- Meetings

- Duties of President

- Duties of Vice President

- Duties of Secretary

- Duties of Treasurer

- Duties of the Advisory Committee

- Membership

- Dues

- Elections

- Removal from Board of Directors

Meetings

Section 1

The InPUT Users Group shall have an annual meeting at a time and placed to be decided by the Officers of the Group. Members will be invited to attend our annual meeting. Vendors and consultants may attend by prior invitation from the board.

Section 2

Special meetings may be held periodically at the discretion of the InPUT Officers.

Duties of the President

Section 1

The President shall preside over all meetings.

Section 2

The President shall see that the By-Laws are faithfully executed and shall decide all questions of order, subject to an appeal to the Group.

Section 3

The President shall appoint all committees.

Section 4

The President may call a special meeting of the Group/Board upon written request of one (1) member organization in good standing.

Duties of the Vice President

Section 1

The Vice President shall assume the responsibilities of the President in his/her absence.

Section 2

The Vice President shall coordinate the work of all committees appointed.

Section 3

The Vice President shall assume the Presidency upon completion of their respective terms.

Duties of the Secretary

Section 1

The Secretary shall keep accurate minutes of the proceedings at all InPUT meetings and record them in a book, attest all money ordered to be paid at the meetings, and handle correspondence and mailings of the Group.

Section 2

The Secretary shall perform any other duties as assigned by the President.

Duties of the Treasurer

Section 1

The Treasurer shall bill all members for dues, record any deposit money collected and maintain an up-to-date membership roster.

Section 2

The Treasurer shall pay all bills of the Group, upon presentation of proper vouchers, and maintain records of all financial transactions of the Group.

Section 3

The Treasurer shall prepare a detailed annual financial statement for membership approval.

Section 4

The Treasurer shall obtain signature cards for the checking account. All checks must bear the signature of the President and Treasurer. The vice president may also be a signatory as provided in Article III Section 1.

Section 5

The Treasurer shall perform any other duties as assigned by the President.

Duties of the Advisory Committee

Section 1

This committee may be appointed by the Officers at the annual meeting.

Section 2

The purpose of this committee is to act as a sounding board for the Officers, DTI personnel, and all InPUT members.

Section 3

If appointed, the committee should serve for a period of one (1) year.

Section 4

The vice president shall chair this committee.

Membership

Section 1

Member shall be defined as an entity that holds a licensed copy(ies) of DTI software.

Section 1B

Each member shall pay an annual amount of one hundred twenty five dollars ($125.00). Payment shall be payable in U.S. dollars. If dues for the following year are received by the last day of the annual conference a $25.00 discount will apply.

Section 1C

Each member in good standing will be allowed one (1) vote only.

Section 2

All applications for membership shall be submitted for approval to the Board of Directors.

Section 3

All personnel from organizations who use DTI software are eligible for membership.

Section 4

Associate Members

Section 5

Any violation of the By-Laws by a member can result in the member being dropped from the InPUT Group, by a majority vote of the membership present and eligible to vote, provided that those present represent a quorum. A quorum shall be more than 50% of eligible members.

Section 6

Each member organization will be allowed to send as many representatives as they wish to the InPUT Group meetings.

Section 7

Each member organization will be allowed to subscribe as many representatives as they wish to the InPUT Listserve.

Dues

Section 1

Any member not paying the annual dues within sixty (60) days of the billing shall be dropped from the voting roster, and forfeit any and all member privileges, until full payment is received. The annual dues billing shall be sent to each group member of InPUT on a yearly cycle that begins with the calendar year.

Elections, Terms of Directors, and Appointment of Officers

Section 1

There must be at least three Directors and not more than eight Directors. Should the Board of Directors membership drop below three members, the remaining board members shall appoint an interim board member to serve until the next annual meeting.

Section 2

The term of Directors shall be two years. (Eight Directors were elected at the 1994 annual meeting. Four of these eight were elected for a two-year term, and four were elected for a one-year term). Terms limits are two years and run from annual meeting to annual meeting.

Section 3

Not more than one person from each member organization may be elected as a Director in any one year.

Section 4

Directors shall be elected at each annual meeting.

Section 5

The annual elections will be conducted by the President appointing one clerk, one inspector, and one judge to hold same. After the polls are closed, the judge shall make the returns to the President who shall announce the candidates having the majority of votes and duly elected.

Section 6

All candidates for Director must be present to accept the nomination or a letter stating their acceptance must be presented to the President.

Section 7

Moved to Article VII - Section 1C

Section 8

The Board of Directors shall appoint Officers at the annual meeting.

Section 9

Only active members are eligible for election to the board of directors.

Removal from Board of Directors

Section 1

Any member of the Board of Directors may be removed for malfeasance by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.