BYLAWS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR BRIDGE

BYLAWS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR BRIDGE

CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN: PITTSBURGH CHAPTER

These Bylaws are subject to the Constitution of the ASSOCIATION FOR BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN, PITTSBURGH CHAPTER.

ARTICLE I

Name and Location

1. The name of this organization is the:

ASSOCIATION FOR BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN: PITTSBURGH CHAPTER

The Post Office address for the PITTSBURGH CHAPTER'S headquarters shall be designated annually, if changed, by the Board of Directors at their annual meeting. If unchanged, no further action by the Board of Directors is required.

ARTICLE II

Membership. Admission and Separation

1. Election to membership in each class is entrusted to the Board of Directors, and their determination is final.

2. Any person or party desirous of membership shall submit a written request to the Board of Directors clearly stating their interests and experience. Said request shall be submitted to the Board for its approval. After the Board has acted on the prospective member's application, it shall be returned to the Membership Chairperson.

3. Applicants shall be promptly notified by the Membership Chairperson of their acceptance or rejection to membership. The Membership Chairperson, at this time will bill each accepted applicant for their initiation fee and dues.

4. The classes of membership available shall be as follows:

a. Individual Memberships which shall be restricted to real persons.

b. Sustaining Memberships that shall be open to any company or organization. The sustaining member will identify three (3) individuals who are recognized as voting members.

c. Such other subclasses as the Board of Directors may authorize.

1. Life time membership.

5. Any member whose dues are not received is delinquent as specified hereafter and shall have their name stricken from the active Membership Roll.

6. Any member whose name has been stricken from the active Membership Roll due to non-payment of dues shall be placed on inactive status and shall be entitled to reinstatement upon written notification and payment of dues for the current fiscal year.

7. A member may resign by submitting written notice to the Board of Directors. If a resigned member wishes reinstatement of their membership, they must submit a written request to the Board of Directors, plus payment of dues for the current fiscal year.

8. Any member at large may be expelled for cause by the Board of Directors with an affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors. A member whose expulsion is being considered shall be notified by the Secretary by registered mail and shall be advised of the cause for such action. Any member against whom such action is taken may, upon written application, appeal to the Board of Directors, either in person or in writing, within 30 days of said notice of expulsion. Final action taken by the Board of Directors, however, shall be binding, and the member shall have no further recourse.

ARTICLE lII

Dues and Finances

1. The Board of Directors, by majority vote, shall establish the dues and initiation fees for each class of membership. Such dues and initiation fees shall be reviewed each year at the Annual Meeting.

2. The full amount of the dues and initiation fees shall be due and payable immediately upon receipt of notification of acceptance to membership from the Membership Chairperson.

3. Annual dues, in the amount determined by the Board of Directors, shall be mailed out on July 31, and payable on or before September 30 of each fiscal year.

4. Any member whose dues are not received on or before September 30 of each fiscal year shall automatically be declared delinquent. A second notice shall be sent out and payment shall be due by December 31. Any member whose dues are not paid by December 31 will be contacted by the Board of Directors and informed of their membership status.

5. Each member shall be advised of any change in dues or initiation fees for the next fiscal year no later than thirty days after the Annual Meeting of the CHAPTER.

6. The fiscal year for the PITTSBURGH CHAPTER shall be June 1 through May 31.

7. All disbursements shall be made with the approval of the Board of Directors and by the Officers.

8. Each authorized disbursement shall be issued by check.

ARTICLE IV

Management

1. The administrative power and functions of the PITTSBURGH CHAPTER shall be vested by the Board of Directors and Officers, subject to the Constitution and these Bylaws.

2. The President of the PITTSBURGH CHAPTER shall make an annual report at the Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors, delivering therewith the annual report of the Secretary and an annual statement from the Treasurer, if requested by the Board, in addition to such other reports as the Board of Directors deems necessary.

3. The Board of Directors shall have the authority to establish such additional committees and unscheduled Board meetings as it deems necessary and advisable in the execution of the PITTSBURGH CHAPTER'S purposes. At any additional committee or unscheduled Board meetings, the Board will designate a chairperson from the Directors.

ARTICLE V

Board of Directors, Officers, Committees and Meetings

1. The Board of Directors shall be the sole judge of the qualifications of its members and shall have the authority to fill vacancies arising in its own membership, subject to the Constitution and these Bylaws.

2. The Board of Directors shall have charge of these interests and activities of the PITTSBURGH CHAPTER. It shall act in all matters concerning the business and financial interests of the PITTSBURGH CHAPTER; and, in the discharge of its duties, shall have the power, subject to the Constitution and these Bylaws, to execute any measures necessary to achieve the PITTSBURGH CHAPTER'S purposes.

