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BY-LAWS
OF MINNESOTA OPERATORS OF MUSIC AND AMUSEMENTS
ARTICLE
I - MEMBERSHIP AND DUES
A. Classes
of Members. The association shall have four (4) classes of
members. The designation of such classes and the qualifications
and rights of the members of such classes shall be as follows:
1. Active
Members: Persons who are regularly engaged in some phase of
the amusement device industry, and who have made definite
contributions to the industry.
2. Life
Members: Any member in good standing who has retired from
the active conduct of some phase of the amusement device industry
shall be exempt henceforth from the payment of dues and still
retain all of the rights of active membership.
3. Honorary
Members: Persons whom the association on occasion may recommend
to the membership for election to "honorary membership"
as individuals who have made a special contribution to the
advancement of the welfare of the association. Honorary members
shall have all the rights and privileges of this association
except that they shall not vote or hold office.
4. Associate
Member: Other persons may be admitted to associate membership
in the same manner as provided hereinafter for admission to
active membership. Associate members shall not have voting
privileges. The Board of Directors shall have the right by
resolution to establish categories of associate members and
to set the rights and privileges of such members.
B. Admission
to Membership.
1. Application:
Application for membership shall be made in writing on a form
prescribed by the Board of Directors. The application shall
include in addition to such other matters as the Board may
determine, and undertaking by the applicant to comply with
and be bound by the articles of incorporation, these by-laws
and amendments thereto, and the policies, rules and regulations
at any time adopted by the association in accordance with
these by-laws. All applications shall be acted upon promptly
by the Board of Directors.
2. Action
by Board of Directors: Investigation shall be made by the
Board of Directors as to the competence, integrity and qualifications
of each applicant for membership; whether admission will further
the purpose of the association; and which class of membership
he should occupy. The Board may prescribe forms and exhibits
to be submitted by applicants. Sponsorship by signature of
two members may be required on each application. Upon a favorable
vote of a majority of the Board, the applicant shall be admitted
to the appropriate class of membership. A decision of the
Board may be presented to the general membership of the association
at any regular or other meeting thereof but the decision of
the Board shall not be reversed except by a vote of two-thirds
(2/3) of the general membership present in favor of such reversal.
C. Term
of Membership and Resignation. Membership in the Association
shall begin on the first day of February and end on the last
day of January. Resignations shall be made in writing to
the secretary of the association, and if not received prior
to December 1st, the member shall be liable for dues of the
ensuing year.
D. Suspension
or Expulsion. A member may be suspended or expelled for cause
including, but not limited to, violation of the by-laws or
rules of the association, conduct prejudicial to the best
interests of the association, or nonpayment of dues. Such
suspension or expulsion shall be by two-thirds (2/3) vote
of the membership of the Board of Directors, in attendance,
provided that a statement of the charges shall have been mailed
by registered letter to the member under charge at the last
reported address, at least ten (10) days before final action
is taken thereon. The statement shall be accompanied by a
notice of the time when, and the place where, the meeting
is to be held to take action in the premises, and that such
member shall be given an opportunity to present a defense
at the time and place mentioned in the notice.
E. Dues.
The annual dues for members of the association shall be determined
each year by the Board of Directors for each class of membership
except life members and honorary members, and shall be based
on the annual budget required to operate the association each
year.
ARTICLE
II - MEETINGS
A. Annual
Meeting. The annual meeting of the members of this association
shall be held annually, at a time and place to be designated
in the notice of meeting, for the purpose of transacting such
business as may be brought before the meeting.
B. Other
Meetings. Upon order of the Board of Directors, the President
shall call such other meetings as are deemed necessary for
the transaction of business of the association.
C. Notice.
It shall be the duty of the Secretary to send notices in writing
to all members of the association whose names appear on the
rolls of the association, not less than ten (10) days prior
to the date of such meetings. The purpose or purposes of
special meetings shall be stated in the notice. Notices of
regular meetings shall state any unusually important business
to be transacted.
D. Parliamentary
Procedure. On questions of parliamentary procedure, not covered
by these by-laws, Roberts Rules of Order, Newly Revised, shall
prevail.
E. Quorum.
At any meeting of members, twenty-five percent (25%) of the
active members of the association must be present in person
for the transaction of business.
