INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF

ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS

NORTHWESTERN SECTION

BYLAWS

As Amended November 9, 2007

ARTICLE I - NAME

Section 1. Name. This organization shall be known as the Northwestern Section, International Association of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI).

ARTICLE II - PURPOSES

Section 1. The purposes and objectives of the Section shall be

a. To promote within the Section the purposes and objectives of the IAEI as set forth in Article IV of the Articles of Incorporation of the IAEI.
b. To promote the welfare of the Chapters and Chapter Divisions within its jurisdiction.

ARTICLE III - NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION

Section 1. The affairs of the Section shall not be conducted for profit.

ARTICLE IV - ORGANIZATION

Section 1. The Section shall consist of a Section Board of Directors and such Chapters and Chapter Divisions and members as may be authorized by the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the IAEI and these Bylaws.

Section 2. Management. The management and control of the affairs and business of the Section shall be vested in the Section Board of Directors as provided for herein.

ARTICLE V - MEMBERSHIP AND DUES

Section 1. Territory. Membership in the Section shall be limited to those persons who reside or are employed in the States of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah and Washington except for additional memberships as provided for in the Bylaws of the IAEI.

Section 2. Applications. Applications for membership shall be submitted to the International Office, and may be subject to the approval of the Section Board of Directors.

Section 3. Classification. Membership shall be classified as provided in the Bylaws of the IAEI.

Section 4. Dues and Initiation Fees. There shall be no initiation fee for any class of membership. Dues shall be prescribed in the Bylaws of the IAEI and shall be sent to the IAEI International Office. Dues or assessments in addition to those levied by the IAEI may be levied by this Section, its Chapters and Chapter Divisions upon approval of the Section Board of Directors and the IAEI Board of Directors.

Section 5. Honorary Membership.

a. Honorary Membership may be conferred by the Section upon members who have performed such meritorious service as the Section wishes to recognize. A Section Honorary Member shall pay no dues. The Section shall assume liability for payment of the International Office portion of the dues unless the member is also accorded International Honorary Membership.
b. Honorary membership may be awarded posthumously.
c. Proposals for Section Honorary Membership shall be submitted in writing to the Section Secretary and shall state the basis for proposing this honor. The proposal shall be reviewed by the Section Board of Directors. Upon endorsement of at least two thirds (2/3rds) of the Section Board of Directors, the proposal shall be submitted to the Section membership for final approval at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE VI – BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND IAEI DIRECTORS

Section 1. Section Board of Directors. The Section Board of Directors shall consist of the President, a Vice President from each Chapter, Junior Past President , Secretary-Treasurer, an Associate Member from each Chapter, Section Membership Chair and Section Education Chair. The Section IAEI International Directors shall be ex-officio members of the Section Board of Directors.

Section 2. Officers. The officers of the Section shall consist of the President, 1^st, 2^nd (or more) Vice President, a Junior Past President, and a Secretary-Treasurer (or a Secretary and a Treasurer). All (but the Secretary-Treasurer) shall serve without pay.

Section 3. IAEI Directors. The Section shall elect Directors and their alternates to the IAEI Board of Directors in accordance with Section 202 (A) of the IAEI Bylaws.

Section 4. Eligibility. The majority of the Board of Directors shall be comprised of Inspector Members. The eligibility of Section Board of Director members, officers and IAEI Directors shall be established as follows:

a. Any member in good standing shall be eligible to be elected to the Section Board of Directors.
b. Only Inspector Members as defined in Section 302(A) of the IAEI Bylaws, or Senior Associate Members as defined in Section 302(C) of the IAEI Bylaws, in good standing, shall be eligible to be elected to the office of President or Vice President.
c. Any member in good standing shall be eligible to be elected to the office of Secretary-Treasurer (or Secretary and Treasurer).

d. Eligibility of Section IAEI Directors and their alternates shall be in accordance with Section 202 (B) of the IAEI Bylaws. Directors and their alternates shall reside in the territory of the Section.

