By-Laws of the Polish Engineers Council in North America
As
adopted at the meeting of the Council on April 30, 2005 in Niagara Falls,
Ontario
Article
I - Name.
The name of the Organization is the Polish Engineers Council in North America
The POLISH ENGINEERS COUNCIL IN NORTH AMERICA (hereinafter) referred to as the COUNCIL) is a voluntary organization of professional associations interested in or involved in advancement of Polish-North American engineers and scientists.
The COUNCIL is established to facilitate and promote the growth of the Polish - North American science-and technology community:
- Support the activities that provide visibility and recognition of achievements of Polish engineering and scientific professionals in North America
- Represent the interests of the Polish engineering communities within and outside of North America
- Support the Polish engineering community by providing information on educational and professional opportunities
- Publicize the information about the activities of the Polish engineering community
- Maintain contacts with other professional organizations
Article III - Territorial Activities and Headquarters
The COUNCIL will conduct its activities in the United States, Canada as well as worldwide. The COUNCIL will have dual headquarters in the State of New York, USA and Province of Ontario, Canada, unless otherwise decided at the Annual General Meeting.
Article
IV - Membership
Active membership in the COUNCIL is open to all science and technology organizations operating in North American Communities, subject to approval by the Board of Directors. Each member organization is entitled to representation in the Council. The Board of Directors shall have the power of resolution to determine additional qualifications for membership.
Section 1
The General Meeting will take place every other calendar year, upon decision of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors will meet on the annual basis.
Section 2
Every active member registered for the General meeting and in good standing will have one vote. Members with more than 50 individual members will have one additional vote for each 50 members.
Section 3
The General meeting will formulate Council's policy and act upon the report of the board of Directors.
Section 4
Active Members will elect the Board of Directors at the General Meeting. Elected for a two-year term will be President, two Vice Presidents, Secretary General and up to 15 Directors. The Immediate Past President will automatically become a member of the Board of Directors. President cannot serve for more than two consecutive terms.
Section 5
The Board of Directors may appoint members of the Advisory Board.
Section 6
Honorary membership - shall be the highest distinction the Council may confer upon a person or an institution in recognition of exceptional merits consonant with the aims and principles of the COUNCIL.
Section 7
The Board of Directors will conduct the business of the COUNCIL during the period between the General Meetings and is entitled to appoint new members to the COUNCIL as well as to fill any vacancy in the elected office.
Section 8
The General Meeting will elect an Auditing Committee composed of a Chairman and two members who will serve for two-year term.
Section 9
The Board of Directors has rights to admit new members to the COUNCIL upon fulfilling the requirements specified in Article IV.
Section 10
Any member of the COUNCIL can be reprimanded, suspended, and/or removed from membership by the Board of Directors for failure to comply with requirements as contained in the By-Laws and/or activities detrimental to the COUNCIL. The decision of the Board can be appealed at the next General Meeting.
Section 11
Annual Membership Dues, as determined by the Board of Directors are payable by March 31 of each year. Failure to submit payment may result in suspension of the membership.
Section 12
Board of Directors may authorize any office or Director to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the COUNCIL, and such authority may be general or confined to a specific instances.
Section 13
The fiscal year of the COUNCIL shall end on December 31.
Article VI - Revision of the By-Laws
These By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed, and new By-Laws may be adopted by a 2/3 majority of the voting members with at least 50% voting members present at the General Meeting or mail ballot.
Article VII - Dissolution
Only General meeting has the power to dissolve the COUNCIL. Such a decision and disposition of outstanding assets and liabilities of the COUNCIL will require 2/3 majority of the voting members present or by mail ballot.
Ryszard
Ciskowski (Światowa Rada Badań nad Polonią)
Andrzej
Drzewiecki (Stowarzyszenie Inżynierów Polskich w Kanadzie)
Wojciech Ratyński
(FSNT „NOT”, bez prawa głosu)
Edward Rzyśkiewicz
(Polonia Technica, Nowy Jork)
Chester Szczotka (Polish-American Engineers Association, Detroit)
Juliusz Szymczak (Polish-American Engineers Association, Detroit)
Andrew
Targowski (Światowa Rada Badań nad Polonią)
Tomasz Wesołowski
(Stowarzyszenie Inżynierów Polskich w Kanadzie)
Janusz
Zastocki (Polonia Technica, Nowy Jork).