Kentucky State Council

Epsilon Sigma Alpha International

Bylaws

 

 

ARTICLE I – NAME

 

Section 1:               The name of this organization shall be the Kentucky State Council of Epsilon Sigma Alpha.

 

ARTICLE II – PURPOSE

 

Section 1:               Under the guidance of the State Executive Board, the Council shall have as its purpose:

 

To become better acquainted with members through the State meetings.

 

To promote closer relations and fuller cooperation between local chapters, state officers, Southeastern Regional Council, International Council and ESA Headquarters.

 

To assist one another in all problems and promote a common purpose within the sorority.

 

To establish interest in Epsilon Sigma Alpha and establish new chapters throughout the State.

 

ARTICLE III – MEMBERSHIP AND DUES

 

Section 1:               The following chapters shall be charter members:

Alpha Alpha         #173, Louisville, Kentucky

Alpha Gamma       #1681, Louisville, Kentucky

Alpha Kappa        #1841, Lexington, Kentucky

Alpha Theta          #662, Bowling Green, Kentucky

Alpha Epsilon       #1565, Paducah, Kentucky

Alpha Xi                #1804, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky

Alpha Delta           #1138, Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Alpha Zeta            #1814, Frankfort, Kentucky

 

Section 2:               All Epsilon Sigma Alpha Chapters in Kentucky are members of the Kentucky State Council.

 

Section 3:               Annual dues of $25.00 per chapter plus $7.50 per member shall be due and payable into the Kentucky State Treasurer on May 1.  An update payment for new members may be made by February 1 in order to increase the number of voting delegates.

 

Section 4:               To be a member in good standing with the Kentucky State Council, chapters must pay annual dues no later than December 31.

 

Section 5:               Only chapters in good standing with the Kentucky State Council and International Council shall be eligible to enter contests, propose amendments to the Kentucky State Council Bylaws, submit bids for state convention, or nominate candidates for state office.

 

Section 6:               A newly chartered chapter shall pay pro rata dues to the end of the fiscal year (convention to convention) anytime during the first six (6) months, following charter, to be in good standing with the Kentucky State Council.

 

Section 7:               Honorary membership may be conferred at the discretion of the Kentucky State Council Executive Board with approval of a majority of its officers and ESA Headquarters.  This honor is to be bestowed upon persons who have proven worthy by major association with and assistance to the Kentucky State Council.

 

ARTICLE IV – OFFICERS

 

Section 1:               The elected officers shall be a President, a First Vice President, a Second Vice President, a Recording Secretary, a Treasurer, and a Parliamentarian.  These officers shall perform the duties prescribed by these bylaws and by the parliamentary authority adopted by the Kentucky State Council.

 

Section 2:               Officers appointed by the President are: Corresponding Secretary, Educational Chairman, Philanthropic Chairman, Awards Chairman, Chaplain, Historian, Scrapbook Chairman, Editor, Kentucky SERC Projects Chairman, St. Jude/Circle of Life Directors, Workshop Coordinator, ESA Foundation Coordinator, Youth Awards Chairman, Easter Seal Chairman, and Association of the Arts Chairman.

 

Section 3:               The elected officers, Corresponding Secretary, Jr. Past President, President of the Past Presidents’ Auxiliary or her alternate, and all past Presidents of the Kentucky State Council (in an honorary and advisory capacity with one vote of the board) shall constitute the State Council Executive Board, and together with the appointed officers and all chapter Presidents shall constitute the State General Board.

 

A.  Past Presidents’ Auxiliary shall be composed of all past presidents of the Kentucky State Council and past state presidents of other states; and shall have life membership on the State Executive Board in an honorary and advisory capacity with one vote on the board cast by the PPA President or her alternate.

 

ARTICLE V – QUALIFICATIONS OF ELECTED OFFICERS

 

Section 1:               A candidate must be in good standing with ESA Headquarters and have held the office of chapter and/or city council President.  She must have been an active member of ESA for at least two (2) years immediately preceding her nomination; must have attended at least two (2) previous Kentucky State Council Conventions; must indicate in writing her willingness to accept the office if elected; must be a member of a chapter in good standing with the International Council and the Kentucky State Council and have the sponsorship of her own chapter and/or city council.

