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PREAMBLE
For the purpose of advancing the United States Postal Service to a high
standard of practical efficiency and economical operation in the
interest of the public welfare, and for the purpose of advancing
interests of Postmasters of all classes, the Postmasters of the State of
Georgia hereby form themselves into an Association.
CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE 1
Name
This association shall be known as the Georgia Chapter, Number
Forty-three (43) of the National Association of
Postmasters of the United States. It shall be an integral part of the
National Association of Postmasters of the United States and this
Constitution shall not conflict with the Constitution of the said
National Association of Postmasters of the United States.
ARTICLE 2
Purpose
The objects of this chapter are to aid in the improvements of the Postal
Service as recited in the preamble to this Constitution, and mutual
exchange of ideas by members of said chapter and officials of the United
States Postal Service, and to promote every legitimate interest of its
members and postmasters generally.
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ARTICLE 3
Membership and Dues
Any postmaster of the State of Georgia shall be eligible for the various
levels and class of office as set by the National Office. OIC's and
PMR's of the state of Georgia shall be eligible for membership in this
chapter and may become a member thereof upon payment of the dues as set
by the National Association of Postmasters. These OIC's shall not have
the right to vote or to hold office but shall be privileged to attend
all general meetings. There shall also be associate members of the
Georgia Association of Postmasters. Any postmaster who has been
honorably separated from the Postal Service shall be eligible to become
an associate member, upon payment of annual dues as set by the National
Association of Postmasters. Such associate members shall not have the
right to vote or hold office, except those associate retirees who are a
member of the Executive Board, but shall be privileged to attend all
general meetings. Retirees shall be allowed to serve in appointed
positions with voting rights on the Executive Board, not to exceed two
(2) positions. Dues shall cover the calendar year from January 1 through
December 31 of the year in which such dues are paid, regardless of the
time of payment and shall be at the full annual rate. Provided, however,
that a postmaster not previously a member of the chapter may be
permitted to pay to the half-rate for the remainder of the calendar year
when joining on or after July 1. The annual dues, as set by the National
Association, shall entitle a Postmaster or Officer in Charge to
membership in both the national and state organizations as well as one
year's subscription to the official chapter publication and Postmasters
Gazette, respectfully. No Postmaster or Officer in Charge shall be
entitled to the privileges of the floor at any meeting of the Georgia
Chapter unless and until his dues are paid. The Secretary Treasurer
shall transfer an amount equal to 10% of the monthly dues received from
active postmasters to the legislative account each month during the year
for which the dues are received.
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ARTICLE 4
Officers and Organization
The officers of this chapter shall be the President, Executive Vice
President/Membership Chairman; 2nd Vice President/Conference Chairman;
Editor of the Official Chapter Publication; and a Secretary-Treasurer.
No member may serve more than two consecutive one year terms in any one
elected or appointed position except the positions of Editor, in which a
member may serve up to three consecutive one year terms, and the
position of Secretary-Treasurer, in which a member may serve up to four
one year terms. The Executive Vice President/Membership Chairman shall
be expected to advance to the position of President. The 2nd Vice
President/Conference Chairman shall be expected to advance to position
of Executive Vice President/Membership Chairman. An incumbent
President shall not seek or campaign for another elected State position
during their active term of office. Officers will be elected at State
Convention and their term of office will begin on January 1 of the
following year. This chapter shall have in addition to its officers, an
Executive Committee and Membership Zip Area Directors chosen to
represent each of the Membership Zip Areas. Each Director will be
responsible for the membership showing of their assigned Membership Zip
Area. All Membership ZIP Area Directors shall be appointed by the
Executive Vice President/Membership Chairman after consultation with the
Chapter President. This appointment shall be for a one-year (1) term.
The list of ZIP Area Directors shall be published in the
January/February issue of our publication "Around the Cracker Barrel".
All Membership Zip Area Directors shall be accountable to the Executive
Vice President/Membership Chair-man for the Chapter membership in their
assigned Membership Zip Area. No Chapter Officer or Executive Committee
member may be appointed as a Membership Zip Area Director. The State
President shall appoint the Service Representative for a one- year (1)
term. This appointee may be reappointed not to exceed three (3)
consecutive years. The Postmaster Representative shall be appointed by
the Executive Board at the Fall Conference prior to the Planning Meeting
for one three-year (3) term. A second Postmaster Representative shall be
appointed for one three-year (3) term the following year prior to the
Planning Meeting. One Postmaster Rep shall be located in the northern
part of the state, while the other Postmaster Rep shall be located in
the southern part of the state. The Executive Board may appoint the
Postmaster Representatives for subsequent three-year (3) terms.
