CENTRAL COLORADO
PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS
CONSTITUTION
I. Name - the name of this organization shall be Central Colorado Professional Surveyors, and its place of business shall be in the State of Colorado.
II. Purpose - The purpose of this organization shall be to improve the profession of surveying in Colorado.
III. Membership
A. Classes
1. Voting members must be current member of P.L.S.C., Inc., membership shall be open. Each applicant for membership agrees to abide by this Constitution and the By-Laws of this organization.
2. Other classes of membership may be provided for in the By-Laws.
3. Charter membership shall be open to voting members paying their dues and joining this organization within thirty (30) days after adoption of By-Laws and election of permanent officers.
B. Dues
1. Dues for voting members shall be set by the Board of Directors at the annual meeting.
2. Dues for the sustaining members shall be set in the By-Laws.
C. Discipline and Expulsion
1. Members may be disciplined or expelled by action of the Board of Directors before a scheduled meeting of the voting membership.
IV. Officers - the officers of this organization shall be a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, and seven directors. Collectively these eleven members shall constitute the Board of Directors. Only voting members may hold an elective office. The method of electing officers and directors shall be provided for in the By-Laws.
V. Meetings - The organization shall hold an annual business meeting within the State of Colorado, and such other meetings as provided for in the By-Laws.
VI. Amendments - This constitution may be amended by a two-thirds majority of the membership casting ballots.
VII. Property - Income property of the organization shall not inure in whole or in part, to the Directors, or to any other individual whatsoever. Assets of the organization shall be transferred, upon dissolution, to other organizations formed and operated for similar tax exempt purposes, to the P.L.S.C. Inc., or to the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors.
BY-LAWS
ARTICLE I. MEMBERSHIP/ASSOCIATES
SECTION A.
1. Voting Member - Any person who is interested in or associated with the surveying profession, and a current member in good standing of Professional Land Surveyors of Colorado, (PLSC) Inc., shall upon payment of dues be a voting member and as such shall have full voting and office holding privileges, as provided for in the By-Laws.
2. Sustaining Member - any person or firm engaged in a business related to surveying or interested in the surveying profession, may at their request, upon contribution of an annual fee, and subject to the approval of the Board of Directors, be a sustaining member of Central Colorado Professional Surveyors, but shall have no voting or office holding privileges.
3. Student Member - any student of an academic or technical program who has interest in surveying shall upon payment of annual dues be a student member. Student members shall have no voting privileges, but may serve on committees as appropriate.
4. Associates - any person who is interested in the surveying profession and is not a member of the P.L.S.C. shall, upon payment of annual dues, be an associate member. Associates shall have no voting privileges.
5. a. All members may attend all functions (except such hearings specified in Article I., Section C. of these By-Laws) and will receive all publications, of this organization.
b. Dues and fees for all classes of membership shall be set by the Board of Directors.
6. Central Colorado Professional Surveyors is open to qualified persons without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, gender or sexual preference. Any use in these By-Laws of the masculine grammatical form is for purposes of brevity and shall be construed to apply equally to both genders.
SECTION B.
Dues and fees shall be due and payable as of January 1st for the coming year and shall be delinquent if not paid by March 1st following. Membership rights shall cease when dues become delinquent. New member dues and fees will be pro-rated upon the balance of the year to a minimum of half the annual dues or fees.
SECTION C.
Discipline and Expulsion - This organization through its Board of Directors shall have the power to investigate and pass judgment upon the conduct of any of its members or associates alleged to be in violation of the code of ethics of this organization, or conduct otherwise detrimental to this organization.
Upon alleged misconduct of a member or associate coming to the notice of the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors shall examine such charges and, if there appears sufficient reason to conduct a hearing thereon, shall fix a date for such hearing, and shall, not less than thirty (30) days prior to such date, notify the accused thereof by registered letter, accompanied by a copy of the charges and a copy of this Section of the By-Laws, and shall conduct such hearing. Upon filing of charges against a member or associate signed by six or more voting members, the Board shall initiate and conduct a hearing as outlined above. Any such hearing shall be conducted as an open meeting of the voting members only. The Board of Directors by majority of the total Board members may censure or reprimand the accused or by an affirmative vote of at least six (6) Board members may expel the accused from the organization. Any expelled or reprimanded member may appeal the decision of the Board of Directors to the voting membership at the next regular meeting of this organization. A two-thirds vote of the voting members present is necessary to override the decision of the Board of Directors.
SECTION D.
The Board of Directors upon investigation may endorse or commend an individual's action or conduct.
ARTICLE II. ELECTIONS
SECTION A.