 

Section 2:               The First Vice President known as President-Elect, shall automatically succeed to the office of President.  She must have served at least two (2) years as an elected officer of the Kentucky State Council.

 

Section 3:               The Second Vice President must meet all qualifications stated in Section 1 of this article.  She must have served at least one (1) year as an elected officer of the Kentucky State Council.

 

Section 4:               The Recording Secretary must be able to take accurate notes and type.

 

Section 5:               The Corresponding Secretary shall be designated by the President as her running mate.

 

Section 6:               The Treasurer must have a basic knowledge of bookkeeping.

 

Section 7:               The Parliamentarian shall be thoroughly familiar with parliamentary procedure and with the parliamentary authority adopted by the Kentucky State Council.

 

ARTICLE VI – ELECTION OF OFFICERS

 

Section 1:               Officers shall be elected by ballot vote, and/or by general consent, in the event there is a single candidate for each office at the annual State Convention.  Officers shall serve for one year or until their successors are elected.  Their term of office shall begin at the close of the annual meeting at which they are elected.  No officer may serve more than one elected office at the same time.

 

Section 2:               Nominations shall be submitted to the Chairman of the Nominating Committee postmarked no later than January 20, additional nominations shall be permitted from the floor for all offices with the exception of President and Corresponding Secretary.  Persons to be nominated from the floor must submit their qualifications to the Chairman of the Nominating Committee at least thirty (30) days prior to the annual Kentucky State Convention.  Candidates so nominated must conform with the provisions of ARTICLE V.  Nominations for each office shall not exceed three (3).

 

Section 3:               A candidate must be present at the Annual State Convention, unless her absence is excused by the Nominating Committee.  Candidates to be nominated from the floor shall not participate in the candidates Fair.  Following nominations from the floor at the First General Assembly, the First Vice President will present the nominee(s) qualifications.

 

Section 4:               Elections shall be determined by a plurality of the delegates’ casting votes.

 

Section 5:               The President shall appoint a chief teller and two (2) assistant tellers to count the ballots and to report the vote.  The teller’s report shall be entered in the minutes, becoming part of the official records of the Kentucky State Council.  The ballots shall be filed for a period of ninety (90) days with the Recording Secretary.

 

Section 6:               Installation of officers shall be held at the Annual State Convention at a time decided upon by the President and local Convention Chairman, with the approval of the President-elect.

 

Section 7:               In the event an Annual State Convention cannot be held due to a nationwide crisis, the election of officers may be handled by mail in accordance with instructions from the Executive Board of the State Council.  During such emergency, a representative group may convene to transact business and declare the officers duly elected who have been previously elected by mail.

 

Section 8:               Vacancy for the office of President shall be filled automatically by the First Vice President.  Should the First Vice President vacate her office to fill the office of President or other reasons, then the Second Vice President shall assume the office of the First Vice President.  The President may appoint a successor to fill unexpired terms of any other vacancies on the executive board.

 

ARTICLE VII – DUTIES OF ELECTED OFFICERS

 

Section 1:               The President shall have general supervision over the business and activities of the Kentucky State Council.  She shall be a member ex-officio of all committees except the nominating committee.  She shall appoint officers, standing committees and any special chairmen and/or committees deemed necessary and organize a functioning body.

 

A.   The President shall require each elected and appointed officer to render a written report of her activities of the year.

B.   The President shall instruct all elected and appointed officers and committee chairmen to prepare a permanent file which shall be turned over to her successor immediately following the close of the State Convention except that of the Recording Secretary and Treasurer.

C.   The President shall keep in close contact with the State Council Board and all chapters and keep the state membership informed as to official communications from International Council and SERC.

 

Section 2:               The First Vice President, by virtue of her office shall be known as President-elect.  She shall assume the duties of the President in the latter’s absence.  She shall be chairman of the nominating committee.  She shall serve as membership chairman.

