CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS
GMC SAGUARO JETSET CHAPTER
FAMILY MOTOR COACH ASSOCIATION, INC.
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As amended and adopted by the GMC Saguaro Jetset Chapter of FMCA to conform to the National FMCA Bylaws Format.

The name of this not-for-profit organization shall be the GMC SAGUARO JETSET Chapter of the Family Motor Coach Association, Inc., hereinafter referred to as Chapter and FMCA.

1. PURPOSE: This Chapter exists to promote social, recreational, and informational exchange activities that provide for the enjoyment and pleasurable use of family member coaches.
   
   
2. AREA/SCOPE: This Chapter shall be authorized to function as a regional or national group with a mutual interest in the geographical area of Arizona.

1. ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible for and to maintain membership in the Chapter, a person must own at least one-third (1/3) of an FMCA-approved coach, be in good standing with FMCA, and meet the dues requirement and provisions set forth in the Bylaws of this Chapter.

New membership is further limited to GMC Motorhome owners. Continuing membership is limited to GMC Motorhome owners, or former GMC Motorhome owners who have become owners of another brand of motorhome, who are members in good standing in the Chapter and who wish to maintain such membership. [AMENDED 2/17/04]

Associate Membership will be available to former GMC motorhome owners, who are members in good standing in the Chapter and have become owners of other than GMC motorhomes, or do not own a motorhome any longer, and who wish to maintain such membership. No voting rights are extended to Associate Members, nor can associate members hold an elective office. [AMENDED 2/17/04]

Former members whose membership lapses must meet new membership criteria to rejoin the Chapter. [AMENDED 2/17/04]

Membership in this Chapter shall not be denied any person because of race, sex, religion, color, marital status, age, nationality, or disability.



2. DEFINITION: The term "member" as used herein is defined by FMCA as a family unit consisting of a husband and wife, or adult person(s), with or without children.
   
   
3. DUES AND FEES

1. ANNUAL DUES: Annual payment of Chapter and National dues enables persons to become active members and entitled to all rights and privileges of the Chapter and FMCA. The annual dues for membership in the Chapter shall be an amount as the Chapter membership shall establish.
   
   
2. RENEWAL: Renewal dues from Chapter members become due and payable each October 1st for the following fiscal year.
   
   
3. INITIAL APPLICATION: Application for new membership shall be accompanied by payment of annual Chapter and National dues (unless already an FMCA member). If an initial application is accepted during the last three months of a fiscal year, the dues shall be regarded as covering the next membership year.
   
   
4. INITIATION FEE: New and reinstated members may be required to pay an initiation fee in an amount to be established by the Chapter membership.
   
   
5. ARREARS: Any member whose dues remain unpaid for more than two months after becoming due and payable shall be considered delinquent, and if dues remain unpaid for more than three months, membership is automatically canceled.

1. DUTIES OF OFFICERS; The duties of elected officers shall be as defined in the National FMCA Bylaws. (FMCA Bylaws Article XVI).
   
   
2. TERMS OF OFFICE: The elected officers of the Chapter shall serve a one year term of office, or until their successors are elected, except for National Director and Alternate National Director who must be elected annually. The terms of office shall begin on the first day of the Organizational Year.
   
   
3. RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS:

1. An individual FMCA member may hold office(s) in only one (1) chapter.
   
   
2. Individual FMCA members may hold no more than two (2) offices in the same chapter.
   
   
3. Any member in good standing may be nominated from the floor for any elective office.
   
   
4. Only Full Members, Full Lifetime Members, Life Members, or Honorary Members who have advanced from one of these classes have the right to hold office in this Chapter.
   
   
5. No official or member shall become vested of any right, title to, or interest in any Chapter property, except as required by law.

1. EXECUTIVE BOARD:

1. The officers of the chapter shall constitute the Executive Board.
   
   
2. The Executive Board shall have general supervision of the affairs of the Chapter between its business meetings. The Board shall be subject to the orders of the chapter, and none of its acts shall be in conflict with the chapter or FMCA. The Board may establish policies of the Chapter which shall not conflict with these bylaws or the Constitution or the Bylaws of FMCA.

1. APPOINTMENT: Committee members and Chairperson (except Nominating Committee) shall be appointed by the President.
   
   
2. DUTIES: All committees shall function within the policies of the Chapter and (except Nominating Committee) under the direction of the President. Financial reports, vouchers, and monies due the Chapter shall be submitted on a timely basis.
   
   
3. QUORUM: A Committee quorum shall be a majority.

1. AUTHORITY: This Chapter shall be democratically self -governed, deriving its existence and authority from the consent of its membership assembled in meeting or, in certain instances, by mail vote on stated propositions.
   
