional staff in recommending and implementing policy concerning professional staff affairs.

Article III. Membership

Section 1. Membership in this organization is open to all full-time salaried professional members of the staff of Catawba Valley Community College who are not members of the Administrative Council and are exempt from federal wage and hour laws.

Section 2. Membership dues are $5 per year (October 1 - September 30)

Article IV. Meetings

Section 1. A general meeting of the Professional Staff Association will be held at least quarterly. The President may call additional meetings. The executive committee will meet as needed.

Section 2. The agenda of each regular meeting will be distributed one week prior to the general meeting.

Section 3. Robert's Rules of Order Revised will govern the conduct of all business.

Article V. Executive Committee

Section 1. Executive powers of this organization will be vested in an executive committee composed of the officers, two at-large members, and the immediate past president.

Article VI. Officers

Section 1. The officers of this organization will be a President, President-elect, and a Secretary-Treasurer.

Section 2. The officers will be elected as provided in the bylaws.

Section 3. No officer will hold the same office for more than two consecutive terms.

Section 4. A majority of all votes cast will be necessary to constitute an election.

Article VII. Quorum

Section 1. A majority vote of the membership present at any association meeting will constitute official action by the Association. Voting on actions may be either paper or electronic.

Article VIII. Amendments

Section 1. Proposed amendments to this constitution must be submitted in writing to the executive committee who will distribute the proposed amendment to the membership ten working days prior to the next meeting.

Section 2. Two thirds of the votes cast will be necessary to ratify an amendment.

Section 3. The vote on an amendment by ballot, either paper or electronic (aka e-mail) will take place following the meeting at which the amendment was submitted.

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Bylaws

Article I. Officers

Section 1. The duties of the officers will be such as are implied by the respective titles and such as are specified by these bylaws.

Section 2. The President will preside at all meetings of the Professional Staff Association, will represent the Association in meetings with the President and other administrative officers of the college, and will act as liaison with other organizations such as the Administrative Council.

Section 3. In the absence of the President, the President-elect will preside and will assume and discharge all the duties of the President.

Section 4. The Secretary-Treasurer will record and distribute the minutes of all Association meetings, will keep all funds and records of all financial transactions of the Association, and will keep an accurate list of the membership of the Association.

Section 5. Should a member of the executive board resign during a term of office, the executive board will appoint a member to fill the un-expired term.

Article II. Committees

Section 1. The President may appoint other standing or ad hoc committees as he/she thinks necessary or as directed by the Association.

Article III. Elections

Section 1. Elections will be held in September.

Section 2. No later than August 31, the President will appoint a nominating committee, which will be responsible for preparing a slate of officers, including two at-large executive committee members, and conducting the election. Terms of office will be one year or until their successors are elected.

Section 3. The nominating committee will present its slate of officers at an association meeting.

Section 4. Voting will be by secret ballot. The nominating committee will prepare the ballots and distribute them by mail no less than five nor more than ten working days after the nominations. Ballots may be returned by mail or in person within five working days of the mailing. Those received after this period will be null and void. The committee will be responsible for counting the ballots and publishing the results.

Section 5. The newly elected officers will take office October 1.

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Revised October, 2000.