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Treasurer. The Treasurer, under the general supervision of
the Management Committee shall have custody of the funds of the Section and
keep an accurate record thereof; shall make disbursements when authorized to do
so by the Management Committee or the Chairman.
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| 7. |
Program Chair. Shall arrange programs and refreshments for
the regular meetings and be responsible for the annual spring
banquet.
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| 8. |
Conservation Chairman. Shall be appointed by the newly
elected Management Committee and shall direct the conservation activities of
the Section.
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| 9. |
Sage Editor. The Editor shall be appointed by the Management
Committee.
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| 10. |
The Management Committee shall consist of the Chairman, the
Vice-Chairman, the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the Program
Chair.
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| 11. |
Meetings of the Management Committee shall be held, when
called by the Chairman or any three members of the Committee, at least
quarterly at times and places to be specified. These times and places should be
announced at regular general meetings of the Section and in a newsletter of the
Section or Chapter distributed to all members. Special meetings of the
Management Committee may be called by the Chairman, or any three members of the
Committee, but only on at least one week's notice, unless all members waive
this notice requirement. Due notice of special meetings and the scheduling of
regular meetings must be given to all members of the Management Committee.
Three members shall constitute a quorum and three affirmative votes shall be
required for the transaction of any business or approval of any resolution. All
meetings of the Management Committee shall be open to attendance by any member
of the Sierra Club in good standing, except that in unusual circumstances the
Committee may convene in private session for discussion of sensitive issues,
but shall take no vote except in open session.
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| 12. |
THE PAST CHAIR WILL ORDINARILY BE THE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE
COUNCIL; THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE WILL BE EMPOWERED TO APPOINT A SUBSTITUTE.
(Rationale: Our past Chair in practice has been the representative--we need a
way to appoint another person should she/he not want to do
it.)
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ARTICLE V: ELECTIONS
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| 1. |
The Chairman shall appoint a nominating committee of three
members of the Section, one of whom may be an officer, and shall announce the
committee members at the January meeting.
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| 2. |
At the regular February meeting, the nominating committee
will submit to the membership a minimum of five candidates for election to the
Management Committee. Nominations for additional candidates may be made from
the floor at the regular March meeting.
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| 3. |
Names of nominees shall be placed on a ballot and mailed to
all members of the Section within two weeks after the March regular meeting.
Completed ballots must be received by the Chairman of the Nominating Committee
before the opening of the regular April meeting. The ballots will be counted by
at least two members of the Nominating Committee at the regular April meeting,
and the names of the five candidates receiving the highest number of votes will
be announced at that meeting. Proposed additions and deletions to the Peaks
List in accord with Article XI and proposed changes to the Bylaws in accord
with Article X shall also be included in the ballot. AN ELECTION IS VALID WHEN
25% OF THE REGULAR MEMBERSHIP VOTES (BLANK BALLOTS DO NOT COUNT). (Rationale:
there was no such provision for the validity of an election; 25% should not be
difficult to obtain, and it ensures that a small minority cannot take over the
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