SECTION 3. Dues may be collected by the local organization; the state portion of the dues shall be remitted to the state treasurer monthly with the funds being due 10 days after the close of the month. Members of locals may also pay the state portion of their dues electronically through the BPWTN website if it allows online payment. In order to be in good standing, a member of a local who pays state dues online must pay the local portion of her dues to her local treasurer.
If BPW / TN employs an Administrative Assistant, the state dues would be remitted to the Administrative Assistant at the official address of BPW / TN.
SECTION 4. Members at Large may pay all their dues online, or may remit dues to the BPW / TN official address.
ARTICLE IX FISCAL YEAR
The fiscal year shall commence on the 1st day of July and shall end on the last day of June.
ARTICLE X ORGANIZATION
SECTION 1. BPW / TN shall be divided into three( 3) regions, for the purpose of promoting state programs and promoting membership work. The regions shall afford a contact between local organizations and the state organization.
SECTION 2. Each region shall have a director who shall be elected at the annual state convention after the endorsement of her local organization. Regional directors shall be members of the state executive committee and the board of directors. A term of office shall be one( 1) year, or until a successor is elected. A Regional director shall have served as area coordinator, district director, local organization president, or as a member of the executive committee.
SECTION 3. It shall be the duty of the regional director to:( a) Act as a liaison officer between districts and the state organization.( b) Serve as a member of the state executive committee.( c) Serve as a member of the state board of directors.
d) Plan a meeting of the local organizations in the fall, not later than September 15, to discuss program objectives for the year. This meeting may be held by teleconference call. Time and place to be determined by the Regional Director but subject to the approval of the state president.
SECTION 4. Regional meetings shall be held in the spring, time and place to be determined by the regional directors, subject to the approval of the state president.
SECTION 5.. Each region shall be divided into such districts as may be set up and approved by the board of directors. If any region does not contain two( 2) or more districts, it shall be considered as having one district, and the regional director shall function as the district director of the region.
District directors shall be elected at the spring regional meeting after the written endorsement of her local organization. A majority of all votes cast shall elect.
SECTION 6. Regional planning meetings shall be held not later than September 15, time and place to be determined by the regional director subject to the approval of the state president.
ARTICLE XI OFFICERS
SECTION 1. The officers of BPW / TN shall be a president, a president-elect, a first vice president, a second vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer.
SECTION 2. A term of office shall be one year. No officer shall serve in the offices of president-elect, first vice president and second vice president more than one term.
SECTION 3. Officers shall take office at the close of the annual convention and shall serve until the close of the following annual convention or until their successors are duly elected. If an officer commits misconduct or grossly neglects the duties of her office and a motion to rescind the officer’ s election is adopted by the Executive Committee then the membership shall vote on the motion to rescind. A majority of all votes cast will create a recission. In this instance an electronic and / or mail vote is permitted. The vote shall be submitted no later than 2 weeks after the Executive Committee action. Votes shall be returned within two weeks of submission.
3 June 2013