Sec 1 This organization shall be known as
the WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF ASSESSING OFFICERS (WAAO).
Sec 2
The objects of the Association shall be the furtherance of the objectives
of the
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ASSESSING OFFICERS
(IAAO), and the
dedication to professionalism.
Sec 3
The jurisdictional area of WAAO shall be the State of Wisconsin.
Sec 1
Membership in WAAO is restricted as follows:
A.
REGULAR MEMBERSHIP:
Open to officers, officials, or employees of governmental bodies, having
duties directly related to property tax assessment and administration ‑
and also to persons engaged as individuals or employees of an organization that
primarily provides professional services to governmental officers, officials, or
offices of a governmental authority or jurisdiction in support of tax assessment
and property tax administration.
B.
ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP:
Open to officers, officials, and employees of governmental bodies not
covered by regular membership - and
to officials, administrators, and employees of educational institutions.
C.
SUBSCRIBING MEMBERSHIP:
Open to any individual not eligible for regular or associate membership,
subscribing to the purpose of the Association, and interested in property
assessment and taxation.
D.
RETIRED REGULAR MEMBERSHIP:
Open to any individual who has retired from, or otherwise terminated the
position, under which they previously held a regular membership
- not employed in any manner which would qualify them as a subscribing
member.
E.
DISTINGUISHED LIFE MEMBERSHIP: Open
to any member with 10 or more years of service in this Association and/or
Wisconsin Chapter, IAAO, and who, in the opinion of the Executive Board of
Directors, on majority vote after nomination from the membership committee, has
made such a distinguished and sustained contribution to this Association, and to
the advancement of assessment administration,
that the member merits election to the Distinguished Life member classification.
A majority vote of the Executive Board of Directors shall elect such
member to the Distinguished Life classification.
Any such elected member, shall have conveyed therewith all the rights and
privileges of regular membership for life without dues or fees.
F.
HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP:
Shall be retained as a membership classification for all members
previously so designated. No
additional memberships shall be awarded in this classification.
G.
STUDENT MEMBERSHIP:
Available to those individuals enrolled on a full-time basis in
qualifying educational institutions' programs of study on assessment
administration, real estate, appraising, or related subjects ‑ for each
individual a maximum of four years.
Sec 2 In the event that a member terminated the
employment which made that person eligible
for membership, they may continue to hold any office in the Association
to which they
have been elected or appointed until the next annual meeting.
Sec 3
Applications for membership shall be made on forms obtained from the
Association Treasurer.
Sec 1
The officers of the Association shall be elected by a plurality vote of
members, and
shall be the following:
President, President Elect, Vice-President, Secretary and
Treasurer. The term of office shall be for one year.
Sec 2 The
President, President Elect and Vice President shall have Regular WAAO
Membership and be in good standing.
Sec 3 The
Secretary and Treasurer shall be WAAO members in good standing with voting
rights.
Sec 1
There shall be an Executive Board of Directors including the President,
President Elect,
Vice-President, Secretary,
Treasurer, immediate past President, and nine Executive
Board of Directors, each
Director elected for a term of three years;
three members to
be elected each year at the annual meeting of the Association.
The President shall
serve as Chairman of the Executive Board of Directors.
Sec 2
The Executive Board of Directors shall be the governing body of this
Association, and
shall have the power to establish rules and
regulations, not inconsistent with these
bylaws and the objectives of the International Association of Assessing
Officers,
necessary to accomplish the purposes of the Association.
Sec 3
A majority of the Executive Board shall constitute a quorum for the
purpose of
transacting official business.
Sec 4
At each meeting of the Executive Board of Directors, each member thereof
shall
exercise one vote.
Sec 5
Regular meetings of the Executive Board of Directors shall be held
quarterly, at such
time and place as may be determined by the
President.
Sec 6
Special meetings of the Executive Board of Directors shall be held at the
call of the
President, or upon request in writing made to the
President by any five members of
the
Executive Board.
Sec 7
Vacancies occurring in any office shall be filled by the Executive Board
of Directors for
the balance of the unexpired term.
