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ARTICLE - 1 Name and
Purpose
Section 1 The name of
this organization shall be Heartland Council, Pioneers, herein after referred
to as the council.
Section 2 This
council was formed under charter dated July 1, 1978, granted by the Telephone
Pioneers of America (now known as Pioneers) hereinafter referred to as the
Association and shall operate under the jurisdiction of the Association.
Section 3 This council
is granted jurisdiction over the membership from generally the
Section 4 The
headquarters of this council shall be in
Section
1. The
Council shall have five classes of members- Regular, Life and Affiliate Life
Members, Honorary Members and Associate Members.
Section
2. To be eligible for admission to regular
membership, an individual must be a past or current employee of the facility
built and currently located at 120th and I Sts. in Omaha, Nebraska
that has operated under the names of Western Electric, AT&T, Lucent
Technologies, Avaya and Connectivity Solutions Manufacturing, Incorporated
(CSMI). Regular members will pay dues as
established by the Association. (Note:
As of January 1, 2007 members can be recruited from anywhere.)
Section
3. Current Regular members not specifically
covered by Article 2, Section 2 may retain their membership as long as they
desire and will be eligible for Life Membership in accordance with Section 4 of
this Article.
Section
4. Regular members who retire from employment
shall be granted Life
Membership effective the day following their retirement. Regular Members who otherwise leave the
employment from the facility may apply for Life Membership upon the attainment
of the age 55. Life Members shall be
entitled to all membership privileges but shall be exempt from the payment of
dues.
Section
5. Any Life Member who lives in or moves into an
area that is under the jurisdiction of another Council or Chapter and
establishes residence and stays there longer than 6 months during a span of 12
consecutive months may be granted affiliate membership in that chapter and its
subordinate units. Affiliate members
shall be entitled to such privileges as the chapter’s executive committee may
designate, including the right to vote, hold office and serve as a member of
that chapter’s executive committee, except that in no case will these
privileges include the right to old office in both the
affiliate and home chapters
simultaneously.
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Section 6
Honorary
membership may be granted to a person making a truly unusual or outstanding
contribution to the telecommunications industry or his organization. Such membership shall not be conferred upon
anyone who could otherwise attain membership eligibility. Honorary membership can be approved by the
council’s and chapter’s executive committee with the
concurrence of the group Vice President.
Honorary members do not have the right to vote or hold office but are
entitled to all other membership privileges and may wear the Pioneer
emblem. Honorary members will be exempt
from the payment of dues.
Section
7. Associate membership may be granted by a
Council’s Executive Committee to the spouse of a deceased Active Member or Life Member who so
desires. An associate member may wear
the Pioneer emblem and shall be entitled to such privileges as the Council’s
Executive Committee may designate.
Associate Members shall be exempt from the payment of dues.
Section
8. Each Member may designate one person to be
his/her Pioneer Partner, and may change the designated person from time to
time. When necessary, and for the
continuing good of Pioneering, Heartland Council may allow a partner to be
elected to an office and have full voting privileges during that term in
office. Partners elected to office must
pay regular member dues during their terms.
A Pioneer Partner who chooses not ot become a
regular member shall be entitled to such privileges as the Council’s Executive
Committee may designate, except in no case will these privileges include the
right to vote or hold an elective office.
Pioneer Partners that do not hold office are exempt from dues.
Article - 3 Groups
Section1 The
Heartland Council will be part of the New Frontier Chapter 137 that is a part
of the New Outlook Group of Pioneers.
Jurisdiction of any items not covered within the tenets of the Heartland
Council on a local basis shall revert to the constitution and bylaws of these
organizations.
Article - 4 Officers
Section 1
The officers of the Heartland Council shall be a President, First Vice
President, Treasurer, and Vice Presidents as deemed necessary to run the
Council.
The executive board will
comprise at least, but not be limited to, the President, First Vice President,
Immediate Past President and at least 4 additional board members. The total number board members shall be an
odd number, excluding the treasurer who is a non-voting member.
Section 2
The membership
of the Heartland Council will elect a board of directors to serve starting each
January 1st. Once the board
is elected, the President and First Vice President will be elected by the
board. Additional Vice Presidents will
be appointed by the board to fulfill the requirements of the anticipated
workload. There shall be no term limits for any board positions, nor for any officer positions.