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ARTICLE 5
Officer's Expenses
The President shall be reimbursed for travel, not to exceed $1500.00, to
coincide with the mileage rate paid to Postmasters by the U.S. Postal
Service when traveling by private automobile. When out of state travel
is involved, the President shall receive no more mileage than the cost
of tourist airfare. Mileage and/or airfare shall be paid for attendance
to Annual Goals and Objectives Meeting, Leadership Conference, State
Convention, Southern Officers Conference, Mid-Winter, Fall Conference
and one (1) state convention planning meeting. In addition the President
shall be limited to $2250.00 to help defray expenses in attending the
following meetings: Annual Goals and Objectives Meeting, Leadership
Conference, State Convention, National Convention, Southern Officers
Conference, Mid-Winter and Fall Conferences. This $2250.00 shall cover
lodging, registration fees, meals, office expenses, and tips. Should a
special legislative conference be held, the President shall be
reimbursed for expenses not to exceed $100.00 per 24-hour period. A copy
of all expenses and expense vouchers shall be rendered to the State
Secretary-Treasurer after approval of the President. The Executive Vice
President/Membership Chairman shall be limited to $2050.00 to help
defray expenses in attending the following meetings: Annual Goals and
Objectives Meeting, Leadership Conference, State Convention, National
Convention, Mid-Winter and Fall Conferences and optional Southern
Officers Conference. This $2050.00 shall cover lodging, registration
fees, meals, office expenses, and tips. The Executive Vice
President/Membership Chairman shall be reimbursed for travel, not to
exceed $1500.00, to the above meetings, to coincide with mileage rate
paid to postmasters by the U.S. Postal Service when traveling by private
automobile. When out of state travel is involved, the Executive Vice
President/Membership Chairman shall receive no more mileage than the
cost of tourist airfare. Mileage and/or airfare shall be paid for
attendance to the above stated meetings. The Executive Vice
President/Membership Chairman, being the State Membership Chairman,
shall be reimbursed for travel when traveling on chapter membership
work. A copy of all expense vouchers shall be rendered to the State
Secretary-Treasurer after approval by the President. The 2nd Vice
President/Conference Chairman shall receive lodging at the State
Convention, Mid-winter and Fall Conferences. Usually lodging is
complimentary for 1 – 2 rooms from the hotel or motel hosting the
convention. The lodging will be furnished by the Chapter funds if
sufficient complimentary rooms are not available. The Chairman shall be
reimbursed for travel to coincide with the mileage rate paid to
postmasters by the U.S. Postal Service when traveling by private
automobile. The Chairman shall attend one (1) convention-planning
meeting. Registration will also be paid from Chapter funds for the 2nd
Vice President/Conference Chairman. The Secretary-Treasurer shall
receive 10 percent of dues collected and returned to the state. This
amount shall be
for compensation and help to defray expenses to the Annual Goals and
Objectives Meeting, Leadership Conference, State Convention, Southern
Officers Conference, National Convention, Mid-Winter Conference, and
Fall Conference. This 10 percent will cover mileage, airfare, lodging,
registration fees, meals, tips, telephone, and many other miscellaneous
office expenses. The Editor shall be limited to $2400.00 to help defray
expenses to attend the Annual Goals and Objectives Meeting, Leadership
Conference, State Convention, Southern Officers Conference, National
Convention, Mid-Winter Conference, and Fall Conference. This $2400.00
shall cover lodging, registration fees, meals, office expenses, and
tips. Mileage and/or airfare shall be paid, not to exceed $1500.00, for
attendance to the above stated meetings. The Editor shall be reimbursed
for travel to coincide with mileage rate paid to Postmasters by the U.S.
