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BYLAWS
Revised: September 2009

Section 4. Officers will be elected prior to the Annual Membership Meeting in January. The Board will be installed at that meeting, and assume their duties henceforth.

Section 5. The voting members of the Board are the Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Communications Director, Education Director, and Member-at-Large Director. The President will vote in case of a tie. A quorum of the Board of Directors will consist of a majority of the voting Board of Directors. A quorum must be present at the Board meeting to conduct business.

Section 6. The term of office for all officers shall be one year. Officers may hold only one office at a time. All offices have a two-year consecutive term limit.

Section 7. The Board of Directors will hold a monthly meeting, which is open to the general membership.

Section 8. The president shall appoint two primary delegates and two alternates to the Texas Master Gardener Association for one year. The Vice-President will be one of the delegates. At least one delegate will attend each TMGA meeting

Section 9. The Board of Directors will make the final selection based on the recommendation from the Scholarship Committee for the recipient(s) and the amount of the monies to be allocated for the Tom Harpool Horticultural Scholarship.

Section 10. An officer may be reassigned or dismissed from office for consistent failure to perform the duties of his or her office. Reassignment or dismissal is made at the discretion of the Executive Board of DCMGA and approval by the County Extension Agent-Horticulture. The officer may appeal the decision in writing within 30 days of the recommendation of the Executive Board. After 30 days from receipt of the appeal, the Executive Board and the CEA-Horticulture will make a decision concerning the appeal. The decision will then be presented to the general membership.

Section 11. In the event a vacancy occurs on the Board a person approved by majority of the Board and the CEA-Horticulture shall fill such vacancy for the remainder of the term. Should the office of the president become vacant the Vice president will serve as President for the remainder of the term.

ARTICLE V. DUTIES OF OFFICERS

Section 1. The President shall:

A. Preside at all meetings of the organization,

B. Authenticate and verify the annual audit of the Corporation’s financial records,

C. With the Treasurer, develop an annual budget to be approved by the Board of Directors and general membership,

D With the Treasurer, sign all checks written on the Corporations bank account(s),

E. Participate in selecting chairpersons for all standing committees,

F. Establish additional committees when necessary,

G.. Attend a minimum of nine (9) monthly Board Meetings.

Section 2. The Vice President shall:

A. Assist the president as needed,

B. Serve as a delegate to the TMGA.

C. Conduct meetings in the absence of the president,

D. Be the Project Administrator,

E. Provide guidance for the Ways & Means Committee,

F. Attend a minimum of nine (9) monthly Board Meetings.

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