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________________________
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
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To further the purposes set forth herein, the members agree to
be, and hereby are, organized under these Articles of Association
as a not for profit service and social club.
ARTICLE I - THE ORGANIZATION
1.0 Name of Association
The name of this Association shall be: ________________________
2.0 Offices of Association
The principal office of the Association shall be at the home of
the President of the group. The Association may have such other
offices as may from time to time be designated by its members or
its Executive Board.
3.0 Purposes
The primary purposes of the Association is to provide a community
service by:
- improving personal and business computing productivity:
- share technical information and computing techniques:
- educate and encourage newcomers to computing:
- provide social activities for members:
- further the art, science, and enjoyment of personal computing
The activities of the Association shall be held and maintained in
the spirit of these purposes.
4.0 Powers
The Association shall have all the powers necessary to provide
activities to conduct its purposes including, but are not limited
to, the power to collect, hold and disseminate information
consistent with its purpose: to conduct seminars and workshops
associated with computing for the user group, to publish its
newsletter, own and operate a Bulletin Board System and the power
to collect dues and disperse funds for the membership.
5.0 Membership
Any individual interested in personal computing is welcome to be
a member in the Association as long as said member remains in
"good standing". A member is in "good standing" when: - the
member pays his/her annual membership dues when required.
A member is no longer in "good standing" when: - the member fails
to pay his/her annual membership dues when required.
- in the judgment of the majority of the members, the member no
longer supports the best interests of the Association.
If a member so elects, he or she may include within his or her
membership any or all of the interested parties who reside in his
or her household. In the event of such an election by a member,
said member and all of the interested parties who reside in his
or her household who he or she has elected to include within his
or her membership shall be deemed to be one member of the
Association and entitled to one newsletter. In addition,
regardless of the number of such interested parties, any member
may elect to include within his or her membership, each member of
the Association shall be entitled to only one vote on each
Association matter to be decided by a vote of the members.
Additionally, household memberships are limited to one entry into
any prize drawing that require membership. Yet, at any time any
member of an included household, may become a voting member by
paying dues appropriate to becoming a member.
Complementary memberships are extended to both students and
faculty of any bona-fide institution of learning, to include:
Additional complementary memberships may be granted to persons in
key positions of authority as deemed appropriate by the Executive
Board, and voted upon by the general membership.
6.0 Dues, Assessments and Fees
The Association's activities shall be funded through the use of
annual membership dues, assessments, and fees charged to the
individuals who take part in the Association's various
activities. Except for any excess fees refunded as provided
hereafter, all the funds collected by the Association shall be
used by it to provide for the various activities permitted by
these Articles.
The annual membership dues required for membership in the
Association, and any assessments which may be required of the
members, shall be established by a majority vote of the members
of the Association, upon the recommendation of the Executive
Board. The annual membership dues for any fiscal year shall be
established at such an amount per member as will, when multiplied
by the number of individuals which the Executive Board estimates
will be members for the fiscal year for which the annual
membership dues are being established, be sufficient to pay at
least 80% of the "normal operating costs" which the Executive
Board estimates will be required to operate the Association for
the fiscal year for which the annual membership dues are being
established. The balance of the "normal operating costs", if
any, shall be paid from assessments assessed against the
membership, investment income, and/or surplus funds available
from prior fiscal years. The annual membership dues and any
assessments may be varied from fiscal year to fiscal year, but
any such dues and/or assessments in effect for any fiscal year
shall be the same for all individuals.
Fees shall be charged by the Association to pay the costs of any
of its activities, or parts thereof, which do not fall within the
meaning of "normal operating costs". Said fees shall be
established by the Executive Board at an amount per individual
per activity, or part thereof, which shall not exceed the amount
which is reasonably estimated to be necessary to pay the costs of
said activity, or part thereof, which do not fall within the
meaning of "normal operating costs". Should the fees established
and collected for any activity or part thereof, not be sufficient
to pay all the costs which do not fall within the meaning of
"normal operating costs" which are generated by said activity, or
part thereof, the deficiency shall be paid as a "normal operating
costs" of the Association. Should the fees collected from any
activity, or part thereof, exceed the costs of such activity, or
part thereof, which do not fall within the meaning of "normal
operating costs", and should such excess exceed the greater of
$200 or 20% of said non "normal operating costs" incurred to
provide said activity, or part thereof, said excess shall be
refunded pro-rata to the individuals who paid the fees for
suchactivity, or part thereof. The fees established for any
activity, or part thereof, shall be the same for all individuals
who take part insuch activity, or part thereof, regardless of
whether they are members of the Association or non-members.
7.0 Fiscal Year
The Association shall operate with the calender year as its
fiscal year.
8.0 Funds Management and Authorities
No individual member has the authority to obligate the
Association in any way. In doing so that member becomes
personally responsible for that obligation and not the
Association.
Elected Executive Board Members may obligate the Association for
up to $25 on non-recurring expenses.
The President with the approval of the treasurer may obligate the
association for up to $100 on non-recurring expenses. The
President and Treasurer should monitor all increases in recurring
expenses.
The Executive Board in simple majority, may obligate the
Association for up to $200 on non-recurring expenses.
The Membership in simple majority must approve non-recurring
expenditures in excess of $200.
New recurring expenses must be approved by simple majority of the
membership. Increases in existing recurring expenses do not
require approval of the membership.
These Articles describe the rules by which the Association is to
be governed. Any situation concerning the governing of this
Association which are not specifically described in these
Articles shall be governed by "Robert's Rules of Order". In any
situation in which these Articles conflict with "Robert's Rules
of Order", these Articles shall prevail.
ARTICLE II - THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
1.0 OFFICERS' DUTIES
The Executive Bo