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CONSTITUTION
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UTAH RETIRED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
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ARTICLE I - MEMBERSHIP
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Section 1. Active Membership. Active membership in the Utah Retired
School Employees Association shall be open to anyone who has retired
from employment in any of the schools of the nation and who has a desire
to accomplish the purposes of the Association. A person shall, upon the
payment of dues as established in the Bylaws, assume full rights of
membership for their self and their spouse.
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ARTICLE II - MEETING OF THE MEMBERSHIP
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Section 1. Annual Meeting. The membership shall meet annually, at
such time and place as may be determined by the members of the Board,
to conduct such business as may come before it.
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Section 2. Quorum. A minimum of twenty members shall constitute a
quorum to conduct business at any regular or special meeting of the
Association provided that every member has been notified of such
meeting.
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ARTICLE III - EXECUTIVE BOARD
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Section 1. Board Members. The Executive Board shall be composed of
the elected officers, the appointed members, and the state coordinator of
the National Retired Teachers Association Division of AARP.
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Section 2. Requirements. The members of the Board shall be duly
elected or appointed to their positions as described in the Constitution and
Bylaws. They shall be members in good standing in a local unit and the
state association.
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Section 3. Duties and Authority. The affairs and business of the
Association shall be managed and conducted by the Board. The Board
shall establish all policies, approve the appointment of all non-elected
officers and committee chairpersons. The Board shall approve all
appointments to fill vacancies that may exist in any office, appointed or
elected. The Board has the authority to remove from office anyone,
elected or appointed who, in the opinion of the Board, has failed in his
duties or is causing irreparable harm to the Association. The Board shall
establish financial policies to give direction for the administration of the
Association’s funds, shall approve the annual budget, shall approve all
expenditures not covered in the budget, and shall require an annual
internal audit. The Board shall approve all programs, activities, and
policies of the Association. The Board shall have the authority to amend
the Bylaws.
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Section 4. Meetinqs. The Executive Board shall meet at least six times a
year at the call of the president.
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Section 5. Quorum. A simple majority of the membership of the Board
shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting business for the
Association.
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ARTICLE IV- OFFICERS AND DUTIES
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Section 1. Elected Officers. The elected officers of the URSEA shall be a
president, a president elect, the most immediate past president, and a
treasurer. They shall perform such duties as are stated in the Bylaws. |
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Section 2. Appointed Board Members. The appointed Board members
of the Association shall be an executive director, secretary the editor of
the Associations publication, a historian, and all standing committee
chairpersons. They shall perform such duties as are stated in the Bylaws.
They shall be appointed by the President and approved by the Board.
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ARTICLE V - ELECTIONS
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Section 1. Election of Officers. The president elect shall be elected in
the odd-numbered years and shall serve a term of two years at which time
they will succeed to the position of president. The treasurer shall be
elected in the even-numbered years and shall serve a term of two years.
Any officer may be nominated for additional terms. Ballots may be
distributed by mail to the members and a majority of ballots returned shall
constitute election.
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ARTICLE VI- AMEMDMENTS
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Section 1. Procedure. his constitution may be amended or ratified by a
two-thirds affirmative vote of members present at the annual meeting of the
membership, provided that the amendment has been approved by the Board of
Trustees, and that a one-month notice has been given in the Association’s
publication.
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Amended: October 7, 1994
Amended: October 10, 1998
Amended: October 6, 2002
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