Postal Service when traveling by private automobile. When out of state
travel is involved, the Editor shall receive no more mileage than the
cost of tourist airfare. A copy of all expense vouchers shall be
rendered to the State Secretary-Treasurer after approval by the
President. State Legislative Chairman shall be reimbursed for lodging
and travel expenses to attend required Leadership Conference provided
reservations are made at the established rate per room availability
during the room block. The Legislative Chairman shall be allowed office
expenses and gifts for congressmen/senators, not to exceed $500.00
Expenses to be paid from Legislative Fund. A copy of all expenses shall
be rendered to the State Secretary-Treasurer. Postmaster Representatives
shall be reimbursed for actual expenses in representing a postmaster not
to exceed $1,000.00. In addition, the Postmaster Representative shall be
reimbursed for lodging expenses and registration fee to attend the
Leadership Conference in Washington, DC provided reservations are made
at the established rate per room availability during the room block
where they will be required to attend all Postmaster Representative
meetings and general sessions. North and South Georgia Membership
Directors shall be reimbursed for travel to coincide with mileage rate
paid to postmasters by the U.S. Postal Service for traveling their
district for membership work. A record of offices visited and results
shall be submitted to State Secretary-Treasurer. Membership Zip Area
Directors shall be reimbursed for travel to coincide with mileage rate
paid to Postmasters by the U. S. Postal Service for traveling their
district for membership work. Each Membership Zip Area Director will
submit to the State Secretary-Treasurer a record showing offices visited
and results of visits. PAC Chairman registration fee and lodging expense
for two PAC Chairmen to attend the Leadership Conference in Washington
D.C. will be paid by the Chapter provided reservations are made at the
established rate per room availability during the room block, not to
exceed five nights per year. State Service Representative shall be
reimbursed for registration fee for Leadership Conference and National
Convention. Lodging expenses to attend the Leadership Conference in
Washington, DC provided reservations are made at the established rate
per room availability during the room block. In addition the State
Service Representative shall be reimbursed the established convention
rate for lodging at the state convention. They will be reimbursed for
travel to attend the State Convention to coincide with mileage rate paid
to Postmasters by the U.S. Postal Service when traveling by private
automobile. A copy of all expense vouchers shall be rendered to the
Secretary-Treasurer after approval by the President. The Career
Development Chairman registration fee to attend the Leadership
Conference in Washington, DC will be paid by the Chapter. When mileage
is paid to officers or chairman traveling in the same vehicle, only one
officer or chairman shall be reimbursed for mileage. There will be no
advance payments of expenses to individuals. Payment made only after
submission of expense copies and voucher, which must be submitted within
60 days of the date the expense was incurred. Action by the Executive
Committee cannot supersede the above Constitution and By-Laws in regard
to officers’ expenses. These expenses can only be changed by
Constitutional Amendment.
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ARTICLE 6
Duties of Officers
PRESIDENT: The President shall be the Executive Officer of this Chapter,
contract debts, make contracts and issue letters and instructions,
prepare plans, all of which are subject to the approval of the Executive
Committee. He/she shall approve all vouchers for expenditures whenever
in his/her judgment said expenditures are for the welfare of this
Chapter and which have been duly authorized by the President
himself/herself or the Executive Committee. All other officers are
subordinate to the President except as herein provided. The President is
empowered to appoint such committees from time to time as in his/her
judgment he/she may deem necessary in the interest of and for the
welfare of this Chapter, and to fix and determine the rules and
regulations which may be necessary to define their respective duties.
The President is required to submit an article for every issue of
“Around the Cracker Barrel”. EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/MEMBERSHIP
CHAIRMAN: The duties of the Executive Vice President/Membership Chairman
shall be to attend all meetings of this Chapter and of the Executive
Committee. In case of absence, death, resignation or removal of the
President, the Executive Committee shall designate the Executive Vice
President/Membership Chairman to fill the unexpired term of the
President, and said Executive Vice President / Membership Chairman so
designated shall be empowered during the interim to direct the affairs
of the Chapter President. The Executive Vice President/Membership
Chairman shall be responsible for maintaining an up-to-date directory
for publication bi-yearly by the State Convention. The Executive Vice
President/Membership Chairman shall be responsible for maintaining the
hospitality room supplies. The Executive Vice President/Membership
Chairman is required to submit an article for every issue of “Around The
Cracker Barrel”. 2nd VICE PRESIDENT/CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN: The duties of
the 2nd Vice President/Conference Chairman shall be to attend all
meetings of this Chapter and of the Executive Committee. He/she shall
plan and run the State Convention, Mid-Winter and Fall Conferences.