F. Voting.
Each member or company, in good standing, shall have one vote.
Voting by proxy is prohibited.
ARTICLE
III - DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
A. Directors.
1. General
Powers: The affairs of the association shall be managed by
its Board of Directors. The directors shall form committees
and supervise and assist the officers and committeepersons
in the conduct of the affairs of the corporation.
2. Number:
The number of directors shall be not less than seven (7) nor
more than fifteen (15) and the number of directors shall be
determined from time to time by the members of the association.
The officers of the association are members of the Board of
Directors, and shall be counted as such for purposes of this
section.
3. Quorum:
One-third (1/3) of the elected directors shall constitute
a quorum; for any committee, a majority of the members thereof,
shall constitute a quorum.
4. Meetings:
Meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by or at
the request of the President or any two (2) directors upon
five (5) days written notice.
5. Proxy
voting: Voting by proxy is prohibited.
B. Officers.
The officers of the association shall be a President, a Vice
President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer, and the Immediate
Past President. Effective with March 1, 1986 or the date
of the annual meeting, which ever shall first occur, the officers
of the association shall be elected from the ranks of those
operator members who are directly involved in the day to day
operation of coin operated equipment.
1. President:
The President shall preside at all meetings, and shall perform
all other duties as are incident to the office or are properly
required of the office by the Board of Directors.
2. Vice
President: The Vice President shall perform the duties of
the President in the latter's absence or inability to discharge
the functions of the office.
3. Secretary:
The Secretary shall be responsible for the recording of all
proceedings of the meetings of the association, including
meetings of the Directors and the annual and special meetings
of the association; for the maintenance of all records of
the association; for supervising all association publications;
for conducting the routine daily business of the association;
and for such other duties as the President and directors may
prescribe.
4. Treasurer:
The Treasurer, or a board designee, shall assure that all
the funds and securities of the association are deposited
in the name of the association in such bank or banks as the
directors may elect. The Treasurer, or the board designee,
shall sign all checks, drafts, notes and orders for the payment
of money and shall pay out and dispose of the same under the
direction of the President. The Treasurer shall at all reasonable
times exhibit the books and accounts to any director or member
of the association upon application at the office of the treasurer
during business hours. The treasurer shall make a report
to the Board of Directors and the members at the annual meeting
of the association.
5. Immediate
Past President: The immediate past president shall serve
as an officer of the association and perform such duties as
the Board may authorize or direct.
C. Committees.
The President and the Board of Directors shall have the power
to create such committees as shall be deemed necessary.
D. Executive
Committee. The Board of Directors may designate the Officers
of the Association to serve as an executive committee with
the power to act in all matters of interest to the Association
during periods between meetings of the Board of Directors.
The board shall place such limits upon the powers of the executive
committee as it deems appropriate.
E. Term
of Office - Officers. The term of office shall run from one
annual meeting to the following annual meeting. No officer
shall be elected to more than two (2) consecutive terms in
the same office.
F. Term
of Office - Directors. All directors other than officers
of the association shall hold office for a term of three (3)
years and shall serve until such time as a successor is qualified
at the third annual meeting following their election. No
Director, not an Officer, shall be elected to the Board for
more than one (1) term.
G. Immediate
Past President - Term of Office. The immediate past president
shall automatically assume the position as an officer and
member of the Board of Directors upon the election of a successor,
and shall serve in such capacity until a successor is so qualified.
H. Removal.
An officer, director or committeeperson may be removed from
office, with or without cause, by the vote of not less than
two-thirds (2/3) of the members present at a members' meeting,
provided notice of such proposed action shall have been given
in the notice of the meeting. The officer, director or committeeperson
involved shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard at such
meeting. Any vacancy created by the removal of a director
shall be filled by the vote of the members, which may be taken
at the same meeting in which such removal shall take place.
I. Filling
a Vacancy. Except as provided in cases of removal, in the
case of any vacancy on the Board of Directors or any officer
or committee through death, resignation, disqualification,
or other cause, the President may appoint with the approval
of the Board of Directors, a successor to hold office for
the unexpired portion of the term of the officer, director
or committeeperson whose place shall be vacant. In the event
the President shall fail to appoint and/or gain approval of
the appointment, the Board of Directors, by affirmative vote
of the majority, may elect such successor.
