Active Member
Objectives
Since this is a volunteer organization, the Active Members are collectively responsible for everything we do.
Approved by the Board following recommendation from the Membership Secretary, the Active Members fill all of the specific positions in the organization.
Basic responsibilities of Active Members are specified in the Bylaws, section 2.2.
Typical tasks and tips
- Attend general membership meetings.
- TIP: Participate in discussions and votes at meetings or talk to a Board member.
Your opinion counts.
- TIP: Make sure you are an informed voter.
- Elect the Board of Directors (see Bylaws, section 6.2.) and remove them (see Bylaws, section 6.8.).
- TIP: Make sure you are an informed voter.
- Elect Inspectors of election, per the Bylaws, section 4.6.
- Amend the Bylaws as deemed necessary (see Bylaws, section 14.).
- Pay dues on time and without reminder (see Bylaws, section 3.1.2.).
- TIP: Annual dues should be paid on or before October 1 each year.
- To maintain Active membership, volunteer to fill a position or serve on a committee yearly.
- TIP: Don't wait to be asked.
- TIP: If you don't know where volunteers are needed, contact the President.
- TIP: Complete any job you start, including cleaning up anything that got messed up in the process.
- TIP: Each time you leave the building, make sure it is in better condition than when you arrived.
- TIP: If you are the last person to leave the building, make sure that all doors are fully closed and the 'occupied' circuit breaker has been turned off.
- Read the newsletter, website, and notices posted in our building so you know what is going on.
- TIP: Make sure address changes are sent to the Communications chair.
- TIP: Don't forget to volunteer.
- Encourage new members to join.
Last revised 6/6/03
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