UNITED STATES OLYMPIANS

BYLAWS

Adopted 1991/revised 2001

ARTICLE I

Meetings

Section 1.The Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held in the fourth quarter each year, in such city as may be designated by the President, with the concurrence of at least four Directors.  Notice of the time and place of holding such meeting shall be sent to each chapter and Director at least thirty days prior to the scheduled meeting.

Section 2.  Board meetings, other than the annual meeting, may be called as a telephone conference call or in a city designated by the President and at least four Directors.  Notice of the time and place of holding such meeting shall be sent to each Director at least thirty days prior to the date of such meeting. At such meetings only the special business shall be considered for which the meeting was called.  Notice of such special business shall be embodied in the call.

Section 3.  At all meetings of the Board, a majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.  There shall be no proxy voting.

Section 4.  If a quorum is not present, the presiding officer may adjourn such meeting to a day and an hour to be fixed by him and a majority of the members of the Board present, with the same effect as if held as above provided.

Section 5.  At all regular Board meetings, the order of business shall be:

            A. Reading and correcting of minutes;

            B. Reports of Officers;

            C. Reports of committees;

            D. Unfinished business;

            E. Legislative issues;

            F.  Elections;

            G.  New business; and

            H.  Adjournment

Section 6.  Full membership meetings of the United States Olympian Organization or designated parts thereof may be called by an affirmative vote by the President and a majority of the Board members no less than sixty days after all chapters and Board members have been informed of the proposed meeting.  Such votes shall be registered in a duly called Board meeting or mailed to the Secretary in accordance with a schedule designated by the President.

ARTICLE II

Vacancies

Section 1.  If a vacancy should occur in any Office, such vacancy may be filled by a majority vote at a meeting of the Board of Directors.  The term of service of the chosen Officer shall expire at the time of the next annual Board meeting.

Section 2.  Substitution of a chapter-designated member of the Board may be accomplished by the chapter for a single Board meeting, with full rights and voting privileges in effect, if written notice is received by the Secretary at least thirty days before the Board meeting.

ARTICLE III

Duties and Powers of The Board of Directors

Section 1.  The Board of Directors shall:

            A. Hold meetings as provided in Article I of the Bylaws, and keep minutes of their proceedings;

            B. Manage and control the affairs, funds, and property of the Organization, and all rights and powers connected therewith shall be vested in the Board;

            C. Stimulate the formation of new chapters;

            D. Consider applications for membership of newly formed chapters, and collaborate with the chapter members in the drafting of their Articles of Association and Bylaws; and

            E. Collect from each chapter a fee set by the Board.

Section 2.  The Board of Directors shall have power;

            A. To approve or disapprove applications for membership herein of chapters hereafter formed;

            B. To control, guide, and direct all existing and future chapters in relation to their activities affecting fundamental aims and matters of policy of this Organization;

            C. To expel from the Organization, upon the affirmative vote of the directors, any chapter considered to have violated a fundamental aim or policy thereof; and

D. To perform such other duties as may devolve upon the Directors in securing the fulfillment of the objects of the Organization as stated in Article II of the Constitution.

ARTICLE IV

Duties and Powers of Officers

Section 1.  The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Organization and of the Board of Directors, and as such, subject to the Constitution and Bylaws, shall generally supervise Organization and Board affairs.  At the annual Board meetings the President shall report as to the condition, activities, and progress of the National Organization and of the Board.  The President shall also have power to call for reports and to appoint such committees as may be deemed necessary to affect the objectives and facilitate the business of the Organization.  One such committee to be appointed by the President shall nominate candidates for the positions to be filled at the next annual Board meetings. The Nominating Committee shall have five people appointed as follows: two appointed by the president, three appointed by the board. The Nominating Committee should meet at least four months before the election of the candidates.   Upon change of Presidency, all committees shall be subject to confirmation or change by the new President.

Section 2.  The Vice Presidents shall perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, within the provisions of the Constitution and the Bylaws.  The Board shall call upon each of the Vice Presidents to discharge certain of the duties of the President whenever, in the discretion of the Board of Directors, the disability or the absence of the President makes such designation advisable.

Section 3.  The Vice President designated as Secretary shall send to all Directors due notice of meetings, keep a record of the proceedings of all such meetings, and of all other matters of which a record shall be ordered by the Board of Directors, and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board.

Section 4.  The Vice President designated as Treasurer shall, on the order of the Board of Directors, collect and disburse all funds of the Organization, and shall keep regular records of all accounts in books belonging to the Organization.  At the annual Board meeting the Treasurer shall present a written financial statement of the Organization.  The Treasurer shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Board.

Section 5.  The Historian shall be responsible for keeping the history of the Organization and of the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE V

Amendments

Section 1.  The Bylaws may be amended by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Directors present at the annual Board meeting, or at a special Board meeting called in accordance with Section 2., Article I of these Bylaws.

ARTICLE VI

Rules of Procedure

Section 1.  Robert's Rules of Order shall be the parliamentary authority for all matters of procedure not specifically covered in these Bylaws.