Section
1: (A.) A Local Chapter of the
WOMEN'S COUNCIL OF REALTORS7 is
hereby created and established
under the authority granted in
ARTICLE XIII of the Bylaws of the
WOMEN'S COUNCIL OF REALTORS7, an
affiliate of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF REALTORS7.
(B.)
This Chapter shall be known as
the Southern Alameda County Chapter
of the WOMEN'S COUNCIL OF REALTORS7
and shall encourage its members
to dedicate themselves to the highest
service for the public and real
estate industry.
Section
2: (A.) This Chapter shall be subject
to the national and state bylaws
of the WOMEN'S COUNCIL OF REALTORS7
and shall have its local bylaws
approved by the WCR national Bylaws
Committee. Upon approval of these
bylaws by National WCR, the Southern
Alameda County Chapter is authorized
to use the WCR name and symbols
in connection with the name of
the Chapter.
(B.)
The Chapter agrees to create programs
that support the national WCR objectives,
disburse dues, and raise additional
funding through supportive programs.
The Southern Alameda County Chapter
represents WCR in the community
and shall actively follow the WCR
objectives and work with Local
Boards of REALTORS7 and the State
Association of REALTORS7.
Section
3: (A.) The mission of the
WOMEN'S COUNCIL OF REALTORS7: We
are a community of real estate
professionals creating business
opportunities, developing skills
for the future and achieving our
individual potential for success.
Section
4: Chapters may be disbanded after
due notice for:
(A.) Not
maintaining at least twenty (20)
Active members;
(B.) Not filing a list of
current officers;
(C.) Not filing an Annual
Report with the WCR National Office;
(D.) For any other reason deemed
by the national Governing Board
to be in the best interest of the
WCR.
Section
1: Any REALTOR7, REALTOR-ASSOCIATE7,
or Institute Affiliate member
in good standing of a Board(s)/Association(s)
of REALTORS7 of the NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS7 shall
be eligible for Active membership
in this Chapter, the State Chapter
(if any) and the national WCR. The
Southern Alameda County Chapter
boundaries shall be the same
as the boundaries of the Bay
East Association of REALTORS7.
Section
2: An Active member of
this Chapter may be eligible
for limited membership in more
than one Local Chapter and in
more than one State Chapter. Non-resident
members shall be individuals
engaged in the real estate profession
within the territory of one Chapter
who wish to obtain the services
afforded by another Chapter. The
above defined members may join
this second Chapter by paying
local dues only to it and state
dues if the second Chapter is
located in another state. They
shall not be eligible to vote
or hold elective office in the
second Chapter.
Section
3: National Affiliate
members include individuals engaged
in a specialty of the real estate
business and who are not associated
with a firm engaged in the sale,
rental, management,
appraisal of real property or
real estate counseling and who
shall hold membership in a Local
Board of REALTORS7.
Section
4: National Affiliate members
shall pay national, state, and
local dues and may vote, hold
local office (except President,
President-elect and Vice President),
use the WCR logo and symbols,
and avail themselves of national
WCR services. National
Affiliates may not comprise more
than thirty percent (30%) of
the national membership of the
Local Chapter.
Section
5: The national WCR office
shall determine the percentage
of National Affiliate memberships
in each Chapter monthly. When
the 30% limitation is reached
for a Chapter, National Affiliate
applications shall be returned
to the applicants. Additional
National Affiliate applications
will be processed when the Chapters
percentage of this type of membership
falls below 30%.
Section
6: Local affiliate members include
individuals engaged in but not
limited to a specialty of the
real estate business and who
are not associated with a firm
engaged in the sale, rental,
management, appraisal of real
property or real estate counseling
and who shall not be required
to hold membership in the Local
Board. Local Affiliate
members shall pay only local
dues and may attend local meetings,
be a member of a committee, and
chair a special committee or
task force. They may not vote,
hold office, use WCR logos or
symbols, or avail themselves
of national WCR services.
Section
7: A member becomes eligible
to vote in the Southern Alameda
County Chapter
thirty (30) days from the receipt
of application by and payment
of dues to Local Chapter designee.