Nominations - Nominations shall be made by petition signed by five or more voting members, which petition shall be received by the Board of Directors, through the Secretary at least thirty (30) days prior to the date for mailing ballots.
SECTION B.
Conduct of Elections - Ballots shall be mailed to voting members by October 15th and must be returned to the Board of Directors, through the Secretary, and must be received no later than November 5th in order to be counted. The Board of Directors shall conduct the election as a secret ballot, canvass and certify the results to the annual meeting of the organization.
SECTION C.
Installation - New officers and directors shall be installed at the annual meeting and shall take office immediately upon installation.
ARTICLE III. ELECTIVE OFFICERS
SECTION A. Qualifications
President and Vice President shall be Registered Land Surveyors in the State of Colorado, whose registration is in full effect and shall be voting members in good standing of this organization and shall be residents of the State of Colorado.
SECTION B. President
The President shall preside at all meetings of both the Membership and the Board of Directors. At or before the first board meeting following his assumption of office, he shall appoint chair persons as are authorized by the Board of Directors. The President shall call special meetings of the Board of Directors as he deems necessary. The President shall not succeed himself in office. The term of office for President shall be one year.
SECTION C. Vice President
In the absence of the President, the Vice President shall assume the duties of President. In the event of death, resignation, or removal of the President from office, the Vice President shall assume the duties thereof for the unexpired term. The term of office for Vice President shall be one year.
SECTION D. Secretary
The Secretary shall maintain all records of the organization, transcribe the minutes of all meetings, and be responsible for all communications and correspondence of the organization. The Secretary shall also be a current member in good standing of Professional Land Surveyors of Colorado, (PLSC) Inc.. The term of office for the Secretary shall be two years, and the Secretary shall be elected in odd-numbered years.
SECTION E. Treasurer
The Treasurer shall be responsible for receipt and disbursements of all monies of the organization in compliance with Article VII of these By-Laws, and for preparation of the Treasurer's report. The Treasurer shall also be a current member in good standing of Professional Land Surveyors of Colorado, (PLSC) Inc.. The term of office for the Treasurer shall be two years, and the Treasurer shall be elected in even-numbered years.
SECTION F. Directors
1. Terms of office for elected Directors shall be two years. Three (3) Directors shall be elected in even numbered years, and four (4) Directors shall be elected in odd numbered years, except when additional directorships are vacant.
2. A minimum of five (5) directors shall be Professional Land Surveyors.
3. They shall also be a current member in good standing of Professional Land Surveyors of Colorado, (PLSC) Inc. .
SECTION G. Removal From Office
1. Any director absent from three (3) consecutive meetings without prior notice will be automatically removed from office.
2. Any office may be declared vacant by a majority of affirmative votes of the Board of Directors present at the meeting.
SECTION H. Vacancies
Any vacancy in the elective office except that of president shall be appointed by the Board of Directors to serve until the next general or special election.
ARTICLE IV. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SECTION A. Duties and Functions
The Board of Directors shall program and manage the organization and shall have the sole power to issue by resolution any statement of policy of the organization. Any special meetings of the organization shall be authorized by the Board of Directors.
SECTION B. Meetings
Board of Directors meetings shall be held as deemed necessary at the time and place set by the Board of Directors and such special meetings shall be held as are called by the President. Unless otherwise specified, normal business shall be conducted by a quorum of at least six (6) members.
ARTICLE V. COMMITTEES
Committees shall be formed as are deemed necessary by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE VI. GENERAL MEETINGS
SECTION A. Meetings
Meetings shall be held monthly or as directed by the Board at a time and place designated by the Board of Directors. The first meeting of the calendar year shall be the annual meeting.
SECTION B. Rules of Procedure
The order of business of all meetings shall be conducted in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order. The rules contained therein shall govern this organization in all cases in which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with the By-Laws and Constitution of this organization.
ARTICLE VII FISCAL PROCEDURE
Authorization of all expenditures shall be made by the Board of Directors.
An annual financial statement shall be provided by the Treasurer to the Board of Directors and made available to the general membership at the annual meeting. The fiscal year shall coincide with the calendar year.
All monies of this organization shall be banked at a government chartered bank of the choice of the Treasurer and under dual signature.
ARTICLE VIII. AMENDMENTS OF BY-LAWS OR CONSTITUTION
By-Laws may be amended by a simple majority vote of the membership voting on that amendment.
Any proposed amendment to these By-Laws or to this Constitution must be mailed or otherwise distributed to all voting members at least thirty (30) days prior to any meeting at which the proposed amendment is to be voted on. Members may vote in person at the meeting or by mail ballot.