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ARTICLE IX. AMENDMENTS
Section 1. Bylaws may be amended only by the following procedure:
(a) The proposed Bylaw or amendment shall be voted
upon by the Section Board of Directors.
(b) To become effective a proposed Bylaw or amendment
shall receive an affirmative vote of not less than a two-thirds
majority of the Section Board of Directors, present and voting, at
two consecutive meetings and the approval of the ASCE Council of Vice Presidents.
RULES OF POLICY AND PROCEDURE.
ARTICLE I. MANAGEMENT
Section 1. Reimbursement for attendance at District 1
Council meetings will be authorized for the President, Vice President
and immediate active Past President. Reimbursement for attendance at
the Council of Presidents will be authorized for the President.
Section 2. Reimbursement Procedures. For authorized
travel, costs incurred may be reimbursed subject to the following conditions:
(a) Transportation.
(1) The cost of transportation may be reimbursed in
the actual amount expended for air, or train travel, but not in
excess of one-class or coach airfare for the most direct route. All
requests for reimbursement shall be made to the Section Treasurer and
must be accompanied by original ticket stubs or receipts. When
original receipts are not available, suitable explanation must be
submitted to support the request for reimbursement.
(2) Reimbursement for cost incurred in use of private
vehicles, or other alternate transportation mode, shall not exceed
one-class or coach airfare for the most direct route. Mileage
reimbursement shall not exceed the IRS allowable rate.
(b) Other Expenses. Except for major transportation,
expenses incurred during attendance at authorized meetings, including
lodging and local transportation to and from airports and depots, may
be reimbursed on the basis of actual expense, not to exceed
one-hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) per day of authorized meeting if
overnight lodging is required, or twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per
day of authorized meeting if lodging is not required, plus an amount
not to exceed twenty dollars ($20.00) per trip for miscellaneous
expenses when air travel is involved. One (1) additional day of
expenses, not to exceed one-hundred fifty dollars ($150.00), may be
requested if the resulting savings in airfare is equal to or greater
than one-hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
ARTICLE II. SUBSIDIARY ORGANIZATIONS
Section 1. Reports. Subsidiary organizations shall
submit an annual report to the Section Secretary no later than
October 30 for inclusion in the Sections' Annual Report.
ARTICLE III. MEETINGS
Section 1. Rules of Order. All business meetings of
the Section, Committees and its Subsidiary Organizations shall be
governed by the rules contained in Robert's Rules of Order Revised in
all cases to which these rules are applicable and in which such rules
are not inconsistent with the Constitution, Bylaws, or special rules
of the Section.
ARTICLE IV. AMENDMENTS
Section 1. The Rules of Policy and Procedure may be
amended at any meeting of the Board of Directors, a quorum being
present, by a majority vote of those present. |
