PRESIDENT
Leslie Richardson
806-376-6359 Work
806-236-7088 Cell

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Programs
Charli Rae Gause
806-584-2167 Cell

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
Addy Awards
Benny Stallings
806-331-9820 Work
806-670-5899 Cell

SECRETARY/TREASURER
Kaye Hood
806-358-9057 Work
806-683-8846 Cell

Allen Shifrin - A.E.S. & Education

Steve Adams - Legislative

Heather Brunson - Membership

Martha Del Toro - Publicity

Blake Goldston - 10th District Governor

Marsha Hughes - Past President

Cathy Pruiett - Community Service

Stephanie Sullivan - Community Service

Sandy Taylor - Club Achievement

Taylor Wellborn - Web Site

NON BOARD MEMBER

Sondra Currie - Advisor

ARTICLE I
NAME
This corporation shall be known as the Amarillo Advertising Federation.

ARTICLE II
This corporation is a non-profit corporation and has no capital stock.

ARTICLE III
The period of its duration is perpetual.

ARTICLE IV
The purpose or purposes for which the corporation is organized are: To engage in all activities necessary, useful, or expedient to further promote and advance the idea of advertising and advertising techniques among its members and in the community of the Amarillo, Texas trade area; and to engage in all activities necessary, useful or expedient to provide for seminars, scholarships, and other methods for promoting advertising vocationally and as a business device.

ARTICLE V
The members of the corporation shall be as designated in the By-Laws and the internal affairs of the corporation shall be regulated by a Board of Directors who are to be elected in accordance with the By-Laws of the corporation.

ARTICLE VI
MEMBERSHIP
There shall be three classes of membership. Active, Honorary, and Educational.

Section 1. ACTIVE-Persons of good standing in the community who are engaged in buying, selling or creating advertising, or who are connected with a business closely related to advertising.

Section 2. HONORARY - Persons who, in the opinion of the Federation, have given distinguished service in the field of advertising. Honorary members shall be eligible to hold office and to vote.

Section 3. EDUCATIONAL - Any educator in the community who is interested in advertising or related fields.

Section 4. New members in the active, and educational classifications shall be elected by the Board of Directors. Each application for membership must be endorsed by two members of the Federation in good standing.

Section 5. Honorary members may be elected upon recommendation of the Board of Directors by a two-thirds vote of the members at the regular meeting of the Federation.

Section 6. An initiation fee and the amount thereof, may or may not be assessed. This is to be left to the discretion of the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE VII
DUES

Section 1. Dues for active members, to be set by the Board of Directors, shall be payable semi-annually and shall include the affiliation fee in the American Advertising Federation.

Section 2. Dues for educational memberships shall be set by the Board of Directors with the member billed for meals eaten.

Section 3. Honorary members shall not be required to pay dues.

Section 4. The dues for newly elected members shall begin on the first day of the quarter nearest their election to membership.

Section 5. Any member of the Federation whose dues have been in arrears for ninety days shall be notified by the Treasurer citing the provisions of this section. If such arrears are not paid within fifteen days after such notification, the delinquent member shall be notified again and granted fifteen days grace. At the end of this period his membership shall be forfeited. Only members whose dues are paid up shall be entitled to vote at Federation elections.

ARTICLE VIII
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

Section 1. The management of the affairs of this Federation shall be vested in the Board of Directors.

Section 2. The Board of Directors shall consist of 13 members, 12 to be elected by the active members at annual election, 4 to be elected each year for three year terms. The immediate past president shall serve as the 13th member on the Board of Directors for one year following tenure as president. In case the immediate past-president is also a hold-over Director, it will be necessary to elect 5 new directors in that year to bring the Board to its complement of 13.

Section 3. The officers shall consist of a President, 1st Vice-President, 2nd Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. The Treasurer shall be appointed by the President, subject to approval by the Board of Directors during the Board’s term of office and at its pleasure.

Section 4. The Board of Directors, at its first meeting following the annual meeting of the Club, shall elect three officers, whose terms shall be for one year or until their respective successors are elected and take office, Officers shall take office within thirty days after election.

Section 5. In the event of the death or resignation of any officer or director, the Board of Directors shall elect a successor who shall take office immediately and serve until the expiration of that term.

Section 6. The Board of Directors may, at its discretion, employ a paid executive secretary or a manager, whose duties and compensation shall be as defined by the Board of Directors.

