| ARTICLE I - Name and
Location |
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Section 1 - The name
of this organization shall be CITGO Alumni
Group. |
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Section 2 - The
location of this organization shall be
Tulsa, Oklahoma. |
| ARTICLE II - Purpose |
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The purpose of this
organization shall be to unite all CITGO
Alumni for purposes of friendship, CITGO
management updates, educational development,
aid in service to others and provide active
involvement in the community as
representatives of CITGO in coordination with
CITGO Petroleum Corporation. |
| ARTICLE III - Form
of Organization |
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The form of the
organization shall be voluntary and
non-profit. It shall be non-partisan and
non-sectarian. No part of the annual dues or
other designated income shall inure to the
benefit of, or be distributed to, its
members, directors, officers, or other
private persons except to pay for expenses
incurred for furtherance of the purposes set
forth in ARTICLE II. |
| ARTICLE IV -
Membership |
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Membership in this
organization shall consist of CITGO
Alumni, Cities Service Retirees or any
former employees that a vote of the Board of
Directors would allow. In addition any spouse of a deceased Alumni may become a member. There will be no
limits of the number of total membership. |
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Membership Dues
amount shall be established by a vote of the
membership. Annual membership dues for the current year are due and payable by January 31st that year. A member in good standing is one whose dues are current. Dues are
considered delinquent after June 1st. |
| ARTICLE V - Board of
Directors |
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Section 1 - Number,
Term, Election, and Vacancies. |
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The Board of
Directors shall consist of a maximum of eleven (11) members: |
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- President
- Vice President
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Communications
- Newsletter
- Event Coordinator
- Community Relations and Activities
- Webmaster
- Membership
- - A number of At Large Board Members
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Each Board member shall serve a one (1)
year term. The term of office shall
begin at the end of the Spring meeting. |
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The Board of Directors shall appoint a
nominating committee. The nominating
committee shall prepare and distribute a
slate of candidates to be voted on by
the members at the Spring meeting. |
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The Board of Directors shall be elected
at the Spring meeting and shall be
members in good standing and can be
volunteers or nominated by the
membership in good standing provided
that the individual nominated has
consented to serve. |
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Any elected office may be held by more
than one (1) Member. |
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Any Board vacancy can be filled by a
person appointed by the Board. Such
appointment may last until the next
election. |
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Section 2 - Duties and
Powers |
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The Board of Directors shall oversee the
objectives of the organization. |
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The Board of Directors shall adopt such
policies and procedures necessary for
the operation of the organization as may
be consistent with these By-Laws and
that are designed to carry out the
objectives of this organization.
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Section 3 - Meetings |
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A quorum shall be a simple majority of Board Members. |
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A special meeting of the Board of
Directors may be called at any time by
the President. |
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Regular meetings of the CITGO Alumni
membership shall be held as established
by the Board of Directors and shall be held at least once a year.
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| Article VI -
Amendments |
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Bylaws may be adopted, amended or
suspended by a majority vote of the
members in good standing present. |
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Any proposed change to the Bylaws must
be presented either at a regularly
scheduled meeting of the membership, by
a regular mail written notice or
electronic mail. Changes will be voted
by the membership. |