By-laws
of Allegany College of Maryland Tutoring Club
Article 1. Name
The name of the club shall be the Allegany College of Maryland
Tutoring Club, hereafter referred to as the Club.
Article 2. Purpose
The club will work to improve student awareness of academic
support service through activities that promote tutoring ; will
recruit new tutors and tutees; and will raise funds to attend
local, state, and national tutoring events.
Article 3. Membership
Section 1. Membership will be open to anyone serving as a peer
tutor on the Main Campus or the Pennsylvania Campuses
Article 4. Officers
Section 1. The Club shall have the following officers:
1.President
2.Vice-Presidents (one from each campus)
3.Treasurer
4.Recording Secretary
Section 2. The duties of the president shall be as follows:
a. Preside of all business meetings.
b. Appoint and establish any necessary committees.
c. Vote only in the case of ties.
d. Serve as ex-officio member on all committees
e. Present business to the organization
f. Represent the organization at all times
Section 3. Duties of the Vice-President (Cumberland Campus)
1. The duties of the President if he or she is absent
2. Coordinate with Vice-President of the Pennsylvania Campus
on all committees.
Section 4. Duties of Vice-President (Pennsylvania Campus)
1. Perform duties of the President if he or she is absent.
2. Coordinate with Vice-President of the Cumberland Campus on
all committees
Section 5 The Treasurer shall:
1. Receive all money and write all checks.
2. Keep a set of books, which shall be audited and notarized
before the office is relinquished.
3. Make a report of finances at each business meeting.
Section 6 The Recording Secretary shall:
1. Take and read minutes of the meetings.
2. Take roll at the meetings
3. Maintain records of the meetings.
Article 5. Elections of Officers
Section 1. In addition to meeting requirements
By-laws, all candidates for office must be members of the club
in good standing.
Section 2. Elections must be held at the meeting
preceding the last meeting during the spring semester of each
year.
Section 3. Officers shall hold office from
the time of their inauguration, which shall be at the first
meeting following the election, to the time of the next inauguration.
Section 4. Nominations from the floor can be
made at the same meeting as the election.
Section 5. Plurality of the votes cast will
determine the new officer.
Section 6. In any case when an officer must
resign his/her office, an election shall be held to elect a
new officer. Nominations shall be from the floor and will be
made at the first meeting following the resignation of the officer.
The election will be held at the first meeting following nominations.
Plurality of the votes will determine the new officer. The President
shall have the power to make a temporary appointment at his/her
discretion until a meeting can be held.
Article 5. Meetings
Section 1. All business meetings will follow the general
agenda
Order of Business
a. Call to order
b. Roll call
c. Reading the minutes
d. Treasurer's Report
e. Committee reports
f. Old Business
g. New Business
h. Announcements
i. Adjournments
Section 2. All meetings shall be governed by an adaptation
of Robert's Rules of Order.
Section 3. Special committee meetings shall be called be
the chairman of said committee. Procedures at such meetings
are left to the discretion of the chairman. Reports of each
meeting shall be given to the members at the following chapter
meeting.
Article 7. Finances
Section 1. Finances for this chapter will be raised by projects
voted on by the membership.
Section 2. Disbursement vouchers must be submitted with
supporting invoices and/or statements attached to the original
invoice.
Article 8. Amendments and revision
Section 1. These by-laws can be amended by two-thirds (2/3)
majority vote of these present and voting, providing that written
notice be giving to the member at least five working days prior
to the meeting at which the amendment is to be considered
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