Section 5 Duties.

a. The Section Board of Directors shall have general charge of the affairs of the Section, including the authority to direct expenditures and audit the accounts of the Secretary-Treasurer, as provided for herein.
b. Should any emergency arise in the carrying out of these Bylaws where strict compliance with the letter of the same cannot be obtained or where other sections of the Bylaws do not provide a means for meeting the emergency, the Section Board of Directors may take whatever action it may deem advisable for the good of the Section, but such action shall be consistent with the spirit of these Bylaws and shall be submitted for approval at the next meeting of the Section.
c. The Secretary-Treasurer shall keep the records of the Section and the Section Board of Directors, have charge of its funds, pay its bills and present at the Annual Meeting of the Section Board of Directors for approval, a budget covering the operations of the Section for the ensuing year, based upon the anticipated revenue of the Section. The Secretary-Treasurer may be authorized to expend the funds under the approved budget. All accounts shall be audited, at Section expense if any is incurred, at the close of each fiscal year and shall be submitted to the Section Board of Directors and to the Section at the next Section Meeting.
d. Section IAEI Directors shall represent the Section at all meetings of the Board of Directors and report to the Section Board of Directors on all matters affecting the Section.

Section 6. Terms of Office. Members of the Section Board of Directors, the officers, Directors and their alternates shall be elected and hold office for one (1) year or until their successors are elected and qualified, commencing at the end of the annual meeting when elected.

Section 7. Vacancies.

a. In the event of the death, resignation or inability to act of any member of the Section Board of Directors, Officer, Director or Alternate, other than the International Officer, or when such member becomes ineligible for membership in the class occupied when elected, their term of office shall automatically cease and it shall be the duty of the President, subject to approval by the Section Board of Directors, to appoint a member of the same class and from the same Chapter to serve the unexpired term. A vacancy in the office of President shall be filled by the Section Board of Directors.
b. In the event of the death, resignation or inability to act of the International Officer representing the Section, the provisions of Section 202 (F) of the IAEI Bylaws shall apply.

ARTICLE VII - ELECTIONS

Section 1. Time. The election of members of the Section Board of Directors, officers and IAEI Directors and their alternates shall take place on the earlier of the last business day or the last business day preceding the Annual Meeting Banquet of the Section Annual Meeting. The Section Board of Directors, Officers and IAEI Directors and their alternates shall be installed during the Annual Meeting banquet if one is held.

Section 2. Nominations.

a. On the first day of the Annual Meeting, the President shall appoint a Nominating Committee of three (3) Inspector Members. This committee shall nominate candidates for all officers, members of the Section Board of Directors, IAEI Directors and their alternates. The recommendation of the Nominating Committee shall be approved by the Section Board of Directors prior to consideration by the members. The Nominating Committee shall submit its approved report to the membership on the last business day preceding the election at the Annual Meeting.
b. Not less than ten (10) Inspector Members in good standing may nominate a candidate for any of the offices to be filled, provided such nominations shall be in writing, bear the signatures of the members so nominating, and be placed in the hands of the Section Secretary-Treasurer no later than the day prior to the election at the Annual Meeting, and also provided that any Candidate of IAEI Director or alternate shall have been approved by the Section Board of Directors prior to nomination.

Section 3. Election Procedure. The names of all properly proposed candidates shall be submitted to the members for election by ballot. Any member shall be elected who shall receive a majority of the votes cast; provided, however, that when there is only one candidate for an office, election may be declared by the unanimous consent of those members in attendance who are eligible to vote.

Section 4. Voting. Only Inspector Members in good standing shall be eligible to vote for candidates.

ARTICLE VIII - MEETINGS

Section 1. Section Board of Directors Meetings. Meetings of the Section Board of Directors are to be held as follows:

a. An Annual Meeting shall be held each year at the call of the President immediately preceding the Section Annual Meeting.
b. Special meetings may be called at any time by the President or upon the written request of a majority of the Inspector Members of the Section Board of Directors.
c. The date and location of both Annual and Special meetings shall be determined by the President and the Secretary. Due notice of meetings shall be sent to all Section Board of Directors members.
d. The President, or in the event of his absence the ranking Vice President shall preside at meetings of the Section Board of Directors.
e. Six (6) members, at least four (4) of whom must be Inspector Members, shall constitute a quorum.