3. The President of the PITTSBURGH CHAPTER shall serve as President of the Executive Committee. The President shall preside at all regularly scheduled meetings of the Board of Directors and of the Executive Committee, and shall be an ex-officio member of all other committees. In the absence of the President, the President-Elect shall serve as Acting President.

4. The Secretary shall attend all meetings and record the proceedings thereof. The Secretary shall have custody of all official correspondence records and documents and conduct all correspondence for the PITTSBURGH CHAPTER.

5. The Treasurer shall be responsible for all financial transactions in the name of the PITTSBURGH CHAPTER and have custody of all official financial records and documents.

6. The Officers shall consist of the President, President-Elect, Secretary and the Treasurer.

7. The Board of Directors, at its discretion, may designate other Committees that shall consist of a Chairperson who shall be a voting member, appointed by the Board of Directors, and other members chosen by the Chairperson thereof.

8. The Annual Awards Meeting of the Members shall be held in the month of May on a day selected by the Board of Directors

9. The Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held within 90 calendar days of the Annual Awards Meeting of the PITTSBURGH CHAPTER'S members.

10. In addition to the Annual Meetings, the Board of Directors shall meet at least twice during each fiscal year and will call at least two general meetings of the PITTSBURGH CHAPTER'S members.

11. The President of the PITTSBURGH CHAPTER or any three members of the Board thereof, may call special meetings of the Board of Directors upon not less than three days prior notice.

12. No business may be conducted at any meeting of the Board of Directors and Officers unless quorum is present. A quorum shall consist of a simple majority of the Board of Directors and Officers.

ARTICLE VI

Election of Officers

1. Nominees to the Board of Directors and to the offices of Secretary and Treasurer shall be restricted to voting members in good standing.

2. The Board of Directors shall be established in the following manner:

a. All Directors shall be elected to a term of three years.

b. The CHAPTER shall maintain no less than seven and no more than nine Directors.

c. Directors shall elect from their own membership a President. The President shall appoint the President-Elect with the approval of the Board of Directors, each for a minimum term of one year. The President and President-Elect are voting members of the Board of Directors.

d. Directors shall elect from the general voting membership a Secretary and a Treasurer, as additional voting members of the Board of Directors, with each to serve for a minimum term of one year.

e. If he/she is not a Director by election, the immediate Past President shall serve as a Director.

f. Terms shall begin on June 1 and shall terminate on May 31.

3. Each year, the Board of Directors shall nominate three candidates for the new Board of Directors, each to serve for a term of three years. Upon acceptance thereof, such candidates shall be the official nominees for Directorship. The Secretary or Membership Chairperson shall mail a ballot to all voting members containing the names of the official nominees with provisions for additional write-in votes by the membership.

4. To be eligible to be counted, such ballots must be received by the stated due date.

5. The three persons receiving the greatest number of votes at the Annual Meeting of the Members shall be declared Directors. In the event of tie votes, the winners shall be determined by a majority vote of the Board.

6. The Membership Chairperson shall prepare and mail to all members a general announcement of the newly elected members of the Board of Directors, including the Secretary and Treasurer.

ARTICLE VII

Publications and Emblems

1. The PITTSBURGH CHAPTER may publish notices and announcements to the membership related to PITTSBURGH CHAPTER affairs, which shall be deemed to be official notice to all members of their content.

2. Upon review and acceptance by the Board of Directors, papers and other documents submitted by members may be officially published by the PITTSBURGH CHAPTER.

3. An Official Logo may be adopted by the PITTSBURGH CHAPTER and used on the PITTSBURGH CHAPTER'S correspondence, membership cards, pins, and such other items as the Board of Directors deems necessary or advisable.

ARTICLE VIII

Order of Business

1. The order of business for meetings of the Board of Directors and Officers shall be:

a. Call to order

b. Review and adoption of minutes of previous meeting and Secretary’s report

c. Treasurer’s report

d. Reading of communication and presentation of bills

e. Report of members of the Board of Directors and invitees

f. Report of committees

g. Unfinished and old business

h. New business

i. Adjournment (establish new meeting date)

ARTICLE IX

Bond

1. The Secretary and treasurer shall each provide a fidelity bond in an amount determined by the Board of Directors at the Annual May Meeting in accordance with the financial conditions of the PITTSBURGH CHAPTER, indemnifying the PITTSBURGH CHAPTER from loss. The premium for said bonds shall be paid by the PITTSBURGH CHAPTER.

2. Certification that such fidelity bonds have been provided for these officers shall be furnished to the Board of Directors at the next meeting thereof with continuation in office by the Secretary and Treasurer to be contingent upon such certification.