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of whom must be voting
members of the Association.
Members of any committee
shall be appointed by the
President in the same
manner or selected by the
head of the committee,
subject to approval by the
Board of Directors.
Only Active members of
the Association may serve
on, or be committee heads
of, the standing committees.
Only voting members
of the Association may
chair committees. Vacancies
in the membership of any
committee may be filled
on an interim basis by
appointments made by
the President.
The ATA Board of Directors
recommends approval.
Commentary
The purpose of the proposed
amendments is to allow
fuller participation on
ATA committees by Active,
Corresponding, Associate,
and Student members.
The amendment in Article
VII, Section 1 also extends
the right to serve as
committee chairs to include
Corresponding members.
Amendment 3:
References to
Committee Chairs
Proposed Amendment
to the Bylaws
ARTICLE V
Officers
Section 2-Duties
a. The President shall be
the principal executive
officer of the Association
and shall in general
supervise all of the
affairs of the Association
and be responsible
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for the operation
of the Association
Headquarters. The
President shall be the
Chairman of chair the
Board and shall preside
at all meetings of the
Association, the Board
of Directors, and the
Executive Committee
and shall be a member ex
officio of all committees,
except the Nominating
and Leadership
Development Committee,
without the right to
vote unless otherwise
provided by these
Bylaws. The President
shall share with the
Treasurer the right to
sign checks and warrants
for the withdrawal
of Association funds.
The President shall
execute on behalf of
the Association all
documents, obligations,
contracts, or other
instruments which
the Board of Directors
have authorized to be
executed, except in cases
where the signing and
execution thereof shall
be expressly delegated by
the Board of Directors,
or these Bylaws or by
statute to some other
officer or agent of
the Association. The
President shall perform
such other duties
applicable to the office of
President as prescribed
by the parliamentary
authority adopted by
the Association. The
President shall be
responsible for carrying
out the policies and
directives adopted or
approved by the Board
of Directors.
ARTICLE VII
Other Committees
Section 1-Appointment
of Committee
HeadsChairs
and Members
Unless otherwise specified
in these Bylaws, and subject
to approval by the Board
of Directors, the President
shall appoint or reappoint
all committee headschairs,
all of whom must be voting
members of the Association.
Members of any committee
shall be appointed by the
President in the same
manner or selected by the
headchair of the committee,
subject to approval by the
Board of Directors.
ARTICLE VIII
Compensation and
Administrative
Secretariat
Section 1-Compensation
Officers, Directors,
chairmenchairs and
members of committees of
the Association or any of
its Chapters or Divisions
shall receive no salary or
other compensation with
the exception that editors
of ATA Division and Chapter
publications may receive
a modest honorarium, as
authorized by the Board. Duly
authorized expenses incurred
on behalf of the Association
shall be reimbursed.
The ATA Board of Directors
recommends approval.
Commentary
These proposed amendments
do not represent a change in
procedure or policy. Rather,
their purpose is to create
consistency in wording
throughout ATA's Bylaws
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