NEVADA COUNCIL
OF THE BLIND BY-LAWS
The By-laws of the Nevada Council of the Blind in effect on December 31, 2001, are hereby repealed and the following By-laws shall be in effect on and after January 1, 2002:
1. Beginning January 1, 2003, membership dues shall be ten (10) dollars per calendar year thereafter. Junior membership dues shall be one ($1.00) dollar. New members enrolling on and after July 1, 2002, shall be subject to the payment of ten (10) dollar dues. However, persons joining as members between July 1 and December 31 of any year, shall be exempt from payment of dues for the following calendar year. October 1 through December 31 of each year shall be considered as the annual membership renewal period. The dues, except those of Junior members, provided for by these By-laws shall entitle a person to membership in both the American Council of the Blind and the Nevada Council of the Blind. Any person who is delinquent in payment of dues for a full calendar year, during which at least two written notices are given by mail, shall be removed from the membership list. Dues may be waived by the Board of Directors of the Nevada Council of the Blind in cases of extreme hardship.
2. Local chapters of the Nevada Council of the Blind which may be organized within the State of Nevada shall adopt and comply with the Constitution and By-Laws of the American Council of the Blind and the Nevada Council of the Blind.
3. The Board of Directors of the Nevada Council of the Blind is hereby authorized to reimburse officers, directors, or members for actual out-of-pocket expenses accrued while conducting Council business. Any such reimbursement shall be contingent upon prior approval by the Board of Directors and conditions stipulated by the Board of Directors. Expenses incurred without prior approval by the Board of Directors shall not be reimbursed unless approved by at least two-thirds (2/3) of the membership of the Board of Directors.
4. The Board of Directors of the Nevada Council of the Blind is hereby authorized to issue certificates of honorary membership to persons deemed deserving of special recognition for making a significant contribution in furtherance of the goals and objectives of the Nevada Council of the Blind and/or the American Council of the Blind. Honorary members will not be entitled to voting privileges at meetings and conventions of the Nevada Council of the Blind. Any member of the Nevada Council of the Blind may nominate a person to receive a certificate of honorary membership. Issuance of such a certificate however, shall be contingent upon approval of the nomination by at least six (6) members of the Board of Directors of the Nevada Council of the Blind.
5. The Board of Directors of the Nevada Council of the Blind may amend or repeal these By-laws by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the officers and directors present and voting at any legally constituted meeting of the Board of Directors.
The original Constitution and By-laws for the Nevada Council of the
Blind was adopted in 1972.
August 1998, an investigation was conducted to track the amendments made
to the Constitution and By-laws. The
following are the findings:
Amended September 12, 1981, at the Treasury Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada:
In conversations with previous and current secretary, they stated prior
to 1986 no minutes or records were found to document what amendments were made
to that meeting.
Amended October 4, 1986, Holiday Inn Center Strip Hotel, Las Vegas,
Nevada:
This meeting amended By-law #3 which deals with reimbursing officers,
directors or embers for out-of-pocket expenses accrued while conducting Council
business.
Amended October 24, 1987, Holiday Inn Center Strip Hotel, Las Vegas,
Nevada:
This amended By-law #1 which changed the membership dues from $3.00 to
$5.00 beginning January 1, 1989.
Amended October 24, 1998, First Southern Baptist Church, 700 East St.
Louis, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Article II - Section 3, Amended to create
Junior Membership w/o vote
Article IV - Section 7, Housekeeping on
Vice President duties as they are defined the first part of the By-law.
Amended October 20, 2001, First Southern Baptist Church, 700 East St.
Louis, Las Vegas, Nevada:
This amended Bylaw #1 which changed the
membership dues from $5.00 to $10.00 beginning July 1, 2002.
Amended October 11, 2003, East Las Vegas Community/Senior Center, 250 N.
Eastern Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada:
See Secretary’s minutes for creation of
Article IV - Section 12, Article II - Section 2, Article II - Section 3, Article
III - Section 7, and Article IV - Section 1.
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