The United States Australian Shepherd Association

Article III

Directors and Officers

Section 1. Board of Directors. The Board shall be comprised of the President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and five other persons (known as the Board of Directors), all of whom shall be members in good standing a minimum of two years and who are residents of the United States. They shall be elected for two-year terms as provided in Article IV, and shall serve until their successors are elected. No member shall hold the same office or Board seat for more than two consecutive terms. General management of the Club's affairs shall be entrusted to the Board of Directors.

Section 2. Officers. The Club's officers, consisting of the President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer shall serve in their respective capacities both with regard to the Club and its meetings and the Board and its meetings.

(a) The President shall preside at all meetings of the Club and of the Board, and shall have the duties and powers normally appurtenance to the office of President in addition to those particularly specified in these bylaws. In addition, once the two year term of office is expired, the immediate past President may sit on the Board for a period of one year in a non-voting, advisory capacity only and may attend any and all Board meetings.

(b) The Vice-President shall have the duties, exercise and powers of the President in case of the President's death, absence or incapacity.

(c) The Secretary shall keep a record of all meetings of the Club and of the Board and of all votes taken by mail and of all matters of which a record shall be ordered by the Club. He/she shall have charge of the correspondence, notify members of meetings, notify new members of their election membership, notify officers and Directors of their election to office, keep a roll of the members of the Club with their addresses and carry out such other duties as are prescribed in these bylaws.

(d) The Treasurer shall collect and receive all moneys due or belonging to the Club. He/she shall deposit the same in a bank approved by the Board, in the name of the Club. His/her books shall at all times be open to inspection of the Board and shall report to them at every meeting the condition of the club's finances and every item or receipt or payment no before reported; and at the annual meeting shall render an account of all moneys received and expended during the previous fiscal year. The Treasurer shall be bonded in such amount as the Board of Directors shall determined.

Section 3. American Kennel Club Delegate: The club shall elect, from its membership, a Delegate to the American Kennel Club, whose qualifications are not inconsistent with the Constitution and Bylaws of the American Kennel Club. The Delegate shall be elected in the same manner as the Officers and Directors as described in Article IV. The Delegate is elected to a two year term and shall serve until his successor is elected and accepted by The American Kennel Club. Among other duties, it shall be the duty of the Delegate to attend the meetings of The American Kennel Club and represent the Club in accordance with the instructions of the Board of Directors. The Delegate shall report to the Club all actions and matters discussed at the AKC's quarterly meetings.

Section 4. Vacancies. Any vacancies occurring on the Board or among the officers during the year shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by a majority vote of all the then members of the Board; except that a vacancy in the office of President shall be filled automatically by the Vice-President and the resulting vacancy in the office of Vice-President shall be filled by the Board.

[ Back ] [ Next ]