He/she shall be responsible for the vendors at all meetings, to include
the Mid-Winter Conference, State Convention and Fall Conference. The 2nd
Vice President/Conference Chairman shall be designated to fill the
unexpired term of the Executive Vice President/Membership Chairman and
said Executive Vice President/Membership Chairman shall be empowered
during the interim to direct the affairs of the Executive Vice
President/Membership Chairman. The Executive Committee shall make an
appointment to fill the unexpired term of the 2nd Vice
President/Conference Chairman, following Article 10. The 2nd Vice
President/Conference Chairman is required to submit an article for every
issue of “Around the Cracker Barrel”. SECRETARY-TREASURER: The duties of
the Secretary-Treasurer shall be to attend all meetings of this Chapter
and of the Executive Committee, to include the Annual Goals and
Objectives Meeting, Mid-Winter Conference, Leadership Conference, State
Convention, Southern Officers Conference, National Convention, Fall
Conference and one (1) State Convention planning meeting. He/she shall
keep minutes of the meeting of said Chapter and Committee in a neat and
orderly manner and shall keep such other records as may be committed to
his/her care. He/she shall incur no indebtedness, or shall he/she make
or enter into an agreement or contract in the name of this Chapter, the
Executive Committee, or the President. He/She will be responsible for
ordering all stationary and envelopes, not to exceed $450.00 annually.
He/She shall be responsible for ordering officer’s pins and
plaques/awards for outgoing President, Executive Vice
President/Membership Chairman, 2nd Vice President/Conference Chairman,
Secretary/Treasurer, Editor, North and South Georgia Membership
Directors, with the cost of each plaque/award not to exceed $100.00.
He/She will be responsible for ordering certificates for scholarship
winners. He/she shall perform such other duties as usually pertain to
the office of Secretary-Treasurer. The Secretary-Treasurer shall also be
custodian of all records, including records of all Chapter equipment.
All dues shall be payable to the Secretary-Treasurer, and he/she shall
deposit the same, together with any other funds or monies belonging to
the Chapter, in a depository designated by the Executive Committee, and
issue checks making withdrawals from same only upon authority of the
Chapter, the Executive Committee, or the President, and shall well and
faithfully keep books for accounts showing amount received and expended
and shall pay no monies out of the funds of the Chapter except on
authority of the President or the Executive Committee. A line item list
of all general ledger entry totals will be provided to the Executive
Committee at the Organizational (Goals and Objectives) Meeting and State
Convention. He/She shall make a report of the expenditures of his/her
office to the Chapter at its annual meeting each year. A financial
statement will be given at the Mid-Winter Conference, State Convention,
Fall Conference, and at the close of the year, submitting a copy within
45 days after each meeting to the Editor for publication in the Chapter
Publication. The outgoing Secretary-Treasurer shall wind up the affairs
of his/her office in the last month of the calendar year in which the
State Convention was held. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be bonded by
the Chapter in the amount of $100,000.00. The Secretary-Treasurer is
required to submit an article for every issue of “Around the Cracker
Barrel”. EDITOR: The Editor shall be held responsible for proofing
articles for article content and for assuring those articles are
representative of the Georgia Chapter; shall assemble news and layout
for the official chapter publication to be published every other month
beginning in January of each year.. The Editor shall be responsible for
publishing a corrected copy of the Constitution and By-laws in the
September/October issue of the official publication. Following the
Mid-Winter Conference, State Convention, Fall Conference and close of
calendar year the Editor shall publish a copy of financial statement,
which has been furnished by the Secretary-Treasurer. The official
publication is expected to be deposited for mailing by the 6th day of
each month in which it is published, with the exception of the months
following the Leadership Conference and National Convention, when it is
expected to be deposited for mailing by the 15th day of the month. The
annual budget for the publication is $16,000.00. The Editor is required
to submit an article for every issue of “Around the Cracker Barrel”.
STATE LEGISLATIVE CHAIRMAN: The State Legislative Chairman will be
responsible for maintaining and coordinating an active legislative
program for the chapter. They will attend the annual NAPUS National
Leadership Conference, and submit a full report within 45 day on this
rally to the Editor for publication. They will present a financial
report at each Chapter meeting on all legislative funds received,
disbursed, and on hand. To assist the Chairman, the President will
appoint a committee of twelve members; one from each Congressional
district, and two from the state at large. The committee members will be
responsible for maintaining direct liaison with the congressman from
their district, and the two at large members will each be assigned one
of the two Senators for direct liaison. To maximize our Chapter's
representation at the annual NAPUS Leadership Conference, an amount of
$3000 – 5000 (depending on the balance of the Legislative Fund) will be
approved at the Annual Goals and Objectives Meeting by the incoming
Executive Board. These funds shall be equally divided between all
members attending the Leadership Conference and meeting with members of
Congress. State Officers, with the exception of the 2nd Vice
President/Conference Chairman, shall not receive reimbursement from the
Legislative fund for this meeting. Any member on national travel will
receive no reimbursement from Georgia NAPUS. Allowable expenses of the
Legislative Chairman will be paid from the Legislative fund. No other
expenses will be paid. MEMBERSHIP ZIP AREA DIRECTORS: It shall be the
duty of Membership Zip Area Directors to conduct membership campaigns in
their respective Zip Areas when necessary and to attend to any other
duties the President may find necessary or desirable to refer to them.