J. Elections.
Election of officers and directors of the association shall
be by open ballot of all the members present at the annual
meeting of the association, unless any member present shall
request an alternative form of balloting. Only those members
of the association in good standing shall be eligible to vote
or to stand for election at such meeting.
K. Honorary
Directors. The Board of Directors may appoint for such term
of office as the Board deems appropriate as an honorary director
any member of the association who in the judgment of the Board
has made or has the ability to make a special contribution
to the advancement of the welfare of the association. Such
honorary directors may attend and be heard at all Board meetings
but shall not have a vote at such meetings.
ARTICLE
IV - INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
1. Subject
to the five conditions hereinafter set forth, MOMA shall indemnify
any officer or director who is made or is threatened to be
made a party to a proceeding by reason of the former or present
service of the person as an officer or director against judgments,
penalties, fines, including, without limitation, excise taxes
assessed against the person with respect to an employee benefit
plan, settlements, and reasonable expenses, including attorneys'
fees and disbursements, incurred by the officer or director
in connection with the proceeding, if, with respect to the
acts or omissions of the officer or director complained of
in the proceeding, the officer or director:
A. has
not been indemnified by another organization, including an
employee benefit plan, for the judgments, penalties, fines,
settlements, and reasonable expenses, including attorneys'
fees, for which indemnification is sought;
B. the
officer or director has acted in good faith;
C. the
officer or director received no improper personal benefit,
and was not involved in a conflict of interest as specified
in Minn. Stat. Sec. 302A.521;
D. in
the case of a criminal proceeding, the officer or director
had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful;
E. the
officer or director reasonably believed that the conduct was
in the best interests of the corporation or, if the act or
omission occurred in the performance of duties for another
organization or employee benefit plan, that the conduct was
not opposed to the corporation's best interests.
2. The
termination of a proceeding by judgment, order, settlement,
conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere does not, of
itself, establish that the above conditions were not met.
3. An
officer or a director can request payment or reimbursement
prior to the final resolution of a proceeding by stating in
writing to the corporation that such officer or director possesses
a good faith belief that the five conditions have been fulfilled
and that all amounts so paid will be reimbursed if it is ultimately
determined that the conditions have not been met.
4. All
determinations as to whether the five conditions have been
satisfied, or whether an officer or director is entitled to
advance payment or reimbursement, are to be made in the following
manner and order:
A. By
the Board by a majority of a quorum. Directors who are at
the time parties to the proceedings are not to be counted
for purposes of determining either a majority or a quorum.
B. If
a quorum of the Board cannot be obtained, by a majority of
a committee of the Board. The committee is to be authorized
to make such determination by a majority of the full Board,
including directors who are parties. The committee is to
consist of two or more directors who are at the time not parties
to the proceedings.
C. If
a determination is not made under one of the two above methods,
then by special legal counsel. Such counsel is to be selected
either by a majority of the Board or a committee by vote pursuant
to one of the above two methods. If a quorum of the full
Board cannot be obtained and the committee cannot be established,
such counsel is to be selected by a majority of the full Board,
including directors who are parties to the proceedings.
D. If
either a determination is not made under one of the three
above methods within sixty (60) days after the termination
of the proceeding, or a determination is not made after an
officer or a director has requested advance payment or reimbursement,
then it shall be by Court in the State. The Court may be
the same Court that heard the proceeding.
E. If
an adverse determination is made under one of the first three
methods, an officer or director may petition a Court in this
State to reverse the determination.
5. The
Board of Directors of MOMA has the authority to adopt, by
resolution, a limit on the amount of indemnification that
may be provided for any one officer or director, or for officers
or directors as a whole. Upon the adoption of such resolution,
the liability of MOMA under the indemnification provisions
of this Bylaw shall be fixed and limited to the amounts set
forth in said Resolution. Said Resolution may be amended
by a majority vote of the Board of Directors of MOMA, provided
that such Amended Resolution shall have been adopted prior
to the occurrence of any act or omission giving rise to the
claim by an officer or director for indemnification as provided
for in these Bylaws.
ARTICLE
V - AMENDMENT
These
by-laws may be amended, repealed, or altered, in whole or
in part, by a two-third (2/3) vote of the members present
at any regular meeting, or any special meeting where such
action has been announced in the call and notice of said meeting.
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