| ARTICLE I: |
AIMS, PURPOSE, AND GOVERNMENT |
| SECTION 1. |
The name of this organization shall be the Georgia
Association of County Agricultural Agents, hereinafter referred to
as GACAA or as the Association. |
| SECTION 2. |
This organization is a chapter of the National Association
of County Agricultural Agents a nonprofit organization, hereinafter
referred to as NACAA, and shall operate in a manner consistent with
the NACAA Constitution and Bylaws. |
| SECTION 3. |
GACAA is not organized for pecuniary gain or profit
to itself or to its members. No part of its net income shall be appropriated
to any use other than those nonprofit uses directed by the NACAA Constitution
and Bylaws and further adopted or implemented in this Constitution
and Bylaws. This association shall not engage in any activity to influence
legislation. |
| SECTION 4. |
The purpose of this Association shall be the support
of the aims and purposes set out in the NACAA Constitution and Bylaws,
as well as the furtherance of agriculture in Georgia, the sustenance
and encouragement of education in the field of agriculture, the betterment
of Georgia life through agriculture, the development of professional
improvement programs for present and prospective agricultural Extension
workers, and the maintenance of high standards of professionalism
among the members of this Association.
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| ARTICLE II: |
MEMBERSHIP |
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Eligibility for membership in GACAA shall be open to
the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service and Fort Valley
State University Cooperative Extension Service professionals as well
as other University of Georgia professionals having a percentage of
their time devoted to Extension work (such as UGA Marine Extension)
active and retired, who subscribe to the NACAA and GACAA aims and
purposes and who pay the dues set in accordance with the Bylaws. (Revised:
07/17/01) |
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| ARTICLE III: |
DUES, ASSESSMENTS, AND FEES |
| SECTION 1. |
Dues and assessments shall be as determined in accordance
with the Bylaws at the Annual Meeting. |
| SECTION 2. |
No member shall be entitled to return of dues or other fees by
reason of severance of membership or dissolution of this Association.
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| SECTION 3. |
Any and all unobligated monies on hand at dissolution
of this Association shall be donated to the Georgia 4-H Foundation
or such other nonprofit youth or agricultural organization as the
membership shall elect. |
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| ARTICLE IV: |
FISCAL YEAR |
| SECTION 1. |
The fiscal year of this Association shall be from January
1 through the next following December 31, inclusive. |
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| ARTICLE V: |
DIRECTORS |
| SECTION 1. |
Fourteen (14) Directors shall comprise the Board of
Directors as follows: Two Directors (1 Junior and 1 Senior) from each
of the following GACAA Districts: East, North, South, West, Central,
State Staff-North and State Staff-South. (Revised: 10/26/99) |
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| ARTICLE VI: |
OFFICERS |
| SECTION 1. |
The Officers of this Association shall consist of President,
President-Elect, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and Immediate
Past President. (Revised: 11/12/92) |
| SECTION 2. |
Duties of Officers shall be those normally associated
therewith or otherwise specified in the Bylaws. |
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| ARTICLE VII: |
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE |
| SECTION 1. |
The Executive Committee shall consist of the Officers
and Directors of this Association. |
| SECTION 2. |
The Executive Committee shall be empowered to transact
the business of this Association. |
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| ARTICLE VIII: |
ELECTIONS |
| SECTION 1. |
Election of Officers and Directors shall be in the
manner prescribed in the Bylaws. |
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| ARTICLE IX: |
MEETING |
| SECTION 1. |
There shall be at least an Annual Meeting of the General
Membership. Directors and the Executive Committee shall meet prior
to the Annual Meeting and such other times as the President or Board
of Directors might so order. |
| SECTION 2. |
Notice requirements shall be as set out in the Bylaws. |
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| ARTICLE X: |
VOTING AND QUORUM |
| SECTION 1. |
Except where otherwise specified in this Constitution
or the Bylaws, the vote of a majority of a quorum of the Board of
Directors, the Executive Committee, or the General Membership, shall
be deemed to be the vote of that body. |
| SECTION 2. |
Except where otherwise specified, a quorum for transacting
the business of this Association shall be: |
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A. Twenty-five percent of the membership for a meeting
of the General Membership. |
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B. A majority of the Board of Directors or Executive
Committee for a meeting of either of these bodies. |
| SECTION 3. |
When a quorum be not present for a meeting of any body
of this Association, those present shall be empowered to vote an adjournment
until such time as a quorum shall be present. |
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| ARTICLE XI: |
COMMITTEES AND DELEGATIONS |
| SECTION 1. |
The President and Board of Directors shall have authority to establish
such ad hoc and standing committees as need might dictate and to
name chairmen for such committees in accordance with the Bylaws.
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| SECTION 2. |
GACAA Delegates to the NACAA Annual Meeting shall be
named in the manner prescribed in the Bylaws and shall have duties
as prescribed by same. |
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| ARTICLE XII: |
AMENDMENTS |
| SECTION 1. |
Amendments to this Constitution or to the Bylaws shall
be by the vote of two-thirds of a quorum of the General Membership
following sixty days written notice to the Constitution and Bylaws
Committee and ten days written notice to the General Membership. |
