{"id":205,"date":"2020-07-08T09:14:40","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T14:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/watertowntn.com\/?page_id=205"},"modified":"2021-01-08T10:18:25","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T16:18:25","slug":"bylaws","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/watertowntn.com\/_staging\/chamber\/bylaws\/","title":{"rendered":"Chamber Bylaws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
Watertown\/East Wilson Chamber of Commerce
\nBylaws as amended 2009
\nWatertown, Tennessee<\/strong>
\nApproved by Executive Committee
\nNovember 03, 2009
\nApproved by Membership
\nDecember 1, 2009<\/div>\n

Article I:\u00a0 GENERAL<\/p>\n

Section 1.\u00a0 Name<\/p>\n

This association shall be known as the Watertown\/East Wilson County Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n

Section 2.\u00a0 Object<\/p>\n

This chamber is organized to promote business and economic growth.<\/p>\n

Article II:\u00a0 MEMBERSHIP<\/p>\n

Section 1.\u00a0 Eligibility<\/p>\n

Any reputable person or business with an active interest in the stated objectives of the chamber shall be eligible for membership.<\/p>\n

Section 2.\u00a0 Dues<\/p>\n

Annual dues shall be $45 individuals or non-profit organizations, $75 with 1 to 5 employees, $95 for more than five employees.\u00a0 Members with second business receive \u00bd price dues on second business.<\/p>\n

Section 3.\u00a0 Voting<\/p>\n

A membership may represent one vote.\u00a0 If more than one person is in attendance with a membership they will have to designate the voter.<\/p>\n

Article III:\u00a0 MEETING<\/p>\n

Section 1.\u00a0 Quorum requires a majority of the executive board members be present.<\/p>\n

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\nArticle IV:\u00a0 OFFICERS<\/p>\n

Section 1.\u00a0 Nominating Committee<\/p>\n

In October, the President will designate a nominating committee of three members.\u00a0 The committee will make a report and officers will be elected in November.<\/p>\n

Section 2.\u00a0 Duties<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0President and Chairman of the Board:\u00a0 The President shall be the head of the chamber and shall preside at all meetings of the membership and executive committee; with the approval of the executive committee, the President shall name standing committee chairpersons and special committees.\u00a0 A President may only serve two consecutive terms.\u00a0 .<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Vice President: The Vice President shall perform the duties of the President in the absence of that officer, and shall serve as Program Chairperson.\u00a0 The Vice President may only serve two consecutive terms.\u00a0 The Vice President shall assist the President in his\/her duties and serve as liaison for the City Council.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Recording Secretary:\u00a0 The Secretary shall keep written minutes of all chamber meetings.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Corresponding Secretary:\u00a0 The Corresponding Secretary shall be responsible for all correspondence.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Treasurer:\u00a0 The Treasurer shall be responsible for keeping records of all chamber funds and dispersing those funds as directed by the membership; the Treasurer shall present a financial report at monthly meetings.<\/p>\n

Executive Director:\u00a0\u00a0 This is an optional position.\u00a0 The Executive Director will be responsible for the identification of Chamber and community needs and for assisting the Board of directors in preparing a program of work designed to meet those needs.\u00a0 The position can be elected if the Executive Officers feel more help is required in their assigned duties.\u00a0 If the Executive board feels there is a need for an Executive Director, the then current policy for filling an empty position will be initiated.\u00a0 Duties to be reassigned if position filled.<\/p>\n

The duties and responsibilities previously required of the Executive Director will now fall to the appropriate Chamber Executives as follows.<\/p>\n

Committees: Creation\/dissolution of committees will be done by majority approval of the Executive Board, and committees will be appointed and filled by the Executive Board.\u00a0 Management of all committees will be the joint responsibility of the Executive Board.\u00a0 The President will call for reporting from each committee head at regular meetings, or as circumstances require.<\/p>\n

Motivation of Volunteers:\u00a0 Volunteers will primary be motivated and organized through committees relevant to the specific purpose of the volunteer actions.\u00a0 If a committee is not already in place, all Executive board members will take responsibility in overseeing volunteer projects.<\/p>\n