 

A.   As nominating committee chairman, the First Vice President shall forward letters and nomination forms to all chapter Presidents, requesting nominations of qualified members for Kentucky State Council offices.  A nomination form and letter of acceptance must be postmarked no later than January 20.  She shall submit to each chapter thirty days prior to state convention the name and qualifications of candidates to appear on the official ballot and to be published in the convention issue of The Kentucky Lamplighter.  She shall provide ballots for distribution by the credentials committee.

 

Section 3:               The Second Vice President shall be Convention Chairman and shall work with the Kentucky State Council President and the local Convention Chairman in planning the convention.  She shall forward convention information and registration forms to members of the Kentucky State Council General Board (Article XII, Section 1).  She shall receive all bids for the Kentucky State Convention and report same at the convention.  She shall provide ballots, if needed, for the selection of the convention site.  She shall be responsible for the outstanding member and pledge/first year member presentations at the annual State Convention.

 

Section 4:               The Recording Secretary shall keep in permanent form accurate records of all meetings of the Kentucky State Council and its executive board.  She shall record and mail copies of minutes to the President and the minutes approval committee within thirty (30) days after each meeting.  The committee shall read and approve the minutes within two (2) weeks following the receipt of the minutes from the Recording Secretary.  Following the approval of same, they shall be distributed to the Executive Board, Chapter Presidents, and ESA Headquarters.

 

Section 5:               The Treasurer shall handle the monies of the Kentucky State Council and shall pay out money as approved in the adopted budget.  Amounts in excess of the budget must have the approval of the Executive Board prior to payment.  She shall render semi-annual financial statements at the annual State Convention and Fall Board Meeting to the membership present.  She will notify the Treasurer of each chapter no later than November 1 if dues have not been paid.  She shall issue credential cards for all chapters to the credentials committee whose dues are paid.  She shall notify the First Vice President no later than January 15, which chapters have not paid their dues.  The Treasurer shall notify all that the Treasurers books will be closed prior to state convention.  The Treasurer shall set the date when all bills must be in.  She shall send a notice to the chapter Presidents when dues are received.

 

Section 6:               The Parliamentarian shall advise the President, other officers, committees, and members on matters of parliamentary procedure.  She shall request proposed amendments be submitted in accordance with Article XVIII.  She shall prepare proposed amendments to the bylaws, if any, for approval of the Kentucky State Council Executive Board.  After approval from the Executive Board, she shall send a copy to the Editor for inclusion in the convention issue of The Kentucky Lamplighter.  She shall prepare a copy of the revised bylaws, send them to the President within thirty (30) days after convention for printing in the yearbook which is distributed to all members of the Kentucky State Council General Board.  She shall keep a permanent file of all bylaws and changes to be given to each succeeding Parliamentarian.

 

Section 7:               The Jr. Past President shall serve as Disaster Fund Chairman and promote same throughout the state.  She shall forward all monies collected to the IC Disaster Fund Chairman.

 

ARTICE VIII – APPOINTED OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES

 

Section 1:               There shall be the following appointed officers: Corresponding Secretary, Philanthropic Chairman, Historian, Editor, Educational Chairman, Chaplain, Workshop Coordinator, Scrapbook Chairman, Kentucky SERC Projects Chairman, St. Jude/Circle of Life Directors, Awards Chairman, ESA Foundation Coordinator, Youth Awards Chairman, Easter Seal Chairman, and Association of the Arts Chairman.

 

A.  The Corresponding Secretary shall assist the President with all correspondence of the Kentucky State Council, prepare the Kentucky State Council Yearbook under the direction of the President.  It shall be the duty of the Corresponding Secretary to contact members of the Executive Board concerning their wishes for a gift for the Kentucky State Council President.  She shall notify all board members of the date and time of all Executive Board meetings.

 

B.  The Philanthropic Chairman shall supervise any state project undertaken.  Shall forward to each chapter sixty (60) days prior to convention, form for reporting the chapter philanthropic hours and monies.  Shall record and tabulate these forms upon their receipt to determine the outstanding entries by chapter in each division (hours and monies in Division I and II).  Shall send results to the awards chairman for issuance of awards’ certificates.

 

C.  The Historian shall record the history of the Kentucky State Council, including all noteworthy accomplishments of the council, its growth, and development.  This writing shall be added to the permanent history book, which shall be on display at the annual State Convention and then turned over to each succeeding historian, and a copy of the current year shall be given to the outgoing President.

