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ARTICLE III | |
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SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF MEMBERSHIP |
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Section 1 |
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Voting By The Board |
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The Board of Officers, as directors, may chose at its discretion, to take unilateral actions to remove, revoke, discipline, or restrict any member it finds to be in violation of the By-Laws, Safe Space Policy, Code of Conduct or fundamental ethics of the BDSM community |
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Section 1.1 |
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Voting By The Membership |
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The Board of Officers, in its discretion, may make a motion to the membership to restrict, suspend, or revoke the membership of any person who violates the policies of this organization (including the Safe Space policy, the Code of Conduct, or the fundamental ethics of the BDSM community) or for other good cause. A decision to restrict, suspend or revoke a person's membership shall require a vote of 2/3 of the attending membership at a meeting where a quorum of the Board of Officers is present. |
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Section 2 |
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Referral to the Conciliation Panel |
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Investigation of allegations against a member may be referred by the Board of Officers (at its discretion) to the Conciliation Panel, which shall investigate the facts thoroughly and render an advisory report to the Board.
Investigation by the Conciliation Panel shall not be a prerequisite to action by the Board of Officers on the restriction, suspension, or revocation of any membership. |
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Section 3 |
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Additional Household Members |
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Revocation of Membership is not binding upon any other member of a revoked Member' household. |
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Section 3.1 |
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Revocation of Household Members Membership |
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If upon revocation of membership any additional household members (i.e. slave/submissive of a Master/Domme) continues to instigate issues relevant to the revocation that household member WILL be subject to the same revocation of membership.. |
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ARTICLE IV | |
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BOARD OF OFFICERS | |
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Section 1 |
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General Powers |
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The business and affairs of the organization shall be conducted by its Board of Officers. |
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Section 2 |
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Qualifications and Tenure |
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For our initial 2 years of existence (beginning 07-01/05), the two founding members, will hold the positions on the Board of Directors. The Board can elect at any time to fill the remaining positions. Ultimately, there will be five Officers: President, Vice President, Treasurer and the two At-Large positions (all of which must be filled from the Master Level membership and have full Board voting rights),
The term of office of an Officer shall be one year. An Officer may be reelected to additional terms of office, without limitation on the number of times he is reelected. Officers are encouraged to resign their positions before the end of their terms, if in the interests of the organization it appears desirable that they do so.
There will also be a Secretary to the Board (an appointed position which may be filled from any qualified members who apply, but will NOT have board voting rights.) The Secretary to the Board will be appointed by majority vote of the Board from among the qualified applicants. The Secretary serves at the pleasure of the Board and leaves office when a new Board is elected at the annual meeting. If the Board is dissatisfied with the Secretary’s performance a 4/5ths vote of the board is sufficient to remove the secretary from office. | |
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Section 3 |
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Elections |
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After our initial 2 years of existence (beginning 07-01-05), election of Officers shall take place at the annual meeting, with the exception of filling Board vacancies. The Board of Officers will inform the membership (via the e-mail listserv) of the date/time/location for the annual meeting at least 1 month in advance.
Election shall be by majority vote of the attending membership.
The President’s vote will be held seperate and be used as a tie breaker if necessary.
No Officer may hold more than one office.
Board vacancies will be filled by majority vote of attending membership at any monthly meeting where a quorum of Officers is present. The Board of Officers will inform the membership (via the email listserv) of the date/time/location of any such upcoming votes at least 2 weeks in advance. | |
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Section 4 |
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Powers and Duties |
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The President shall be a Master Level member. He shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the organization and shall have general supervision of the affairs of the organization. The President will conduct and coordinate communications both within and outside of the organization. He shall be responsible for media representation and press releases, responding to first contact for information, announcements, mailing list operations, and all communications intended to represent the intentions of IMAS as a whole, as well as establishing and maintaining productive and friendly relationships with other groups. This will include the authority to draft and submit to the Board of Officers reciprocal agreements with other clubs and organizations. Reciprocal agreements must be approved by the membership by a 2/3 majority vote.
The Vice President shall be a Master Level member. He shall assist the President in all affairs of the organization listed above and represent the organization in the absence of the President.
The Treasurer shall be a Master Level member. He shall be the Chief Financial Officer of the organization. He shall have custody of, and be responsible for, all funds and securities of the organization, shall deposit such funds in the name of the organization with the bank chosen by the organization, shall keep books of account and records of the financial transactions of the organization, and shall submit such reports as the Board of Officers may from time to time require. The Treasurer is the custodian of all membership records. The Treasurer is authorized to engage the services of an accountant to assist him in the performance of any of the duties incident to the Treasurer's office.
The At-Large shall be a Master Level member. He shall make himself available to fulfill the duties of any other Officer (with the exception of the President) in the event that circumstances prevent the elected Officer from fulfilling his duties. The alternate will have access to and communications with all Board members and will remain vigilantly informed of all aspects of IMAS business and operations.
The At-Large shall be a Master Level member. He shall make himself available to fulfill the duties of any other Officer (with the exception of the President) in the event that circumstances prevent the elected Officer from fulfilling his duties. The alternate will have access to and communications with all Board members and will remain vigilantly informed of all aspects of IMAS business and operations.
The Secretary to the Board shall be any level member. The secretary shall compose and distribute meeting agendas according to items brought before the Board for appropriate discussion at monthly meetings. He/she shall compose minutes of meetings and submit them to the Board for approval at least 10 days prior to the next monthly meeting where the full membership will have the opportunity to review, amend, or approve the minutes as written. The secretary shall also compose minutes of Board proceedings when appropriate. He/she will produce and distribute membership cards for new members once the new member is approved by the membership. The Secretary will NOT have voting rights on Board issues, only on items brought before the membership as a whole. |
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