Materials and Products:\u00a0 The Corresponding Secretary will maintain all chamber materials related to regular operations, including brochures, flyers, business cards, letterhead envelopes, etc.\u00a0\u00a0 Committees may require additional supplies to facilitate their specific purpose.\u00a0 In those instances the committee head will be responsible for maintaining supplies specific to their event or purpose and reporting use or purchase of materials and products to the Executive board and chamber members.<\/p>\n

Community Involvement:\u00a0 The President will represent the Chamber in all official community involvement and communication.\u00a0 The Vice President will assist as needed.\u00a0 For unofficial community involvement, all active chamber members are expected to maintain positive involvement with the community.<\/p>\n

Member and Public Relations:\u00a0 The President will be responsible for communication of previously approved Chamber positions to the membership and general public at public meeting and presentations.\u00a0 The Vice-President will assist as needed.\u00a0 Correspondence, official publications, new releases, and reports to the general membership will be organized by the Corresponding Secretary.\u00a0 Financial reporting including monthly activity, budgeting, and year end reports to the Executive Board and to the general membership will be handled by the Treasurer.\u00a0 All public positions, communications, and correspondence require approval of the Executive Board.<\/p>\n

Article V:\u00a0 COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Membership Chairpersons will be responsible for contacting all new businesses and informing them about the chamber.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Other standing committee chairpersons and special committees will be named by the President and Executive Board as needed.<\/p>\n

Article VI:\u00a0 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE<\/p>\n

The Executive Committee shall consist of the officers and standing committee chairpersons.\u00a0 The committee will meet as often as needed.<\/p>\n

Article VII:\u00a0 AMENDMENTS<\/p>\n

Section 1.\u00a0 Approval<\/p>\n

All proposed amendments to these bylaws shall first receive the approval of the Executive Committee and then passed by a quorum in a regular meeting.<\/p>\n

Section 2.\u00a0 Revisions<\/p>\n

These bylaws may be amended or altered by a quorum vote of the members present at any regular meeting of the chamber.<\/p>\n

Section 3. Special Memberships<\/p>\n

Honorary Membership (may be awarded to non chamber members) Individuals with exceptional service to the community and distinction in public affairs for the Watertown East Wilson County Chamber of Commerce shall be eligibility for honorary membership.\u00a0 Honorary membership shall have all the privileges of members, except the right to vote and shall be exempt from payment of dues.\u00a0 A majority vote from the members shall confer or revoke honorary membership.\u00a0 Honorary membership is limited to one year.<\/p>\n

Lifetime Membership (limited to chamber members only) Lifetime membership may be bestowed upon an individual who has distinguished himself or herself in public affairs for the Watertown East Wilson County Chamber of Commerce.\u00a0 Said member shall have all the privileges of membership, except the right to vote, and shall be exempt from payment of dues.\u00a0 The membership by majority vote of the chamber is required for this honor.\u00a0 The lifetime membership shall be given to a person or persons who have supported, invested and participated in dedicated service to the Watertown East Wilson Chamber of Commerce for a minimum of ten years<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Watertown\/East Wilson Chamber of Commerce Bylaws as amended 2009 Watertown, Tennessee Approved by Executive Committee November 03, 2009 Approved by Membership December 1, 2009 Article I:\u00a0 GENERAL Section 1.\u00a0 Name This association shall be known as the Watertown\/East Wilson County Chamber of Commerce. Section 2.\u00a0 Object This chamber is organized to promote business and economic […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":151,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-205","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/watertowntn.com\/_staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/watertowntn.com\/_staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/watertowntn.com\/_staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/watertowntn.com\/_staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/watertowntn.com\/_staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=205"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/watertowntn.com\/_staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1687,"href":"https:\/\/watertowntn.com\/_staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/205\/revisions\/1687"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/watertowntn.com\/_staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/watertowntn.com\/_staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}