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CHICHESTER HIGH SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT TEAM

BY-LAWS

ARTICLE     I.      NAME

The name of this organization shall be the Chichester High School Involvement Team.

ARTICLE     II.     OBJECTIVES

1.      To provide extra curricular activities and communications between parents and school staff.
   

2.      To bring a knowledge of our school life to the general public.
   

3.      To develop a closer relationship between the school and the community.

ARTICLE     III.   POLICIES

1.      This association shall be non-commercial, non-sectarian and non-partisan, endorsing no candidate or enterprise. The name of this organization or the names of its officers shall not be used in any commercial enterprise.
   

2.      The organization shall cooperate with other organizations active in child welfare, providing no commitments are made to bid the member group.
   

3.      The organization shall cooperate with school in support of improving education and shall not seek to direct the administrative activities of the school or control its policies.

ARTICLE     IV.    MEMBERSHIP AND DUES

1.      Any person subscribing to the objectives of the organization may become a member upon payment of dues as hereinafter provided.
   

2.      Annual dues shall be $3.00 per family. Members must be adults with student(s) in Chichester High School.
   

3.      An annual membership drive shall be conducted. Additional members shall be accepted at any time.

ARTICLE     V.      OFFICERS AND ELECTIONS

1.      The officers of this association shall be President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer.
   

2.      Officers shall be elected by ballot in the month of June. However, if there is but one nominee for any office, it shall be in order to move that the secretary cast the elective ballot of organization for the nominee.

3.      Nominees for office must be current members of the organization.
   

4.      Officers shall assume their official duties during the first regular meeting in the month of July and shall serve for a term of one (1) year and until the election and qualifications of their successors.
   

5.      A vacancy in an office may be filled immediately by members of the executive board at their discretion.
   

6.      The method for nominating and electing officers shall be as follows:
    

   1. Written request for volunteer officers shall be distributed each May.
       

   2. Elections will take place at the last General Meeting of the school year.

ARTICLE     VI.    DUTIES OF OFFICERS

1.      The President shall preside at all meeting of the organization. He/She shall be a member ex officio of all committees except the nominating committee. The President will also appoint special committees and shall perform all duties to the office.
   

2.      The Vice-President shall act as an aide to the President and shall perform the duties of the President in his/her absence.
   

3.      The Secretary shall record minutes of all regular and executive meetings and perform such other duties as may be delegated to him/her. The Secretary shall be in charge of correspondence and publicity.
   

4.      The Treasurer shall receive all monies of the organization, keep an accurate record of receipts and expenditures, and make payment of funds only if authorized by the organization. The Treasurer’s accounts shall be examined annually by an auditing committee of two to three members, who satisfied that the report is correct, shall sign a statement of the fact. This shall be done prior to the end of the fiscal year.
   

5.      All officers shall perform their duties prescribed in the parliamentary authority.
   

6.      All officers of this organization shall serve without pay. They shall not be compensated for any personal expenses.
   

7.      All officers shall deliver to their successors all official material prior to the end of the election year.
   

ARTICLE     VII.   MEETINGS

1.      General membership meetings shall be held during the months of October, December, March and May, or as deemed necessary by the Executive Committee.
   

2.      With proper notice of the meeting having been given, any members present shall be able to transact business in any meeting of this organization.
   

3.      The annual meeting shall be the last regularly scheduled meeting of the year.

ARTICLE     VIII. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

1.      The executive committee shall consist of the officers of this organization, chairman of standing committees, a principal and a representative of the school.
   

2.      The chairman of the executive committee shall be the elected President of the organization.
   

3.      The duties of the executive committee shall be to:

1. Transact necessary business between meetings.

2. Create standing committees.

3. Approve plans of work by standing committees.

4. Present a report at regular meetings.

5. Appoint auditing committees when deemed necessary.

6. Approve routine bills.

4.      When deemed necessary, the chairman of the executive committee shall be responsible for scheduling monthly meetings of the executive committee.
    

5.      Any member of the executive committee missing three (3) consecutive meetings, other than for extenuating circumstances, will relinquish the privilege to serve on this committee.

ARTICLE     IX.    STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES

1.      Committees shall be appointed by the executive committee when necessary to promote the objectives of the organization.
   

2.      Chairperson of each committee shall present a plan of work to the executive committee for approval. No work shall be undertaken without such approval.
   

ARTICLE     X.      PARLIMENTARY PROCEDURE

1.      The By-Laws of this organization shall be deemed to be part of its articles of organization.
   

2.      These By-Laws shall supercede any previous by-laws of this organization.

ARTICLE     XI.    AMENDMENTS

1.      By-Laws may be amended at any regular meeting by a two-thirds vote of the members present, provided that written notice of the proposed amendment shall have been distributed to the membership two (2) weeks prior to the general meetings.
   

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