 

D.  The Editor shall edit and publish The Kentucky Lamplighter three (3) times annually to each subscribing member.  The rate shall be recommended by the Editor prior to the annual State Convention with the increase to be voted on by the members at the Annual State Convention.  She shall solicit subscriptions from each chapter payable by August 1.  She shall forward to the incoming Editor, any and all monies remaining from the profits of The Kentucky Lamplighter.

 

E.  The Educational Chairman shall coordinate the educational programs among the chapters and the IC Educational Director, shall select the top five (5) outstanding educational programs to be judged first, second, and third place, and shall judge the Distinguished Athenian Award.

 

F.  The Chaplain shall offer condolences to the family of any deceased members and send cards of cheer to members who are hospitalized or suffering long and serious illnesses.  She shall conduct the Sunday morning worship and/or memorial services at the State Convention and give the invocation.

 

G.  The Workshop Coordinator shall appoint workshop chairmen with the approval of the President.  Shall coordinate the workshop chairmen into a functioning board and act as a moderator of the convention during the workshops.

 

H.  The Scrapbook Chairman shall prepare a scrapbook of the year’s activities using material furnished by each chapter.  Shall present the State Scrapbook to the Jr. Past President at the Fall Board Meeting.  It will include the annual state convention at which she presided.

 

I.  The Kentucky SERC Projects Chairman shall provide a ways and means project to make money for SERC.  She shall encourage the voluntary six dollars ($6.00) chapter donation, the sale of the TORCH, charms and subscriptions to the SERCH.  She shall collect and forward monies to the proper recipient.

 

J.  The St. Jude/Circle of Life Directors shall be appointed to two (2) year terms.  One will be appointed each year and they will be known as the senior and junior directors with the incoming senior director or her alternate, going to the St. Jude Training Seminar.  They shall be willing to visit chapters who need their assistance in setting up projects.

 

K.  1.  The Senior Awards Chairman shall serve a one (1) year term after serving as Junior Awards Chairman.  The Senior Awards Chairman shall supervise the following state contests:

Philanthropic Hours

Philanthropic Monies

Educational

Yearbook

History

Rushing

Distinguished Athenian

 

Immediately upon determining the first, second, and third place winner in above contest, she shall forward said results to the President of the Past President’s Auxiliary.

 

She shall provide up-to-date rules for said contest to chapter Presidents and Executive Board at Fall Board Meeting, not to be in conflict with IC award duties.  She shall order awards for contests as needed.  She shall appoint judges with the approval of the President.

 

2.  The Junior Awards Chairman shall serve a one (1) year term after which term she shall be appointed Senior Awards Chairman.  The duties of Junior Awards Chairman shall be to assist the Senior Awards Chairman according to her discretion.

 

L.  The ESA Foundation Coordinator shall be appointed for a two (2) year term – being appointed in odd years.  She shall be an active member of the ESA Foundation.  She shall encourage participation in supporting the Foundation.

 

M.  The Easter Seal Chairman shall encourage participation in the Easter Seal Projects in Kentucky.  She shall report through The Kentucky Lamplighter and at the annual state convention on donations made.

 

N.  The Association of the Arts Chairman will coordinate the display and judging of the Association of the Arts entries at the annual state convention.

 

O.  The Youth Award Chairman will promote the Outstanding Youth Award contest by providing guidelines, forms and judges for this event.

 

Section 2:               There shall be the following standing committees:  Credentials, Nominating, and Finance with the following duties:

 

A.  Credentials Committee shall be responsible for the clearing of all credentials of delegates and/or alternates based upon the report of the State Council Treasurer and will issue ballots to the voting delegate.  Credential Chairman shall take ballot box to the First General Assembly at the Kentucky State Convention.

 

B.  The Nominating Committee shall consist of the First Vice President as Chairman and two (2) members.  The Nominating Committee shall be responsible for the presentation of the slate of one (1) to three (3) members for each office of the Kentucky State Council, except that of President and Corresponding Secretary.  In event that this committee receives more than three (3) names for a particular office, it shall be their privilege to place such nomination on the ballot for the offices according to their qualifications and with the member’s consent.

