The following Bylaws
are hereby adopted by a majority vote of the members of the board at a
meeting of QBS Facilitator Project, hereinafter referred to as QBS
Project.
Section 1,
Name: The name of this organization
shall be the QBS Facilitator Project.
Section
2, Offices:
The organization shall have such offices as the Board may designate or as the
business of the organization may require from time to time.
Section
3, Annual Period: For fiscal purposes
the annual period is established as April 1 through March 31 of the following
year.
Section 1,
General Purpose: QBS Project will
promote qualifications based selection and educate the people of Idaho about the
importance of QBS. QBS Project will
also advise and counsel all branches of state and local government throughout
the state of Idaho as needed or requested on QBS issues.
Goals, which may be added to, shall include:
a.
Initiating a public awareness campaign
b.
Training sessions
c.
Teaming with other affiliated groups to provide education
d.
Working with academic organizations
e.
Creating a corp of volunteers to advice and educate
f.
Developing materials to aid in education
Section
1, Membership: There shall be three
types of membership:
a.
Active – All organizations that have contributed funds to the project
shall have a voting position on the board.
The weight of the vote shall be dependent upon the amount of funds
contributed by that organization. Each
organization shall have one representative.
b.
Governmental – There shall be two members represented by the APWA and
the AIC Public Works Directors Association respectfully.
Each shall have the weight of one vote.
No monetary contribution shall be required.
c.
Ex-officio – Any professional design organization that has not
contributed monetarily, but wishes to participate may, but shall have no vote.
Section 1,
Quarterly Meeting:
meetings will be held at least quarterly of the Board
Section 2,
Other Meetings: The Board may call
other meetings, as they deem necessary. Notification for the meeting shall be
the same as under Article IV, Section 1.
Section 3,
Quorum: At quarterly and other
meetings, the quorum will consist of having at least one-half (1/2) of the
voting members in good standing present at the start of the meeting.
Section 1,
Board Officers: The Officers of the
QBS Project Board will include a Chair, Vice-Chair, and Treasurer.
Officers will serve for a one-year term. The Officers will be elected by the Board annually and can
succeed themselves.
Section 2,
Staff:
Staff shall be hired by the board to perform duties as set forth by the
Board. Staff may also be removed by
Board action.
Section 1,
Minutes.
The minutes of the previous meeting may be mailed, faxed or e-mailed prior to
the next regularly scheduled meeting.
Section 1,
Process of Amendment: These bylaws may
be revised by a simple majority vote of the Board.
Prior to any action by the membership, the proposed bylaw revisions must
be written and presented to the Board at least fourteen (14) days prior to the
meeting to consider the changes.