Section 2. Section Meetings. Meetings of the Section are to be held as follows:

a. The Section shall hold an Annual Meeting, the time and place to be determined by the Section Board of Directors, the time being subject to the approval of the IAEI International Board of Directors.
b. Special meetings may be called by the Section President or upon the written application of ten (10) Inspector Members of the Section, and three (3) officers or Inspector Members of the Section Board of Directors. Due notice of special meetings shall be sent to all members, stating the business to be transacted. No business shall be transacted at a special meeting except that stated in the notice.
c. Meetings shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the Bylaws of the IAEI.
d. The President, or in the event of the President’s absence, the ranking Vice President shall preside at Section Business Meetings.
e. Ten (10) Inspector Members and three (3) officers or members of the Section Board of Directors, one of whom shall be the President or a Vice President shall constitute a quorum.
f. Any subject of a nature which would tend to advertise any particular product or manufacturer, unless of educational value, shall be ruled out of order at a Section meeting.

Section 3. Mail Ballots.

a. When it is not possible or convenient to have a meeting of the Section Board of Directors or the membership of the Section, the President may direct the Secretary to prepare a letter ballot to conduct necessary business by mail. To be counted, letter ballots must be returned on or before the indicated date upon which the mail ballot is due, which shall be not less than twenty (20) days after the ballots are mailed to the members.

b. Approval of actions by the Section Board of Directors shall require the favorable vote of a majority of the members eligible to vote, unless otherwise required by these Bylaws.
c. Approval of actions by the membership of the Section shall require the favorable vote of a majority of the members returning ballots, unless otherwise required by these Bylaws.

ARTICLE IX - COMMITTEES

Section 1. Standing Committees. The Standing Committees of the Section shall be

a. Bylaws Committee
b. Educational Committee
c. Membership Committee
d. Public Relations and Publicity Committee
e. Electrical Fire and Accident Committee
f. Code Clearing and Code Workshop Committee

Section 2. Committee Scopes. The scopes of the Standing Committees shall be as approved by the Section Board of Directors.

Section 3. Special Committees. Special committees may be appointed by the Section President for a specific purpose as authorized by the Section Board of Directors. Special committees shall continue and be reappointed each year at the discretion of the Section Board of Directors until a final report is rendered.

Section 4. Term of Appointment. Standing Committees shall be appointed by the Section President to serve from the time of their appointment until the close of the President’s term of office.

ARTICLE X - FISCAL YEAR

Section 1. The fiscal year of the Section shall be the calendar year January 1 through December 31.

ARTICLE XI - RULES OF ORDER

Section 1. The latest edition of Robert's Rules of Order shall govern the transaction of all business, unless otherwise provided in these Bylaws.

ARTICLE XII - AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS

Section 1. Proposed amendments to these Bylaws shall be approved by the Section Board of Directors by two-thirds (2/3rds) of the votes cast by Inspector Members of the Section Board of Directors who are present and voting, or by two-thirds (2/3rds) of the votes of all the Inspector Members of the Section Board of Directors in the event of a mail ballot. Notice of proposed amendments shall be forwarded to each Inspector Member of the Section Board of Directors at least twenty (20) days prior to the date of the meeting or the indicated date upon which a mail ballot is due.

Section 2. Amendments approved by the Section Board of Directors shall become effective after approval by a two-thirds (2/3rds) vote of the Inspector Members voting at a Section meeting, or by two-thirds (2/3rds) of the votes cast by Inspector Members in the event of a mail ballot, and upon final approval by the IAEI Board of Directors. Notice of proposed amendments shall be forwarded to each Inspector Member at least twenty (20) days prior to the date of the meeting or the indicated date upon which a mail ballot is due.

Section 3. The provisions of the Bylaws of the Section in force immediately prior to the approval and adoption of the amended Bylaws shall be superseded hereby.

Note: The word “President” used in this document refers to a title and is to be interpreted as meaning both genders.