Chapter Bylaws

 

ARTICLE I
NAME

The name of the State Council shall be The Connecticut Human Resource Council (also referred to as The Connecticut State Council of SHRM and hereinafter referred to as "the State Council" or "the Council"). To avoid potential confusion, the State Council will refer to itself as the "Connecticut State Council," and not as "SHRM" or the "Society for Human Resource Management."

ARTICLE II
OFFICES

The principal office of the State Council shall be located at such place as shall be determined by the Governing Body. The State Council may also have offices at such other places as the Governing Body may from time to time determine.

ARTICLE III
PURPOSES

The purposes of the State Council shall be on a non-profit basis to promote the purposes of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) by providing a structure for SHRM members in the State of Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as "the State") to consult together concerning the affairs, activities, needs and problems of SHRM in the state and to adopt programs which will promote the progress and welfare of SHRM and the human resource profession as a whole, including, without limitation, the provision of channels of communication between Chapters, the State Council, and the appropriate Regional Council, provision of services to all members of the human resource management profession within the State, and provision of leadership training at the state level.

ARTICLE IV
FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the State Council shall be the calendar year.

ARTICLE V
GOVERNING BODY

A. Powers and Duties.

The Council shall consist of the Governing Body. The Governing Body shall manage and control the property, business and affairs of the Council, and in general exercise all powers of the Council.

B. Number and Privileges.

1. The following shall be voting members of the Governing Body: one (1) State Director; one (1) State Director-Elect; one (1) Secretary; one (1) Treasurer; one (1) Director for each Core Leadership Area (CLA) established by SHRM; one (1) Membership Director; as many Chapter Presidents as there are SHRM Chapters within the State; as many District Directors as deemed necessary by the State Director to meet the State's needs (maximum number not to exceed 50 percent of the SHRM Chapters in the state); and as many Membership At-Large Directors as deemed necessary to meet the State's at-large membership needs, but at least one (1) Membership At-Large Director. In no event shall the aggregate number of District Directors and Membership At-Large Directors exceed one-third of the total number of voting members on the Governing Body.

2. The Governing Body may also contain as many non-voting members as the State Director deems necessary and appropriate to perform the functions of the Council.

C. Qualifications.

All members of the Governing Body, both voting members and non-voting members, must be SHRM members in good standing throughout the duration of participation on the Governing Body.

The State Director must have two (2) years experience (cumulative) on a State Council and/or local Chapter board. Membership At-Large Directors, who represent the SHRM members at-large in the State, shall not be affiliated with any Chapter at the time of appointment. Non-voting members shall be drawn from such positions as the State Director feels should participate in the State Council in the best interests of the Council and SHRM,including without limitation, those positions such as student chapter presidents, student chapter advisors, and others whom the Council feels should participate in the best interests of the Society.

D. Election and Appointment-Term of Office.

1. The State Director and State Director-Elect shall be elected from the current year's Governing Body by its voting members no later than November of each year for the upcoming year. The President of each SHRM Chapter within the State shall be an ex-officio Chapter President on the State Council with full voting rights. District Directors, the Membership Director, Membership At-Large Director(s), and Core Leadership Area (CLA) Directors shall be appointed by the State Director and will have full voting rights. The Secretary and Treasurer shall be nominated by the State Director and elected by a majority vote of the Governing Body upon which such Secretary and Treasurer will serve and will have full voting rights.

2. Non-voting members of the Governing Body shall be appointed by the State Director with the prior concurrence of the Governing Body upon which such non-voting members will serve.

3. Leaders filling all positions on the Governing Body both voting and non-voting, must be SHRM members in good standing within the State through the duration of participation on the Governing Body.

E. All members of the Governing Body shall be elected or appointed to a one-year term beginning January 1 and ending December 31. The State Director, State Director-Elect, the Secretary and Treasurer may serve two additional one-year terms for a total of three consecutive years. All other elected and appointed leaders may serve in the same position for not more than a total of three consecutive years. Any member of the Governing Body may be removed for actions contrary to the best interests of the Council or SHRM upon a two-thirds vote of the entire voting members of the Governing Body. In addition to removal for cause pursuant to the previous sentence, Chapter Presidents will be removed to the extent they vacate or are removed from their position as President of their respective SHRM Chapter.

F. Vacancies. Any vacancy in the State Director position shall be filled for the unexpired term by the State Director-Elect , or if such a position does not exist, by vote of a majority of the Governing Body in attendance at any duly constituted meeting. Any vacancy in any other position on the Governing Body other than Chapter President shall be filled by appointment by the State Director with the concurrence of that person or body which must concur in the original appointment of such position. Any vacancy in the Chapter President position will be filled as and when the respective Chapter elects or appoints a new President.

G. Governing Body Meetings. The Governing Body shall meet at least three times each year, the first of such meetings which shall be held before March 31. At least two of these meetings will be in person meetings

H. Special Meetings of the Governing Body. Special meetings of the State Council may be called by the State Director, or in the case of the absence or disability of the State Director, by the State Director-Elect, Secretary and/or Treasurer. A special meeting shall be called upon written request of a majority of the voting members of the Governing Body.

I. Notice of Meetings. Written notice of each Governing Body meeting shall be given or mailed to each member at least fifteen (15) days before such meeting, or such greater period as may be required by state law.

J. Quorum; Governing Body Action. One-half (1/2) of the entire number of voting members of the Governing Body shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The act of a majority of voting members present either in person, or by conference phone at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Governing Body, except to the extent that state law may require a greater number. In addition the Governing Body may act<