 

C.  The Finance Committee shall be responsible for providing ways and means for increasing the Kentucky State Council Treasury with the approval of the President and Treasurer.

 

ARTICLE IX – MEETINGS

 

Section 1:               The Kentucky State Council Convention shall be held annually in the spring for the purpose of electing officers, receiving reports of officers and committees, and for any other business that may arise, and shall promote good will and fellowship.

 

Section 2:               The Kentucky State Council Board Meeting shall be held once a year in the fall.

 

Section 3:               The convention site for the following year shall be selected by ballot at the State Convention.  In the event of only one convention bid, voting may be by general consent.  The time, place and registration fee for the annual convention shall be determined by the hostess chapter/city council with the approval of the President and Second Vice President.

 

Section 4:               The hostess chapter for a board meeting may set a registration fee to cover dinner and decorations with the approval of the President.

 

Section 5:               Special meetings may be called at the discretion of the President.  A joint meeting of incoming and outgoing officers of the board shall be held prior to the last General Assembly of the convention.

 

ARTICLE X – REPRESENTATION AND VOTING

 

Section 1:               The voting power of the organization shall consist of qualified delegates present at the Kentucky State Council meetings.

 

Section 2:               Chapters in good standing with the Kentucky State Council and the International Council are entitled to one (1) vote for every ten (10) members or fraction thereof.  The President of her designee of a chapter automatically becomes a delegate of her chapter.

 

Section 3:               The official ballot shall be provided to the voting delegates by the Credentials Committee.

 

Section 4:               Election of officers and convention site shall be by ballot.

 

Section 5:               No proxy voting shall be permitted.  In the event no representative from a chapter is present at convention, the chapter forfeits their vote.

 

Section 6:               Non-voting delegates present at all council meetings, may make motions and enter discussion.

 

ARTICLE XI – THE EXECUTIVE BOARD

 

Section 1:               The elected officers of the Kentucky State Council, the Corresponding Secretary, the Jr. Past President, and the President of the Past Presidents’ Auxiliary or her alternate, shall constitute the Kentucky State Council Executive Board.

 

Section 2:               A quorum of the Kentucky State Council Executive Board shall consist of five (5) members and vote of any five (5) members shall constitute effective action.

 

Section 3:               The Executive Board shall have the power to transact business of the Kentucky State Council between meetings and perform such other duties as are specified in these bylaws.  Its acts shall not conflict with any action taken by the Kentucky State Council.

 

Section 4:               The Executive Board may hold meetings in conjunction with the Annual State Convention and/or Fall Board Meetings if deemed necessary by the President or any member of the Executive Board.

 

Section 5:               Each officer shall render a written report of her activities for the year.  This report shall be published and made available to the membership at the Annual State Convention.

 

Section 6:               Each officer shall prepare a permanent file which shall be transferred to her successor on the last day of the Annual State Convention, except the Recording Secretary, Treasurer, and Parliamentarian, who will transfer their records within sixty (60) days after convention.

 

Section 7:               The Executive Board shall supervise the affairs of the State Council in accordance with these Bylaws and the wishes of the membership.

 

Section 8:               Each elected and appointed officer shall send a copy of all official correspondence to the President in order to keep her informed of all State Council business.

 

ARTICLE XII – THE GENERAL BOARD

 

Section 1:               The Kentucky State Council General Board shall be composed of the Kentucky State Council Executive Board, the appointed officers, committee chairmen and committee members, and Presidents of the Kentucky ESA chapters.  One representative of the Kentucky State Council Past President’s Auxiliary shall have one vote.  All IC officers, SERC officers and past Kentucky State Council Presidents are ex-officio members of the Kentucky State Council General Board.

 

Section 2:               A general board meeting may be held prior to the Annual State Convention and/or Fall Board meeting.

 

Section 3:               A general board meeting of the new and retiring board members shall be held for the purpose of receiving information from the President and other officers, exchanging files, and for any other business that may arise.  The time and place for said meeting shall be determined by the newly elected President and local convention Chairman.

 

Section 4:               Each appointed officer shall submit a written annual report of her activities for the year.  This report shall be published and made available to the membership at the Annual State Convention.