Section
8: Those persons who are
currently employed in an executive,
administrative or management
capacity by a member Board, State
Association holding membership
in the National Association,
or a member Board of a foreign
affiliate of the National Association
shall be eligible for National
or Local Affiliate membership
after payment of applicable dues.
ARTICLE
III - DUES
Section
1: (A.) Effective January 1,
2002 annual membership dues for
Active members shall be $24.00,
plus national dues and State
Chapter dues, if applicable.
(B.)
Effective January 1, 2002 , annual
membership dues for National
Affiliate members shall be
$24.00, plus national dues, and
State Chapter dues, if applicable.
(C.)
Effective January 1, 1991, annual
membership dues for Local Affiliate
members shall be
$50.00, which are Local Chapter
dues only.
(D)
Effective January 1, 1991, annual
membership dues for Non-resident
members shall be
$50.00, which are Local Chapter
dues only.
Section
2: (A.) Annual membership dues
shall be payable by the first
day of January each year.
(B.)
New members shall pay a full
year's dues upon making application. On
January 1 of the following year,
they shall only be billed for
that portion of dues unpaid for
that year.
Section
3: (A.) All local, state
and national dues of Active members
and National Affiliate members
shall be billed by and paid to
the national office of WCR. Local
Chapter and State Chapter membership
dues billed by and paid to the
national WCR shall be refunded
to the Local Chapter and State
Chapter.
(B.)
Local Chapter membership dues
for Local Affiliate and non-resident
members shall be billed by and
paid to the Local Chapter and
retained by the Chapter.
Section
4: Any member delinquent
in payment of membership dues
by more than three (3) months
shall forfeit membership.
Section
5: Annual chapter dues
for each member shall be established
in time to notify the National
WCR office prior to October 31
of the immediately preceding
year.
ARTICLE
IV - THE GOVERNING BOARD
Section
1: The government of the Chapter
shall be vested in the Governing
Board which shall consist of
the President, President-elect,
Vice President of Membership,
Secretary and Treasurer (or Secretary-Treasurer),
most recent past President able
and willing to serve, one active
past President appointed by the
incoming President, and Chairmen
of Standing Committees; all of
whom shall be entitled to vote.
Section
2: The Governing Board shall
have full power to conduct the
business of the Chapter; to suspend
any officer or member for just
cause; and to otherwise govern
the affairs of the Chapter in
accordance with the bylaws of
this Chapter, the State Chapter
(if any), and the national WOMEN'S
COUNCIL OF REALTORS7.
Section
3: Five of the members
of the Governing Board shall
constitute a quorum.
Section
4: (A.) Regular meetings of the
Governing Board shall be held
at least six times per year at
times and places as shall be
designated by the President.
(B.)
Special meetings of the Governing
Board may be called by the President
or shall be called at the request
of at least three members of
the Governing Board.
Members
of the Governing Board may unite
in a petition to call such meeting
or individually address written
requests to the President.
Upon
receipt of such petition or written
requests from the required Governing
Board members, the President
shall notify each member of the
Governing Board of such meeting
in writing. Not less than
fifteen (15) days nor more than
thirty (30) days notice shall
be given for a special meeting. Such
notice shall state the time and
place of the meeting, and the
purpose for which it is called. Only
the business stated in the call
to the meeting shall be transacted
at such meeting.
ARTICLE
V - CHAPTER MEETINGS
Section
1: (A.) Regular meetings of the
Chapter shall be held at least
eight times per year at times
and places to be determined by
the Governing Board.
(B.)
Special meetings of the Chapter
may be called at such times and
places as the Governing Board
shall, by resolution, require. Not
less than five (5) days nor more
than ten (10) days notice shall
be given for a special meeting. Such
notice shall state the time and
place of the meeting, and the
purpose for which it is called. Only
the business stated in the call
to the meeting shall be transacted
at such meeting.
Section
2: Twenty percent of the REALTOR7/
Institute Affiliate members of
the Chapter shall constitute
a quorum at all meetings, except
in those cases where the Chapter
consists of fewer than fifteen
Active members, when a majority
shall be required to constitute
a quorum.
