MID-FLORIDA COUNCIL OF THE BLIND BY-LAWS
ADOPTED: 1974
REVISED: 1994, 2002, 2004, 2005
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ARTICLE I, Name
ARTICLE II, Purpose
ARTICLE III, Membership
ARTICLE IV, Dues
ARTICLE V, Officers and Committees
ARTICLE VI, Meetings
ARTICLE VII, Parliamentary Authority
ARTICLE VIII, Quorum
ARTICLE IX, Amendments
ARTICLE I, Name
This organization is the Mid-Florida Council of the Blind, hereafter referred to as MFCB, a chapter of the Florida Council of the Blind.
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ARTICLE II, Purpose
The purpose of this chapter shall be:
A. To afford the blind of Florida an equal opportunity to circulate their views on the local, state and national problems of the blind.
B. To promote better understanding between the blind and sighted communities.
C. To promote the social and economic welfare of the blind.
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ARTICLE III, Membership
A majority of the MFCB Membership shall be legally blind.
ARTICLE IV, Dues
Annual MFCB dues will be $12.00 payable no later than the 15th of November to the chapter, $8.00 of which will be forwarded to the State
Council. Members who wish to join after the due date may still pay dues but will not be counted as a voting member for the State
Council.
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ARTICLE V, Officers and Committees
A. Officers
1. The Officers of MFCB shall be President, 1st Vice-President, 2nd Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and Membership Secretary.
2. Officers shall be elected at the November General Meeting for a term of 1 year. The President and Vice-Presidents shall not serve in
the same office for more than 4 consecutive terms. There shall be no restriction on the number of consecutive terms the Secretary,
Treasurer and Membership Secretary may serve. In case of a vacancy, the Board of Directors may fill the office until the next regular
election.
3. The President and Vice-Presidents shall be legally blind. This restriction does not apply to all other elected Officers.
4. The Executive Board of Directors shall consist of the elected Officers and the Immediate Past President.
5. In order to be eligible for an office, a person must be a Member of MFCB for at least 1 full year.
6. The calendar year shall constitute the fiscal year.
B. Committees
Standing and special committees of MFCB, including their chairs, shall be appointed by the President with the exception of:
1. The Budget and Finance Committee, which shall be appointed by the President and approved by the Executive Board of Directors.
2. The Nominating Committee shall be formed at the September General Meeting. The 1st Vice-President shall chair this Committee,
and up to 3 additional members will be selected and approved by the membership.
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ARTICLE VI, Meetings
A. There shall be a minimum of 8 MFCB monthly meetings a year, 6 of which must be General Business Meetings, as determined by the
Executive Board of Directors.
B. Committee reports can be given at every MFCB monthly meeting.
C. The Connie Rotter Memorial Scholarship will be awarded at the Annual Awards Luncheon.
D. Election of Officers shall take place at the November General Meeting.
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ARTICLE VII, Parliamentary Authority
The conduct of the MFCB General Meeting and other orders of business shall be in agreement with the established rules of
parliamentary procedure in the most recent revision of Roberts Rules of Order Revised.
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ARTICLE VIII, Quorum
A. 1/5 of the registered MFCB membership shall constitute a Quorum at any monthly Meeting.
B. A majority of the Officers shall constitute a Quorum at an Executive Board Meeting.
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ARTICLE IX, Amendments
The MFCB By-Laws are to be amended in the following manner:
1. Any proposed revisions must be first formally read at a monthly Meeting.
2. Those revisions must then be printed in the following MFCB Newsletter.
3. The same revisions would then be re-read, discussed and voted on at the next monthly Meeting.
4. Revisions must be approved by a majority vote of those members present at any monthly Meeting.
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