Articles of the Bylaws
ARTICLE I
(Organization Name)
(Revised April 25, 2001)
The organization name is Richland Adjunct Faculty Association (RAFA).
ARTICLE II
(Official Status of Organization)
(Revised April 25, 2001)
The RAFA is an official advisory body of Richland College.
ARTICLE III
(Purposes of Organization)
(Revised April 25, 2001)
The purposes of the RAFA are to further the contribution of adjunct faculty to the Richland community; to further the interests of adjunct faculty; to provide a forum for discussion of mutual concerns; to act as a point of communication between adjunct faculty and administration; and to act as a point of communication between adjunct faculty and full-time faculty.
ARTICLE IV
(Organization Membership)
(Revised April 25, 2001)
Membership is open to Richland adjunct faculty. Dues of $5.00 per semester must be paid to become an official member of Richland Adjunct Faculty Association. Only paid members can vote and hold office. Regular meetings are open to all interested parties.
ARTICLE V
(Organization Officers)
(Revised April 25, 2001)
The officers will be a President, a Vice President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. Committees (temporary or Permanent) may be created by a majority vote of Council members present at a regular meeting. The President will appoint the members of the committees. The officers will be elected annually at the last meeting of each spring semester, with duties to commence immediately after the election. The duties of the officers are as follows:
The President presides at all full-membership meetings; prepares meeting agendas with the advice of other officers and members; appoints committee members; acts as the official representative of the Council to other organizations and administrators (with the exception of elected Council representatives to Richland, District and other outside committees); and carries out other duties as assigned by the Council.
The Vice President substitutes for the President whenever the President is unable to perform the assigned duties, maintains the Council Web Page; and carries out other duties as assigned by the Council.
The Secretary records, prepares, and posts the minutes of regular meetings; notifies members of meetings; maintains names, addresses (snail mail and E-mail), and telephone numbers of active members (those who have attended one or more meetings), and maintains an archive of Council documents and other historical materials.
The Treasurer collects dues; maintains the general fund; maintains the travel fund; makes travel grants; arranges for the payment of Council bills; keeps financial records.
ARTICLE VI
(Travel Funds)
(Revised April 25, 2001)
Adjunct faculty applying for funds to go to out-of-state conferences are eligible for a maximum of 10% of total initial allotment of travel funds. Adjunct faculty applying for funds to in-state conferences are eligible for a maximum of 5% of total initial allotment of travel funds. The recipient of travel monies will be asked to report details of the conference attended to the Adjunct Faculty Association. This can be done either by attending an Adjunct Faculty Association meeting or by submitting a brief written report. Depending on monies available, if more than two members from same department apply for funds to the same conference, monies allocated may have to be divided equally among the applicants.
ARTICLE VII
(Organization Meetings)
(Revised April 25, 2001)
Regular, full-membership meetings, at which official actions are taken, will be held in at least each of three months of each long term. Additional regular meetings may be scheduled by a majority vote of members present at any regular meeting. Meetings will be announced by a notice posted in the ACCESS Center, by a notice in the ThunerBridge, and by other means deemed appropriate by the Secretary of the Association. All adjunct faculty are eligible to attend.
ARTICLE VIII
(Organization Actions)
(Revised April 25, 2001)
Amendments to these Bylaws will be by a two-thirds majority vote of the paid members present at any regular meeting at the time the amendment is proposed. All others official actions of RAFA will be by a simply majority vote of the paid members present at any regular meeting at the time the action is proposed. Official actions include the election of officers, additions of items to the President's meetings agenda, resolution expressing the opinion of the Association to outside organizations and persons, and approval of Association-sponsored programs and activities.