Constitution
The name of this non-profit organization shall be the Northwest
Single Sideband net.
A.
To
provide facilities for the exchange of messages and traffic in the
public interest and service.
B.
To
provide communications in times of real emergencies and civil disaster,
whether local, state, or national.
C.
To
promote good fellowship and to further the enjoyment of amateur radio.
A.
Membership shall be open to those persons holding a valid amateur radio
operator license permitting voice operation on 3.945 MHz.
A.
The
Board shall consist of a Net Manager, a Secretary/Treasurer, and five
Directors.
B.
Net
Control Stations and appointive positions shall be selected by Net
Manager.
C.
Elections shall be held annually in September as prescribed in the
by-law’s.
A.
The
NWSSB Net shall be convened every evening of the week, on or about 3.945
MHz at 6:30 P.M. local time, by Net Control Station. Because of band
conditions, this time can be changed temporarily by the Board or Net
Manager.
B.
An
annual meeting shall be held every Spring, at a time, date, and place
designated by the Board. Various areas of the Northwest should be chosen
from year to year to be of the greatest convenience to the majority of
the members.
C.
Board meetings, conditions permitting, should be held as needed, at a
time, date, and frequency specified by the Net Manager. All members of
the NWSSB Net are invited to attend. Special meeting may be called by
the Net Manager or any two board members. Meetings shall be conducted in
accordance with standard rules.
D.
A
quorum consists of all net officers. No net business shall be conducted
without a quorum.
BY-LAWS:
A.
The
Net Manger shall conduct the affairs of the Net in a manner which shall
promulgate the objectives as stated in Article II of the Constitution.
He/she shall be responsible for obtaining and appointing Net Controls
and Alternates for each evening of the week.
B.
The
Secretary/Treasurer shall be responsible for collecting donations and
net reports, preparing the monthly report, maintaining current roll call
sheets for NCS use, keep a complete record of monies collected, spent
and its usage, and keep the NCS’s supplied with roll call sheets upon
request.
C.
The
NWSSB Net runs on donations to its postage fund. When the fund gets
below $50.00, the Treasurer shall make an announcement on the air of the
fund status and requesting donations. Excepting Net Control Stations for
roll call sheets, all requests for net papers shall have an SASE.
D.
Net
members shall abide by good amateur radio practices and will abide by
the decision of the Board and/or a majority of the net members.
A.
A
member is expected to be on the NCS frequency.
E.
The
Directors shall have the ultimate responsibility of the Net’s conduct to
the net members.
F.
The
retiring Sec/Treas shall forward all records and accounts to the newly
elected Sec/Treas within one month of the new year.
A.
Nominations will be made to the Net Secretary on the air from September
01 to September 06. Any member may nominate themselves for any office.
B.
The
Secretary will announce nominations for office on Sept. 07.
C.
Voting will be on the air and cover a week’s time.
D.
The
Secretary will count the ballots by Sept. 24, and will forward the
ballots to the Net Manager for verification and announcement.
E.
A
member may be nominated for only one officer-position. The Secretary
shall keep a list of those nominated and for what position. In the event
a member in nominated for more than one position, that member shall be
given the choice of one office nomination. Should the Secretary be
unable to contact the member who was nominated for more than one
position, the office for which that member was first nominated will
remain and the rest be cancelled. A member being nominated for the
Manager position shall confirm their acceptance of that nomination to
the Net Secretary.
A.
The
term of elected officials begins on October 01 and continues for one
year or until a new official is elected or appointed.
B.
All
appointed officers will serve until relieved by the Net Manger. All
vacancies shall be appointed by the Net Manger.
A.
These documents may be amended by submitting proposed changes in writing
to the Net Manager, Board of Directors and the Net Secretary. The Net
Manager shall call a meeting of the Board at least one week following
receipt of the proposed changes. Should the changes be adopted by a
majority of the Board, the Secretary will incorporate the changes into
the present Constitution and by-law’s. Any net member may propose
changes.
Revised change 06/01/2008