Sec 1 The manner of voting, including the forms to be
used, the counting of ballots, and the
rules of procedure shall be prescribed by the
Executive Board of Directors. Voting
on
the removal of an officer or member shall be by secret ballot.
Sec 2
Not later than 30 days prior to the annual meeting, the President of this
Association,
with the approval of the Executive Board of
Directors, shall appoint a Nominating
Committee consisting of not less than three members, one of whom shall be
a past
President of this Association.
Sec 3
It shall be the duty of the Nominating Committee to propose names of
members of this
Association to serve as Officers and Executive Board of Director members
for the
ensuing year. The names of
those nominated shall be embodied in an appropriate
report which shall be published, or made available to all members not
later than ten
days prior to the annual meeting.
Sec 4 The Officers and Executive Board of Director
members shall be elected by the
membership of this Association at the annual
meeting. The voting order shall be
the
following:
President
Elect,
Vice‑President,
Secretary,
Treasurer,
Any
1-year term Executive Board of Director members,
Any
2-year term Executive Board of Director members,
Any
3-year term Executive Board of Director members.
The previous year's President Elect will automatically move on to the position
of President without further election.
Sec 5
Voting rights are vested in REGULAR, RETIRED REGULAR, and DISTINGUISHED
LIFE members only.
Sec 6
Any Regular member may challenge the voting rights of another member. The
Secretary, or Treasurer, upon disclosure of the
membership roster shall determine the
questioned voter's status.
Sec 7 Officers and Executive Board of Director members
shall assume office at the close of
the annual meeting.
Sec
1 PRESIDENT
·
Shall preside at all meetings of the Association.
·
Shall cast the deciding vote in case of a tie.
·
Shall appoint all committees.
·
Shall issue a call for a special meeting whenever
in his/her judgment, or in the judgment of
the Executive Board of Directors, it may be deemed necessary.
·
In general shall perform all duties pertaining to
the office, or that may be assigned to the
President by the Executive Board of Directors.
Sec 2
PRESIDENT ELECT
·
Shall, in the absence of the President or at the
President's request, assume all the powers
and perform all the duties of the President.
·
Shall perform such other duties as may be assigned
by the Executive Board.
·
Shall be responsible for various committees as
assigned by the President.
Sec 3
VICE‑PRESIDENT
·
Shall, in the absence of the President and
President Elect, assume all the powers and
perform all the duties of the President.
·
Shall perform such other duties as may be assigned
by the Executive Board.
·
Shall be responsible for various committees as
assigned by the President.
Sec 4
SECRETARY
·
Shall keep minutes of all meetings of the members,
and of the Executive Board.
·
Shall perform all duties which may be assigned by
the President or Executive Board.
·
Shall provide advance notice of all meeting dates
for members.
·
Shall in general perform all the duties pertaining
to the office
·
Shall update and maintain the Executive Handbook.
Sec 5
TREASURER
·
Shall keep a roll of the members of the
Association.
·
Shall in general perform all the duties pertaining
to the office.
·
Shall compile an annual report of all financial
activities of the Association.
·
Shall collect all monies due to the Association,
providing invoices and receipts.
·
Shall deposit all monies of the Association in a
financial institution approved by the
Executive Board.
·
Shall record all disbursements.
Sec 1 Thirty‑one
members shall constitute a quorum at a meeting.
In case a quorum shall not
be
present, the meeting may be adjourned by those present to a future date, of
which
notice will be given to all members by the Association Secretary.
Sec 2
Unless
otherwise provided for by these bylaws, Robert's Rules of Order shall govern
all
meetings of the Association.
Sec 1 Standing
committees of the Association shall be named as follows:
A.
Real Estate
Standards Committee
B.
Personal
Property Standards Committee
C.
Education
and Training Committee
D.
Legislative
Committee
E.
Property Tax
Exemptions Committee
F.
Auditing
Committee
G.
Nominating
Committee
H.
Awards
Committee
I.
Public
Relations Committee
J.
Planning and
Management Committee
K.
Membership
Services Committee
L.
Computer
Assisted Assessment Committee
M.
Rural
Concerns Committee
N.
Program
Committee
Committees designated by the President shall consist of not less than
three members
appointed by the President for the term of one year.