Each Membership Zip Area director will coordinate with the Executive
Vice President a plan of action so the Director will have a current
listing of changes in OIC's and Postmasters within the Zip Area at all
times. POSTMASTER REPRESENTATIVES: The duties of the Postmaster
Representatives shall be to assist any NAPUS Postmaster with adverse
action cases filed and consultation. They will attend with the
Postmaster any meeting held between the Postmaster and U.S.P.S.
Officials relating to the adverse action. If necessary, they will
consult with NAPUS Officials and U.S.P.S. Officials on the Postmaster's
behalf. SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE: The Service Representative is be
required to submit an article for every issue of “Around the Cracker
Barrel”.
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ARTICLE 7
Executive Committee
The officers of this Chapter, together with the two (2) immediate past
Presidents, President of the Retirees, State Service Representative,
Chairman of the following standing committees: Postmaster Development,
Legislative, Resolutions/Policy, Constitution and By-Laws,
Transportation, two State Membership Directors, Chaplain/Memorial, and
Postmaster Representative are members of the Executive Committee. PAC
Co-Chairs and Parliamentarian shall be members of the Executive Board
with no voting privileges. Retirees shall be allowed to serve in
appointed positions with voting rights on the Executive Board, not to
exceed two (2) positions. All other past Presidents of the Chapter shall
be honorary members of the Executive Committee without voting
privileges. No member shall serve more than one position on the
Executive Committee during the same year. The Executive Committee shall
have control of the affairs of this Chapter and make rules for the
proper conduct of the Chapter. The President, however, shall have full
power to act in any emergency matter that may arise during a recess of
the Executive Committee. It is provided, however, that any action taken
by the President during recess of the Executive Committee, affecting any
matter or matters that might constitute a continuing policy, shall be
subject to confirmation by the Executive Committee at its next session
after such action is taken and it shall be the duty of the President to
bring such matter or matters to the attention of the Executive Committee
as soon as such committee meets. A quorum of the Executive Committee
shall be a majority of its members.
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ARTICLE 8
Meetings
This chapter shall meet annually at such time and place as the Executive
Committee may designate. It is provided, however, that the Executive
Committee may delegate such a selection to the Committee on Time and
Place to be named by the President. In order to encourage attendance at
Postmaster meetings and to hold expenses of Postmasters at an absolute
minimum while attending these meetings, the Time and Place Committee
shall be instructed to consider lesser expensive sites as opposed to
resort locations. To reduce registration fees to a minimum, the Chapter
will pay the first $4,000.00 for the State Convention and the first
$1,000.00 of each Georgia Chapter Mid-Winter and Fall Conferences. This
amount of funds must be included in pre-planning and setting of
registration fees. With lowering registration fees, all Postmasters will
be encouraged to attend and participate in Chapter functions. Special
meetings may be called by the President and Secretary-Treasurer of this
Chapter upon request of twenty-five (25) or more members.
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ARTICLE 9
Election of Officers
A nominating committee of six (6) members and a chairman, with a fair
representation of the state, shall be appointed by the President to
report to the convention a recommended slate of officers. QUALIFICATIONS
of the President, Executive Vice President/Membership Chairman, 2nd Vice
President/Conference Chairman, Secretary-Treasurer and Editor: must have
been a member in good standing of this Chapter for not less than two (2)
continuous years and have attended two (2) State Conventions, one (1)
National Convention and one (1) Legislative Conference. All elected
officers and Postmaster Representatives shall not serve as a member of
any Audit or Review Team during their term of office. Voting will be by
secret ballot. The Nominating Committee shall meet on the first day of
the convention to certify the credentials of proposed candidates and
recommend to the convention a slate of qualified candidates for each
elected office.