ARTICLE
VI - ELECTIVE OFFICERS
Section
1: (A.) The elective officers
of the Chapter shall be a President,
President-elect, Vice President
of Membership, Secretary and
Treasurer (or Secretary-Treasurer). These
officers shall perform the duties
prescribed by these bylaws such
as may be assigned to them by
the Governing Board and by the
parliamentary authority adopted
in these bylaws.
(B.) The
President, President-elect and
Vice President of Membership
of the Chapter shall be elected
from the REALTOR7/ Institute
Affiliate members in good standing.
Other officers shall be elected
from among REALTOR7/Institute
Affiliate or National Affiliate
members in good standing of the
Chapter.
(C.)
The officers may serve in the
office to which they have been
elected for more than one term
but may not serve more than two
consecutive terms. The
officer shall hold office for
a term convening January 1 and
ending December 31 or until their
successors have been elected,
whichever is later.
Section
2: (A.) The President shall be
the chief officer of the Chapter,
and shall preside at the meetings
of the Governing Board and Chapter. At
all other times during the term
of office, the President shall
represent the Council and act
in its name, subject to its policies.
(B.)
The President shall appoint all
committee chairmen and committee
members except the Nominating
Committee. All appointments
of committee chairmen shall be
subject to approval of the Governing
Board. The President shall
be an ex officio member of all
committees except the Nominating
Committee.
Section
3: The President-elect
shall perform the duties of the
President in the event of the
President's disability or absence
and perform such other duties
as requested by the Governing
Board.
Section
4: (A.) The Secretary shall
verify reports from national
WCR of the names of all members
of this Chapter and their status
and keep records of new members.
(B.)
Immediately following the annual
election meeting, the retiring
Secretary shall report to the
Executive Vice President of the
WOMEN'S COUNCIL OF REALTORS7
the names and addresses of all
officers elected, giving the
beginning and ending dates of
their terms of office. A
copy of this report shall be
sent also to the Governor(s),
the State Chapter President and
the Vice President of the Region.
ARTICLE
VII - VACANCIES
Section
1: (A.) In the case of a vacancy
in any elective office, except
the President or President-elect,
the President shall appoint a
qualified member to fill the
unexpired term.
(B.) In
case of a vacancy in the office
of President, the President-elect
shall complete the unexpired
term thus creating a vacancy
in the office of President-elect. The
President-elect who fills a vacancy
in the office of President shall
automatically become President
for a full term after completion
of the unexpired term as President.
(C.) In
the event of a vacancy in the
office of President-elect caused
by a vacancy in the office of
President, the members of the
Nominating Committee shall submit
the name of at least one nominee
to the President who shall present
it to the Governing Board for
approval. An affirmative
vote of a majority of the Governing
Board shall be necessary to elect. The
President-elect who fills a vacancy
in the office shall automatically
become President-elect for a
full term after completion of
the unexpired term as President-elect.
In
the event of a vacancy in the
office of President-elect is
not caused by a vacancy in the
office of President, the members
of the Nominating Committee shall
submit the name of at least one
nominee to the President who
shall present it to the Governing
Board for approval. An
affirmative vote of a majority
of the Governing Board shall
be necessary to elect. The
President-elect who fills this
type of vacancy shall automatically
become President after completion
of the unexpired term of President-elect.
(D)
In the event of a vacancy in
any of the committee chairmen,
except the Nominating Committee
chairman, the President shall
appoint a qualified member to
fill the unexpired term.
(E.)
All appointments to fill vacancies
shall have the approval of the
Governing Board.
ARTICLE
VIII - NOMINATIONS
Section
1: (A.) The Nominating Committee
shall consist of six Active members
in addition to the most recent
past President able to serve
who shall be chairman of the
committee.
(B.) One
member of the Nominating Committee
shall be elected by the Governing
Board from its membership, and
five members plus two alternates
shall be elected by the general
membership at the Annual Election
Meeting. Alternates (designated
#1 and #2) shall serve only in
the absence of a committee member.
(C.) The
members of the Nominating Committee
shall serve during the calendar
year subsequent to their election.
(D.) Nominating
Committee members shall not be
eligible to serve successive
terms, except those designated
alternates who were not required
to serve as committee members.
Section
2: It shall be the duty
of the Nominating Committee to
select at least one candidate
for each office and to present
its report in writing to the
Secretary who shall present it
in writing to the general membership
at least ten (10) days before
the Annual Election Meeting.
