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Hispanic/Latino Club Bylaws
September 2003
ARTICLE I - Name and Purpose
Section A - Name
* The name of the organization shall be the "Argonne Hispanic/Latino
Club"
Section B - Purpose
* The main purpose of this club is to promote fellowship, share the richness and
diversity of the Hispanic/Latino cultures, network as professionals and
coworkers, and share ideas and resources that benefit the Hispanic/Latino
community and all employees at the Argonne site (e.g., ANL, UC, DOE, CU,
others).
ARTICLE II - Membership
Membership to the Hispanic/Latino Club is open to all employees and retirees of
Argonne National Laboratory, the U. S. Department of Energy, The University of
Chicago, Argonne Credit Union, and all persons associated with/or assigned to
the work of the Laboratory. Final determination of eligibility rests with the
Board of Directors.
ARTICLE III - Activities may include
sponsoring Hispanic/Latino speakers or special cultural events, developing
professional and trade networking and mentoring opportunities for employees,
community/charity involvement, providing Spanish lessons, and participating at
Argonne Club functions promoting the Hispanic/Latino cultures.
ARTICLE IV - Government
Section 1 — The officers of the club shall be the President, Vice
President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The same person may hold the Secretary and
Treasurer positions, at any given time.
Section 2 - The officers will serve one-year terms. A Board of
Directors, consisting of the above officers shall be the governing body and,
with input from a majority of active members, shall decide upon activities for
the Hispanic/Latino Club and other club operations.
Section 3 - Officers will be elected annually in December by a
simple majority vote of members on the official club roster.
Section 4 - The President shall be the chief executive officer of the
club. The President shall supervise the total club program and shall preside at
club and Board of Director meetings. The President shall appoint all committees
and shall represent the club, as required, at meetings of the Argonne Club.
Section 5 - The Vice President shall assist the President in carrying out
the club responsibilities and serve in the President's absence. The Vice
President shall act as an alternate or second delegate to meetings of inter-club
organizations. The Vice President shall hold the main responsibility of
recruiting new members to the club and promotion of the club throughout the
Argonne community.
Section 6 - The Secretary shall keep the current club roster, a record of
all club meetings, and serve all meeting notices.
Section 7 - The Treasurer shall keep and prepare all financial records
and transactions of the club. The Treasurer shall be a member of any committees
concerned with finances or fund-raising. The Treasurer shall collect annual
membership dues of $5.00 per member. The Treasurer shall annually submit a
membership roster to the Argonne Club along with $1.00 for each member of the
club. The Argonne Club shall be periodically informed of changes in membership
and be provided with $1.00 for each new member joining the Hispanic/Latino Club.
Section 8 - The officers shall appoint other club members to carry out
additional functions as defined in the By-Laws.
Section 9 - Vacancies in the Board of Directors between annual elections
can be filled by a simple majority vote of those in attendance at a club
meeting.
Section 10 - Officers can be removed from office by a two-thirds vote of
all members on the current roster.
ARTICLE V- Club and Board of
Director Meetings
Meetings of the club will be held monthly or as needed.
ARTICLE VI - Property
In the event the Latino/Hispanic Club disbands, all funds and other properties
purchased with Latino/Hispanic Club dues and supplemental funds from the Argonne
Club (see Article IV, Section 7) shall be turned over to the Argonne Club.
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