DRAFT 2023 Proposed Bylaws Changes

Section 9.

The immediate past-president shall assume the responsibilities of archivist, and shall assist the president in the orderly conduct of all meetings of the organization. The immediate past-president shall collect and maintain all records, publications, and papers of historical significance to the organization, and shall act as a consultant to the President until the President’s term expires. The immediate past-president shall serve as the chair of the Leadership Development Committee for a term of 2-years upon their completion of their term as president. The board of directors shall have a general management of the affairs of the organization, shall set the dues for the organization, and shall make all contracts, or shall authorize all contracts made in the name of the organization or by all officers or any committees of the organization. In the case of absence of any officer, the board may delegate the powers or duties of any officer to any other officer or any director, except where otherwise provided by the Bylaws. Vacancies In the event that a vacancy occurs in the office of president, the president-elect shall automatically succeed to the presidency and the office of president-elect shall remain vacant until the next scheduled balloting for president-elect. The president-elect shall subsequently serve their two-year term of office as president. In the event that the president becomes unable to serve in a year when there is no president-elect in office, the board of directors shall appoint an interim president, selected from the current board of directors, to serve the remainder of the term. In the event that a vacancy occurs for any other board position, the board of directors shall appoint a qualified member of the organization to fill the vacancy, and the appointee to the vacated office will serve for the remainder of the term. The board shall approve all committee leadership appointments made by the president, approve the budget of the organization, and approve all civic, educational and social programs of the organization. Meetings of the board may be called by the president on five (5) days notice in writing to each officer and director. The meeting shall be called by the president or the secretary in like manner and on like notice, on the written request of five (5) directors. At all meetings of the board, a majority shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum, and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the board.

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Section 12.

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Section 14.

Section 15.

The fiscal year of the organization shall be January 1 through December 31.

Section 16.

The Association shall indemnify all officers, employees, and agents of the Association to the full extent permitted by the General Laws of Tennessee and shall be entitled to purchase insurance for such indemnification to the full extent as determined from time to time by the executive committee of the Association.

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