   
2. ORGANIZATIONAL YEAR: The fiscal and membership year of the Chapter shall commence on January l and end on December 31.
   
   
3. CHAPTER MEETINGS:

1. Types: The term "meeting" shall include coach rallies, campouts, dinner meetings, and any other gatherings suitable to the function of the Chapter.
   
   
2. BUSINESS MEETINGS: The Chapter must hold at least two (2) business meetings each membership year at which a quorum is present. Said meetings must be at least fourteen (14) days apart and be duly announced in advance to the voting membership.
   
   
3. ANNUAL MEETINGS: One of the business meetings must be an Annual Meeting at which the voting general membership is to elect Chapter officers, including a President, two (2) Vice Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a National Director, and an Alternate National Director.
   
   
4. QUORUM: A quorum for the transaction of business at any duly-called Chapter meeting is twenty-five percent (25%) of the Chapter family unit membership or fifteen (15) family unit members, whichever is less.
   
   
5. VOTING: Except as specified elsewhere in these Bylaws, a simple majority vote of members in good standing and voting shall be required to approve or disapprove any matter.

The Chapter has established that voting will be one (1) vote per family unit, per GMC motorhome owner. [AMENDED 2/17/04]

Balloting by mail may be undertaken when a proposed matter is voted to be of such importance or urgency that a total membership vote is advisable.



6. PARLIAMENTARY PROCESS: The rules contained in the current edition of ROBERT’S RULES OF ORDER NEWLY REVISED shall govern this Chapter’s proceedings to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with the Constitution and Bylaws of FMCA, and the Bylaws of the Chapter.

4. MAINTAINING AFFILIATION: This Chapter must maintain a minimum of fifteen (15) family unit members.

The Chapter Secretary shall furnish to the National Office of FMCA, no later than the last week in December, a membership list, a list of chapter officers, and assurance that two (2) business meetings were held.



5. ANNUAL AUDIT: An annual audit of the Chapter’s financial books and records shall be undertaken and reported to the membership.
   
   
6. APPLICATION OF NATIONAL CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS: This Chapter accepts and agrees that the Chapter Bylaws shall conform to any mandatory requirements stipulated in the Constitution and Bylaws of FMCA.

1. NOMINATING COMMITTEE COMPOSITION:

1. At the May meeting the President shall nominate six (6) candidates for the Nominating Committee to be listed on the ballot, which shall be mailed to all eligible members. The election results shall be made public at the June meeting and the following newsletter. The Nominating Committee shall consist of not less that three (3) Chapter members in good standing, nominated and elected annually by the Chapter membership to serve a one year term.
   
   
2. Election of an individual to the Nominating Committee shall not prohibit that person from being nominated for elected office.

1. NOMINATING COMMITTEE DUTIES:

1. To select one of its members as Nominating Committee Chairman.
   
   
2. To nominate candidates for the Chapter Offices of President, two (2) Vice Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer, National Director, and an Alternate National Director for the new year to be presented for voting by the Chapter membership.
   
   
3. To obtain clear acceptance of the nominees to serve the Chapter should they be elected.
   
   
4. To make certain that nominated candidates are members in good standing and qualified under applicable National and Chapter bylaws.
   
   
5. To nominate candidates to fill vacancies that occur in elected Chapter offices.

1. CONDUCT OF CHAPTER ELECTIONS:

1. MANDATORY AMENDMENTS: Amendments to these Bylaws as may be required by existing provisions or future amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws of FMCA shall be automatically adopted. Such automatic conforming amendments shall not be subject to prior approval or further vote by the Chapter membership.
   
   
2. AMENDING PROCEDURE: These Bylaws may be amended by a 66% or 2/3 affirmative vote of the members present and voting at a duly-called meeting, providing that prior notice of at least thirty (30) days has been given of the proposition(s) to amend.

Any member of the Chapter may propose amendments to the Bylaws.

Approved amendments to these Bylaws become effective immediately upon their adoption, or at such time as specified in the amendment.



3. DISTRIBUTION: Copies of changes, additions, amendments, or revisions to these Bylaws shall be forwarded to the National Office and to the National Area Vice President.

In the event of dissolution of this Chapter of FMCA, by majority vote of the Chapter, all of the remaining assets of the Chapter shall be contributed to the purpose(s) for which the Chapter is organized, or to a qualified non-profit charity or charities.

EFFECTIVE: February 23, 2002

AMENDED: February 17, 2004 to expand "Full" membership definition (Article III, Section 1; and Article VI, Section 3E).