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ARTICLE 10
Vacancies in Office
In the event of a vacancy in any office of the Chapter Offices other
than the President and Executive Vice President/Membership, for which
provision is made in Article 6, from any cause whatsoever, the Chapter
President shall fill the vacancy by appointment with the approval of the
Executive Committee. Such appointee shall serve until the next State
Convention and this interim service shall not be construed as a "Term"
under the limitations of tenure imposed by Article 4.
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ARTICLE 11
Amendments
This Constitution may be altered or amended at any Georgia NAPUS State
Convention by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of members in attendance at the
business session. All proposed amendments must be submitted in writing
to the Constitution and By-Laws Chairman by March 1st prior to the State
Convention for publication in the March/April issue of the "Around the
Cracker Barrel". Any amendments not recommended by the Constitution and
By-Laws Committee may be brought to the floor by the membership with a
two-thirds (2/3) vote.
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ARTICLE 12
Representation at National Convention
Endorsements of candidates for national office may or may not be made by
the voting body of NAPUS at the annual business meeting. If no
endorsements are made at the annual business meeting, the delegates
shall be free to vote their conviction.
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ARTICLE 13
Organizational Meeting
A one-day organizational meeting, for the purpose of transfer of chapter
business from outgoing to incoming officers, shall be held during one of
the first two weekends in the month of January each year at a central
location. The purpose of this meeting shall be to establish goals and
objectives for the year and to plan the legislative strategy. The
outgoing and incoming President, Executive Vice President/Membership
Chairman, 2nd Vice President/Conference Chairman, Secretary/Treasurer,
Editor, Legislative Chairman and incoming Executive Committee members
are required to be at this meeting. All other outgoing Executive
Committee members are invited but are not required to be at this
meeting. The chapter will pay for one meal for the outgoing and incoming
elected officers and Executive Committee members only. Any other expense
shall be as covered in other articles of the Constitution and By-Laws.
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ARTICLE 14
Retirees
The Secretary-Treasurer of the Georgia Chapter shall be directed to
redirect an amount of $7.00 for each retired Postmaster of the Georgia
Chapter of NAPUS to the Secretary of the Retirees Organization of the
Georgia Chapter at the beginning of each calendar year.
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ARTICLE 15
Audits
At the end of the calendar year, for the purpose of IRS reporting, a
licensed Tax Preparer shall audit the books of the Secretary-Treasurer.
The State Legislative Fund shall also be audited at this same time.
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ARTICLE 16
A. ORDER OF BUSINESS. At all annual meetings of this Chapter the
following shall be the order of business:
1. Calling the meeting to order by the President.
2. Reading the minutes of the last previous meeting.
3. Report of Officers.
4. Appointment of temporary committees, including a committee of five or
more on Resolutions/Policy; a committee of three or more on
credentials, and a committee of three or more to audit the books of the
Chapter.
5. Regular Business.
6. Unfinished Business.
7. Good of the Chapter.
8. Election of Officers.
9. Adjournment.
Where these By-Laws fail to provide, Roberts Rule of Order will be
followed.B.
AMENDMENTS. These
By-Laws may be amended at any Chapter Convention by a majority vote of
the Convention according to Article 11.
C. There shall be no solicitation of assessment from Postmasters for
Gifts for Past Retiring Officers.
D. A memorial gift of $25.00 in memory of a deceased Postmaster or
retired associate Postmaster whose dues have
been paid shall be made to the Georgia Chapter Scholarship Fund. The
memorial gift will be made by the Secretary-
Treasurer based on the information furnished by the memorial chairman,
and /or membership.
E. An on-going Constitution and By-Laws committee shall be composed of
all active Past Presidents.
F. Any elected and or/appointed official of this chapter may be removed
from their office/position for conduct that is detrimental to NAPUS.
(Roberts Rules of Order to be followed).
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ARTICLE 17
Scholarship
The Georgia Chapter will provide for two (2) $500.00 scholarships to be
awarded at the State Convention. The
President will appoint a committee of three to the Scholarship
Committee. Scholarship Rules and applications will be published in the
January and February issues of Around the Cracker Barrel. Deadline for
submission of applications will be the last day of February. Rules, as
per scholarship rules, are a permanent attachment to the Constitution
and By-Laws These changes become effective January 1 after adoption. The
Constitution and By-Laws as printed in this issue include all parts,
amendments, and changes made prior to and through the Annual Convention,
June 2009.
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