 

Section 5:               Each appointed officer shall prepare a permanent file which shall be transferred to her successor at the post convention General Board Meeting.

 

ARTICLE XIII – FINANCES

 

Section 1:               The State Council shall pay the President’s registration fee, cost of her room for one night and half (1/2) transportation cost for the Fall Board Meeting.  If additional ESA members share the President’s room, cost will be divided accordingly.

 

Section 2:               The President, or her alternate shall be a delegate attending the International Convention.  Full registration fee and transportation fee shall be paid.  Her share of the room not to exceed seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per night for a maximum of six (6) nights, meal allowance not to exceed fifty-five dollars ($55.00) total shall be reimbursed by the State Council for her attendance at the International Convention.  The transportation for the Kentucky State Council President or her alternate is to be figured from point of departure conterminous U.S., on air travel coach fare when possible and/or current IRS mileage if driving.

 

Section 3:               The President-Elect shall receive the basic amount of the International Council Convention Registration Fee in order that she may attend the Membership Director’s Workshop at that meeting.

 

Section 4:               The President or her alternate shall be the delegate attending the Southeastern Regional Conference.  The Kentucky State Council shall pay the following:

1.  Full registration fee.

2.  Transportation fee (not to exceed air coach fare) plus mileage to airport or conference site at current IRS mileage rate per mile.

3.  Room and meals not to exceed $45.00 per day for a total of $90.00.  If additional ESA members share the President’s room, cost will be divided accordingly.

 

Section 5:               The President-Elect’s registration fee and transportation fee shall be paid in full for attending the ESA State President’s Leadership Seminar, by submitting an expense voucher to the State Treasurer prior to the seminar.  In the event that the cost of a room is not covered by the registration fee for the President’s Leadership Seminar, the State Treasury shall provide at least the cost of a double room for the President-Elect.

 

Section 6:               State dues shall be used to cover postage, mimeograph supplies, paper, courtesy fund, full crown jewel pin or equivalent for outgoing President, convention, and other items approved by the Executive Board.

 

Section 7:               The State Council shall pay for the Headquarters Representative, IC Representative, SERC Representative and State President’s registration at state convention.

 

Section 8:               In the event a Headquarters Representative attends State Convention, the Headquarters Representative’s room shall be the responsibility of the State Council Treasury.

 

Section 9:               Statements of expenditures incurred on behalf of the Kentucky State Council Officers, which exceed the budgeted amount shall be presented to the Executive Board for approval.

 

Section 10:             A member in good standing with the State Council nominated by the Council for an International office shall have the expenses of her campaign material (not to exceed $50.00) paid for by the State Council Treasury.  She shall present the cost of the material to the President for approval.

 

Section 11:             The State Council shall pay any expenses incurred in publishing The Kentucky Lamplighter not covered by subscription monies.

 

ARTICLE XIV – STATE CONVENTION

 

Section 1:               The hostess chapter(s) shall retain fifty percent (50%) of the profit above convention expenses and the remaining fifty (50%) shall go into the State Treasury.

 

Section 2:               Any convention expenses not covered by registration fees shall be paid with State Treasury funds unless it would deplete the treasury, in which case it shall be divided equally among the member chapters.

 

Section 3:               The local convention Treasurer shall prepare a financial statement of the convention expenses.  She shall forward copies of the report to the past and current Presidents, past and current local Convention Chairman, and State Treasurer, and it shall be printed in the fall issue of The Kentucky Lamplighter.

 

Section 4:               The Local Convention Chairman and Second Vice President shall consult with the President on the program outline of convention.

 

Section 5:               Written bids for the convention shall be submitted to the Second Vice President thirty (30) days prior to the current year’s convention.

 

Section 6:               Convention bids shall be voted on by the voting delegates at the General Assembly.  The voting shall be by ballot in the event two (2) or more bids are received.

 

Section 7:               The Kentucky State Council Treasurer shall pay the hostess chapter(s) the amount of the convention registration fee for the State President, IC Representative, and SERC Representative if it does not deplete the treasury.  As soon as the hostess chapter(s) set the registration fee, the Treasurer shall be notified of the amount.  If a Headquarters’ Representative will be in attendance, this fee shall also be sent.