Sec 2 The
President may appoint, from time to time, such other special committees as
deemed
proper.
Sec 3 The
President, Secretary and Treasurer shall be ex officio members of all
committees,
and are entitled to participate in the proceedings thereof as members,
but their
attendance shall be optional and voluntary, and shall not be deemed as
part of the
regular officer duties.
Sec 4
A
majority of each committee shall constitute a quorum thereof.
Each committee shall
report
to the President the proceedings of the committee, and any recommendations
which they make.
Sec 5 No
communication in the name of, or on behalf of this Association generally
relating to
this
Association or it's activities, shall be sent by any committee, officer, or
member to
any other association, public official, body, newspaper, or to the
public, unless such
communication is first submitted to, and approved by, the Executive Board
of Directors
or the President.
Sec 6 No
published material shall be prepared or issued by this Association unless:
1)
It clearly
shows on it's face that it was prepared by the Association.
2)
The name of
the editor or author is stated thereon.
3)
It contains
no libelous matter.
MEETINGS
Sec 1
The
annual meeting of the Association shall be the last membership meeting of the
fiscal year. At this
meeting, the election of officers for the year shall be held.
Sec 2 Regular
meetings of the Association shall be held quarterly, at such time and place as
may
be determined by the Executive Board of Directors. Meetings of the Executive
Board of Directors shall be held as prescribed in Article IV.
Sec 3
Special
meetings of the Association may be held at the call of the President, or at the
request
of the Executive Board of Directors, and shall be called by the President upon
the written request (stating the purpose of such meeting) of ten or more
of the
the members on the WAAO roster.
Sec 4 The
annual Association dues are payable by JULY 31st for the full year (August 1st
thru
July 31st). Members who fail to
meet their annual dues obligation by the said July
31st shall be considered delinquent, with loss of all rights and
privileges. Dues for new
memberships received after May 1st shall be applied to the following year.
Sec 5 Payment
of one full years dues after delinquency shall restore the members full rights
and
privileges.
Sec 6
Any
revised dues schedule shall be presented by the Executive Board of Directors to
the
general membership for approval at a quarterly meeting.
Membership
Dues
(Approved 3‑5‑01)
Regular
Membership
$25.00
Associate
Membership
$20.00
Student
Membership
$20.00
Subscribing
Membership
$50.00
These BYLAWS shall not be amended, altered, or
repealed except in the following manner:
Ten members of the Association may submit in
writing to the President proposed amendments with the reasons for same.
The Executive Board of Directors shall then act and report upon such
proposal. The President shall then
submit the proposed amendment at the next general meeting for the members
consideration and vote. All
members shall receive a minimum five day notice that such proposed amendments
will be voted on at the next meeting of members.
Amendments for action by members may also be proposed by resolution of the Executive Board of Directors, or by a special committee appointed by the President for that purpose.
Sec 1 Complaints of misconduct against officers or
members of the Association shall be
considered by the Executive Board of Directors;
and if after investigation, it is of the
opinion that sufficient grounds exist, the Executive Board of Directors
may by two‑thirds
vote, recommend to the members that such officer or member, be censured,
suspended, removed from office, or expelled from membership in the
Association. The
membership may by three‑fourths vote by secret ballot, take such
action thereon as it
deems proper.
Sec 2
Any member against whom a complaint is made before the Executive Board of
Directors shall be notified thereof, and shall be
afforded an opportunity to make answer
thereto to the Executive Board of Directors.
Sec 3
Any elected officer or member of the Executive Board of Directors who
shall be absent
from four consecutive meetings, including regular
and Executive Board, may be
suspended from such office and the vacancy filled for the unexpired term
as herein
provided. This action requires a two‑thirds majority vote of the
Executive Board.
Sec 1
The order of business shall include:
·
Adoption of minutes as distributed, or published
·
Report of the Secretary
·
Report of the Treasurer
·
Report of the Executive Board of Directors
·
Reports of Committees
·
Old (or unfinished) business
·
New business
·
Adjournment
Any rule of parliamentary procedure may be
suspended at any meeting by a three-fourths vote of the members present.
REVISIONS
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