Bylaws
Black Southern Baptist Denominational Servant
Network
Bylaws
Article I – Membership
Section 1
Members – The members of the Network shall
include Southern Baptist denominational employees, full-time or
part-time, who have paid annual dues set by the Network in a
general session during the previous year (June 1 to May 31).
Section 2
Charter Members – Charter members of the
Network are those members on record at the close of the first
annual meeting on June 14, 1997, at which time the Constitution
and By-Laws were adopted.
Article II – Officers
Section 1
Officers – The Officers of the Network
shall include a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer,
Executive Director and other officers deemed necessary by the
Network. These officers shall comprise the Executive Committee.
Section 2
Election of Officers
1. All officers shall be elected at the
annual meeting of the Network. The appointed nominating committee
shall recommend to the Network those who have been asked and are
willing to serve as officers.
2. In case of a vacancy, the Executive
Committee shall appoint a person to fulfill the unexpired term.
Section 3
Terms of Office
1. The officers of the Network shall be
elected to serve one-year terms.
2. The officers shall not serve more
than two consecutive one-year terms in the same office, except the
Executive Director.
Article III – Duties of Officers
Section 1
Duties of Officers. The duties of the
officers shall be as follows:
1. President – The President shall
preside at all regular and called meetings of the Network, serve
as an ex-officio member of all committees, and shall perform other
duties required by the office.
2. Vice President – The Vice President
shall preside at the meeting of the Network in the absence of the
President, and perform other duties assigned by the Network.
3. Secretary – The Secretary shall keep
the minutes of the meeting and bring a report at each meeting.
4. Treasurer – The Treasurer shall keep
the financial records, deposit funds, and report at each regular
meeting.
5. Executive Director – The Executive
Director shall administer the program of the Network, publish the
news bulletin, and serve as an ex-officio member of all
committees.
Section 2
Other Officers – The duties of all other
officers elected by the Network will be approved at the annual
meeting.
Section 3
The President of the National African
American Fellowship shall serve as an ex-officio member of the
Network.
Article IV –
Committees
Section 1
The Nominating Committee – The President
of the Network and four elected persons shall serve on the
Nominating Committee. Duties are: (1) to recommend qualified
(i.e., paid up members) nominees to serve in offices and committee
assignments for the Network, and (2) the Chairman shall
participate in Executive Committee conference calls.
Section
2
The Communications Committee - Duties are:
(1) to develop and implement an approved strategy to inform
members of the Network with opportunities for involvement and use
of the website, (2) to produce and publish a quarterly newsletter,
and (3) the Chairman shall participate in Executive Committee
conference calls.
Section 3
The Executive Committee - Duties are: (1)
to lead in planning, organizing, staffing, directing,
communicating, controlling, and funding the program of the
Network, and (2) to participate in Executive Committee conference
calls.
Section 4
The African American Southern Baptist
History Project Committee - Duties are: (1) to lead the Network in
the development of strategies to preserve the history of African
American Southern Baptists, (2) to publish The Journal of African
American Southern Baptist History, and (3) the Chairman shall
participate in Executive Committee conference calls.
Section 5
Standing committees shall be formed and
elected as deemed necessary by the Network.
Article V –
Finances
Section 1
An annual budget shall be prepared and
presented for consideration at a regular meeting of the Network.
Section 2
Dues – The dues of the Network, as
implemented by the Executive Committee, are: Associate Individual
(Student) - $25.00; Individual - $50.00; State Program - $100.00;
Institutional - $250.00; and Silver (10 years) - $500.00.
Article VI –
Meetings
Section 1
Regular Meetings – The Network shall have
regular meetings at a time(s) or place determined by vote of the
membership.
Section 2
Special Meetings – The Network shall have
special meetings determined by the officers and chairpersons of
the committees.
Article VII
– Amendments
The
Constitution and By-Laws may be amended at annual meetings of the
Network by at least 2/3 majority of the members voting
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