BY-LAWS OF THE MINNESOTA REPEATER COUNCIL
The name of the organization shall be:
A. A Regular Member shall be any organization or individual operating at least one repeating system according to the Technical Standards as outlined in Article XI and has the required MRC membership dues currently paid in full.
B. An Associate Member shall be any organization or individual holding an Amateur Radio license and displaying an interest in constructing or operating a Amateur Radio repeater station and has the required MRC membership dues currently paid in full.
C. One User Liaison Member shall be selected, by simple majority of the regular member organizations, to represent the FCC licensed Amateur Radio operators that use repeater stations.]
D. The repeater trustee of each Regular Member shall submit, on an approved Delegate Registration Form, the name of the primary delegate and , optionally, the names of no more than two (2) alternate delegates who shall speak and/or vote on behalf of the Regular Member at the next regular meeting. Delegate Registration Forms will be sent with each meeting notice.
A primary or alternate delegate shall represent no more than two (2) Regular Members.
Regular Members who are not represented by a primary delegate at a regularly scheduled meeting shall have no vote at that meeting.
E. Applications for membership should be made through the Secretary/Treasurer and
shall be
presented to the Council at the next regular meeting following receipt of the
application. It shall be approved
by a simple majority vote of the Council members.
Upon approval of a new member they shall be seated on the Council as a
member in good standing. Applications
rejected by the Council shall be so notified.
A. Regular Membership in the Council entitles the member to a voice in the structure, policies, actions and recommendations of the Council and to a vote on such actions that may come before the Council through their delegate appointed by the member.
B. An Associate membership shall be limited only by the deletion of voting privileges.
C.
The User Liaison shall have a vote, representing the user’s voice in
Council matters.
A.
The officers of the Council shall be:
Chairman
Vice Chairman
Secretary/Treasurer
B. Officers of the Council shall be selected from the membership and shall be voted on by the Regular Members of the Council at the Annual meeting.
C. The terms of office of all elected Officers shall be one year or until replaced.
D.
The first order of business, upon adoption of this Constitution and
By-Laws, shall be an election of officers, commencing with that of Chairman.
A. Chairman – Preside at all meetings. Administer the affairs of the Council. Appoint all committees.
B. Vice Chairman – Assist the Chairman in the discharge of his duties and assume the duties of the Chairman in his absence.
A.
Secretary/Treasurer – Maintain the records of the Council.
Maintain a file of all official Council correspondence.
Prepare necessary meeting notices. Distribute
written minutes of the Council meetings to all Council members.
Maintain the financial records of the Council.
Collect all fees, dues and assessments of the Council.
Distribute all monies, as required, retaining copies of all bills,
vouchers and receipts to substantiate such distributions.
A.
Committees, as required, shall be appointed by the Chairman.
A. The election of Officers shall be held at the Annual meeting (normally the Fall meeting).
B. Special meetings shall be called as directed by the Chairman.
C. Meeting notifications shall be mailed to all Council members.
D. Roberts Rules of Order shall determine conduct of all meetings.
E. Balloting shall be taken on the basis of one vote for each Regular Member.
A quorum shall consist of
twenty five (25) percent (%) of the Regular Members of record at the
start of the meeting. Forty percent
(40%) of these members must represent an organization outside the Metro Zone.
(The Metro Zone is defined as the following seven counties in Minnesota: Ramsey,
Anoka, Hennepin, Dakota, Carver, Scott and Washington).
(See the MRC Technical Standards)
A. The Frequency Coordinator is appointed by the Officers of the MRC and is approved by the MRC and should be selected according to the following guidelines:
1. Have been a member of the MRC as a Regular or Associate Member for at least three (3) years prior to the day of his or her appointment.
2. Have demonstrated administrative skills in some capacity.
3. Be able to express himself or herself clearly in verbal and written form.
4. Be capable of being impartial in administrating the Frequency Coordination Polices established by the MRC.
5.
Be a licensed Amateur Radio Operator with at least a Technician class
license for a minimum of five (5) years.
Adopted 11/78 Re-typed in Microsoft Word 12/01