BYLAWS
(As approved May 4, 2014)
CONTENTS:
SECTION 1 FAITH COMMUNITY
SECTION 2 EDUCATIONALLY
SECTION 1 ACTIVE
SECTION 2 ASSOCIATE
SECTION 3 HONARARY
SECTION 4 MASS
SECTION 1 (8) DUTITES
SECTION 2 DIRECTOR
SECTION 3 SOCIETY
SECTION 4 MODERATOR
SECTION 5 TRANSACTION
SECTION 6 MEETING
SECTION 1 TERMS
SECTION 2 ACTIVE
SECTION 3 ODD/EVEN
SECTION 4 UNABLE ATTEND
SECTION 5 NOMINATIONS
SECTION 6 ORDER
SECTION 7 ASSUME
SECTION 8 VACANCY
SECTION 1 PRESIDENT
SECTION 2 VICE-PRESIDENT
SECTION 3 SECRETARY
SECTION 4 TREASURER
SECTION 5 MEMBER AT LARGE
SECTION 6 MODERATOR
SECTION 1 EVENTS
SECTION 2 AD HOC
SECTION 1 REGULAR
SECTION 2 SPECIAL
SECTION 3 QUORUM
SECTION 1 ADVANCE
SECTION 2 PROPOSED
SECTION 3 2/3 VOTE
PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH
The name of the organization shall be St. Louis Catholic Deaf Society, hereafter referred to as the Society.
The Society shall be affiliated as a Chapter in good standing with the International Catholic Deaf Association – United States Section (ICDA-US).
Section 1> To pray, reflect, study and develop a Catholic Christian faith community among persons who are deaf.
Section 2> To encourage and engage in good works that advance deaf persons spiritually, socially or educationally.
Membership in the Society is open to Catholic persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, their spouses, and any interested Catholic person. The Society shall be a membership association with three (3) classifications: Active, Associate, and Honorary.
Section 1> ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP
Section 2> ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP
Section 3> HONORARY MEMBERSHIP
may be conferred on any person, through the suggestion of the Board and the consent of the membership.
Section 4> A Mass shall be offered each November for deceased members of the Society.
Section 1> The governing board shall consist of the following eight (8) officers: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, three Members At-Large, and Moderator.
Section 2> These officers shall be known as the Board of Directors, hereafter referred to as the Board.
Section 3> All officers of the Society are encouraged to be members in good standing with the International Catholic Deaf Association – United States Section.
Section 4> Officers, with the exception of the Moderator, shall be limited to two consecutive full two-year terms of office, unless if there is no other candidate.
Section 5> Four (4) members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Section 6> There shall be at least three (3) Board meetings a year, especially February, June, and October.
Section 1> All officers shall be elected to two-year terms of office in the order in which they are named in the Bylaws, Article V Section 1.
Section 2> The offices of President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, three Members At-Large, and Moderator must be filled from the active membership of the Society.
Section 3> Elections shall be held in the November meeting of the general membership. Elections for President, Vice President, and Moderator shall be held in even numbered years. Elections for Secretary, Treasurer, and three Members-At-Large shall be held in odd numbered years.
Section 4> Any active member, of necessity unable to attend the election meeting, may submit their name to the President to be nominated for a particular office.
Section 5> Nominations will be accepted from the floor.
Section 6> The order of elections will be for the office of President, then Vice-President, then Moderator or Secretary, then Treasurer, then three Members At-Large.
Section 7> Newly elected officers assume office on January 1st following their election.
Section 8> With the exception of the office of President, in the event an office becomes vacant an election shall be held as soon as possible to fill the vacancy.
Section 1> The President shall:
Section 2> The Vice-President shall:
Section 3> The Secretary shall:
Section 4> The Treasurer shall:
Section 5> The three Members At-Large:
Section 6> The Moderator shall:
Section 1> The standing committees shall be: Events Committee, Kitchen Committee, and a Pastoral Care Committee. The three (3) standing committee chairpersons are Board of Directors as Members-At-Large.
Section 2> The Board may establish Ad Hoc Committees at any time.
Section 1> Regular meetings shall be conducted two times a year in March and November.
Section 2> The President with the approval of the Board may call special meetings.
Section 3> A quorum (the number needed to transact business) shall be one fourth of the Active and Associate Members of the Society.
The order of business for Society meetings shall be:
Section 1> Any Active Member may present an amendment to the Bylaws in writing to the Secretary at least 30 days in advance.
Section 2> A proposed amendment to the Bylaws shall be sent to members two (2) weeks before regular or special meeting of the Society by email or postmarked mail. The President will put the proposition to a vote at regular or special meeting.
Section 3> A two-third vote of the Active Members present shall be sufficient to carry the amendment.
The society places itself under the patronage of St. Joseph, patron of the Universal Church and of the Workers.
Blessed St. Joseph,
who desires nothing more
than to see Jesus loved,
obtain for us a strong
love for holy Jesus,
so that we may love Him
with all our strength.
St. Joseph, adopted
father of Jesus,
pray for us.
Upon dissolution the Society’s remaining assets shall be distributed to non-profit organizations serving the Catholic Deaf Community. The Society’s Board of Directors shall make such distribution.