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Section 3
The Treasurer
will be appointed by the board and shall be a non-voting member of the board of
directors. There shall be no term limits
to the office of treasurer. The
treasurer will have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and
securities of the Council; receive and give receipts for money due and payable to
the Council from any appropriate sources and deposit all such funds in the name
of the Council in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as shall be
selected in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws; and in general
perform all of the duties incident to the office of treasurer and such other
duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the President or Board of
Directors.
Section 4
Nominations
for the board of directors shall take place at the last Heartland Council
scheduled luncheon prior to September 1st. Elections will take place at the monthly
committee Chair meeting after September 1st.
Section 5
Any officer
may be removed by the board of directors whenever in its judgment the best
interests of Pioneers would be served thereby.
Section 6
The financial
records may be audited by competent and accredited auditors yearly as deemed
necessary by the board.
Article - 5
Board of Directors
Section1 As required
for voting on issues or budgets, one half of the number of directors shall
constitute a quorum. Approval would
require a majority of the votes. In case
of a tie vote the issue will be discussed as required and an additional vote
taken. If the vote still does not
approve the motion it will be considered a “no” vote.
Section 2 Meetings of
the Board will be scheduled at the discretion of the President, although they
will be typically scheduled to coincide with monthly committee chairmen
meetings. Board members not able to
attend any board meetings will be asked to designate a proxy to vote on his/her
behalf
Article - 6 Committees
Section
1. Committees shall be established to carry out
the objectives of the Council and/or the needs of the community. Each committee shall have one chairman who
will be responsible for submitting budgets, handling expenditures, filing
appropriate financial documents and coordinating committee activities. Committees without a chairman shall be
considered dormant and may be operated by the President as required. Dormant committees may be dissolved by the
Board as needs dictate.
Section 2 Committees
will abide by the the bylaws of the Heartland
Council.
Committees Continued… on Page - 4 of 4
Also see our HCP Committees
for 2010.xls as of 4/23/2010 at end of BYLAWS.
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Section
1. Meetings
of the Heartland Council shall take place on a monthly basis, as required. These meetings will be scheduled with the
intent to provide a convenience to most board members and committee
chairs. Executive committee meetings may
be scheduled either immediately before or after any monthly business meeting or
according to the judgment of the President, keeping in mind that a quorum must
be present to address any issues.
Section
1. The
administrative and fiscal years of the Heartland Council shall run concurrently
from January 1st to December 31st.
Section 1 These bylaws may be amended by approval of the
executive board and subsequent approval by the chapter and any other
organizations as consistent with the rules of the Pioneers corporation.
Section 1 Upon dissolution of the Council, the board of directors
shall, after paying or making provisions for the payment of all of the
liabilities of the Council, dispose of all assets of the Council exclusively
for the purposes of the corporation in such manner, or to organization or
organizations organized and operated exclusively for charitable, educational,
religious, or scientific purposes as shall at the time qualify as an exempt
organization or organizations under Section 501©(3) of the Internal Revenue
code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States
Internal Revenue Law) as the Board of Directors shall determine. All assets not used as prescribed will be
transferred to the governing Chapter as TelecomPioneers deem appropriate.
JLG
10/5/10
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Hooks and Needles- |
Elain Hobbs |
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Driving for Blind- |
Darwin Fager |
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" " Co-Chair |
Betty Golmanavich |
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" " Co-Chair |
George Parkerson |
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Hug-a-Bears- |
Marcy & Steve
Dawkins |
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" " Co-Chair |
Kevin Arnold |
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Participation Hours- |
Dick & Cathy Maxwell |
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Vision Screening- |
Bob Kemp |
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Blood Mobile- |
Dick & Cathy Maxwell |
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Electronic Maps- |
Raymond Fugger |
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Adopt-a-Family- |
Dick & Cathy Maxwell |
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Bell Ringers- |
Bill Peters & *r.a.m. |
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Life Member Lunch- |
Judy Coffey |
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Turkeyfest- |
Debbie Grady |
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" " Co-Chair |
Marcy Dergan |
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Angel Tree- |
Debbie Grady |
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Membership- |
Gene Bielenberg |
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Playground Maps- |
Linda Mitas |
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Project Connect- |
Jerry Golmanavich |
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Bicycles for Romania- |
Bob Wolkins |
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Website /News /USPS- |
Bob Gaddie
Sr. |
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