Section
3: After the President
has presented the slate of candidates
for election, additional nominations
from the floor may be made by
any active member before the
election.
Section
4: No name shall be placed
in nomination without the consent
of the nominee.
ARTICLE
IX - ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Section
1: The election of officers shall
be held at the Annual Election
Meeting of the Chapter which
shall be held at the September
meeting.
Section
2: (A.) Election of officers
shall be by viva voce or
roll call vote, or written ballot
if there are two or more nominees
for an office. Each Active
and National Affiliate member
may cast one vote. A majority
shall elect. When there
are more than two nominees for
any office and there is no majority
on the first ballot, the top
two nominees will run off against
each other and all other nominees
are eliminated.
(B.)
Voting by proxy shall not be
permitted.
ARTICLE
X - COMMITTEES
Section
1: Standing Committees, Workgroups
and Task Forces shall be appointed
annually by the President subject
to the approval of the Governing
Board.
Section
2: (A.) Standing Committees shall
be: Bylaws, Education and Program,
Finance and Budget, Membership
and Nominating.
(B.)
Each of the Standing Committees
shall consist of not fewer than
three (3) members of the Chapter.
(C.)
Appointments shall be made for
the remainder of the elective
year or until their assigned
task has been completed, whichever
occurs first. All members are
eligible for reappointment.
Section
3: (A.) Special Committees, to
perform such services as may
be assigned to them, may be appointed
by the President with the approval
of the Governing Board.
(B.) Each
of the Special Committees shall
consist of not fewer than three
(3) members of the Chapter.
(C.) Appointments
to Special Committees shall be
for a period of one year. All
Special Committee members are
eligible for reappointment.
(D.) The
audit committee shall be appointed
at the next to the last meeting
of the elective year and shall
present its report at the first
meeting of the next year.
ARTICLE
XI - PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY
The
rules contained in the current
edition of Robert's Rules
of Order Newly Revised shall
be recognized as the authority
governing the proceedings of
the Chapter in all cases not
provided for in these bylaws
or in the standing rules.
ARTICLE
XII - DEFENSE AND INDEMNIFICATION
OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Section
1: In the event of suits or claims
in which one or more current or
past officers or directors of the
Chapter are named as a result of
their status as such or decisions
or actions taken in good faith
and reasonably understood to be
within the scope of their authority
during their term as such, the
Chapter shall, directly or through
insurance secured for the benefit
of such officers and directors
and employees, secure counsel to
act on behalf of and provide a
defense for such officers and directors
and employees; pay reasonable defense
expenses incurred in advance of
final disposition of such case;
and indemnify such officers, directors
and employees with respect to any
liability assessed or incurred
as a result of any such claim,
suit or action.
Section
2: The above stated defense and
indemnification of officers and
directors shall extend to those
individuals when serving at the
request of the Chapter as a director
or officer of another entity, but
only after indemnification and
insurance coverage from such other
entity has been exhausted.
Section
1: These bylaws may be amended
at any meeting of the Chapter by
two-thirds vote in the affirmative
of the Chapter members present
and voting at such meeting, provided
that a quorum is present, and provided
the substance of the proposed amendments
has been submitted to all members
of the Chapter at least ten (10)
days in advance of the meeting
at which they will be acted upon,
and provided that no such amendment
shall become effective until the
same shall have been submitted
to and approved by the WCR national
Bylaws Committee.
Section
2: Amendments to the Local
Chapter bylaws required by WOMEN'S
COUNCIL OF REALTORS7 shall be mandatory
and become effective immediately. The
general membership of the Local
Chapter shall be notified of such
amendment(s) at the next regular
meeting following receipt of notice,
and the Chapter bylaws shall be
changed immediately to include
such amendment(s).
Upon
the dissolution or winding up of
the affairs of the Southern Alameda
County Chapter
of the Women's Council of REALTORS7
and after providing for payment
of all obligations, the Chapter
shall distribute any remaining
assets to the Califonria State
Chapter of Women's Council of REALTORS7. In
the event there is no State Chapter,
the remaining assets shall go to
the national Women's Council of
REALTORS7.