 

Section 8:               The outgoing President shall be installed into the Kentucky Past State Presidents’ Auxiliary during the last General Assembly at the Annual State Convention.

 

ARTICLE XV – STATE NEWSPAPER

 

Section 1:               The name of the State paper shall be The Kentucky Lamplighter.

 

Section 2:               The Kentucky Lamplighter shall be published three (3) times a year.

 

Section 3:               Subscriptions rate shall be recommended by the Editor prior to the annual State Convention.  Subscriptions shall be payable to the editor by August 1.

 

ARTICLE XVI – FISCAL YEAR

 

Section 1:               The fiscal year of the State Council shall begin on the last day of the convention and end at the convention the following year.

 

ARTICLE XVII – PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY

 

Section 1:             The rules contained in the current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order newly Revised shall govern the Kentucky State Council in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these bylaws and standing rules of the council.

 

ARTICLE XVIII – AMENDMENTS OF BYLAWS

 

Section 1:               These bylaws may be amended at the annual State Convention by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the voting delegates present and voting.  Proposed amendments must be submitted to the Kentucky State Council Parliamentarian postmarked no later than August 1.  Proposed amendments must be approved by the Executive Board at Fall Board meeting.  After approval by the Executive Board, proposed bylaw changes shall be sent to each chapter thirty (30) days prior to the Kentucky State Convention and to the Editor of The Kentucky Lamplighter for inclusion in the spring issue.

 

Section 2:               Each amendment must be consistent with those of the International Council’s constitution and bylaws.

 

Bylaws were amended 10/84, 3/85, 3/86, 3/87, 4/89, 4/92, 4/95, 4/98, 4/00, and 4/02.

 

 

Kentucky State Council

Epsilon Sigma Alpha International

Standing Rules

 

1.             The State Council shall make an annual donation in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25) to the Disaster Fund.

 

2.             The State Council shall present a full crown pin or gift of equal value to the outgoing President at convention.  This shall be the responsibility of the Treasurer.

 

3.             In the event of the death of a Kentucky ESA member, a tribute not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25) shall be made to the Kentucky State Council Scholarship Fund.  The local chapter shall notify the Kentucky State Council Treasurer the name of the deceased member.

 

4.             The President-Elect shall be in charge of the annual leadership seminar to be held at convention.

 

5.             All campaigning for state office shall be limited to Friday at convention.

 

6.             The official Headquarters Representative, IC Representative, and SERC Representative shall be presented with a silver-plated Mint Julep cup from the State Council.  This shall be the responsibility of the Treasurer.

 

7.             The hostess chapter(s) for the Annual State Convention shall pay the following expenses out of convention funds: Suite, if available, for the State President, IC and SERC Representatives, and courtesies for special guests, one half (1/2) registration fee of all elected State Council officers and the Corresponding Secretary, with the exception of the President.

 

8.             The President shall receive corsages for the final banquet at the International Convention and the SERC Conference.  It shall be the responsibility of the Treasurer to arrange for delivery.

 

9.             It is suggested that chapters inviting the State President to attend their functions furnish mileage and lodging.

 

10.           The Kentucky Past State President’s Auxiliary, St. Jude, ESA Foundation, SERC, Kentucky State Council Endowment Scholarship Fund and Easter Seals be the only money making projects at state convention.  All others must have prior approval from the Executive Board.

 

11.           The Kentucky Past State President’s Auxiliary shall pay the cost of installation of officers at the Annual State Convention, not to exceed forty dollars ($40).

 

12.           The Kentucky Past President’s Auxiliary shall act as official hostess for the International Council and SERC Representatives (unless the State President has appointed others).  Cost of their meals not covered in the convention registration will be paid from the Auxiliary Treasury.  This will not include any representatives from Kentucky.

 

13.           Annual Collegiate Member dues are $10.00 per chapter plus $4.50 per Collegiate Member and shall be due and payable into the Kentucky State Treasury on October 15 based on October 1 membership count.

 

These Standing Rules may be amended at any meeting of the State Council by a majority vote of the delegates present.

 

 

 

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