Section 7. A schedule of regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be set up by the Board within thirty days after the annual election. Special meetings may be called by the president by notice in writing, mailed to each of the members of the Board of Directors at least five days before the called meeting. Special Meetings shall also be called by the secretary upon written notice to him signed by at least four members. The requirement of a five day notice may be waived upon consent of a majority of the Board members, expressed in writing, or by attendance at the called meeting.

ARTICLE IX
DUTIES OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

Section 1. THE PRESIDENT shall be the chief executive officer of the Federation and of the Board of Directors. He/She shall preside over all meetings of the Federation and of the Board of Directors. He shall be ex-officio member of all committees except the Nominating Committee. The President shall appoint all committees with the exception of the Nominating Committee, Program and ADDY Awards Committees, such appointments to be subject to the approval of the Board of Directors. The President and the secretary shall sign all written contracts and obligations of the Federation, which must have prior approval of the Board of Directors to be legal and binding.

Section 2. THE FIRST VICE PRESIDENT shall be vested with all the powers and shall perform all the duties of the President in the absence or disability of the latter. The 1st Vice-President will be chairman of the Program Committee and responsible for all Federation programs.

Section 2A. THE SECOND VICE PRESIDENT shall be responsible for the ADDY Awards and appointing a committee to handle the judging and presentation of the awards.

Section 3. THE SECRETARY shall record the minutes of all meetings of the Federation and of the Board of Directors, issue notices of meetings, keep all Federation records and perform all other duties customarily pertaining to the office.

Section 4. THE TREASURER shall receive and deposit in the name of the Federation, in a bank or trust company selected by the Board of Directors, all Federation monies, issue receipts, make all authorized disbursements, and at each Annual Meeting render an itemized statement, certified to by a Certified Public Accountant, of the financial condition and the receipts and disbursements of the Federation for the current fiscal year.

Section 5. The President and additional members designated by the Board of Directors shall represent this organization at all conventions and/or meetings and be the official delegates at said conventions and/or meetings.

ARTICLE X
COMMITTEES

Section 1. The President, with the approval of the Board of Directors, shall appoint the following standing committees and the chairman of each, and shall assign a member of the Board of Directors as additional ex-officio member of each committee. All standing committees shall serve for one year or until their successors are appointed.

MEMBERSHIP & ATTENDANCE-To secure additional members. To promote attendance at Federation meetings and to arrange for the reception of those attending.

FINANCE-To supervise, under the control of the Board of Directors, the finances of the Federation, and to prepare all budgets.

PUBLICITY-To secure desirable publicity, and otherwise to promote the prestige and standing of the Federation in the community.

EDUCATION-To plan and supervise the educational work of the Federation.

LEGISLATIVE-To study and to report to the Board of Directors any proposed State or City legislation affecting advertising in any of its forms, and to recommend actions by the Federation, if deemed desirable.

SOCIAL EVENTS-To supervise and promote social activities of the Federation.

PUBLICATIONS-To be responsible for the official publication of the Federation.

CONVENTION-To promote the attendance of members at our Annual Convention.

Section 2. The president, with the approval of the Board of Directors, shall also appoint such special committees as may be needed to carry on the work of the Federation, and shall name the chairman of each.

Section 3. No committee shall have the authority to commit the Federation on matters of policy or to create financial obligation. All committee plans and actions shall be subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE XI
MEETINGS

Section 1. The Annual Meeting shall be the first meeting in March.

Section 2. The regular meetings of the Federation shall be held at such times and places as the Board of Directors may determine.

Section 3. Special meetings may be called by the president at his discretion and shall be called by him upon written request of any four members in good standing.

Section 4. Notice of the Annual Meeting and of each special meeting shall be sent by the secretary to every active member of the Federation at his last known address at least one week prior to the date of such meeting.

ARTICLE XII
QUORUMS

Section 1. Twenty-five percent of the active members shall constitute a quorum of the transaction of business at any meeting of the Federation.

Section 2. Five members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

Section 3. A majority of any committee shall constitute its quorum.

ARTICLE XII
ELECTIONS

Section 1. The Board of Directors shall appoint, at the January Board Meeting, a Nominating Committee of five active members, none of whom shall be members of the Board of Directors.

Section 2. The Nominating Committee shall prepare a ticket of eight nominees for the Board of Directors and shall report these nominations to the Board at the February Board Meeting.

Section 3. The secretary shall announce the names of the candidates by mail to all active members at least two weeks prior to the Annual Meeting.

Section 4. Additional nominations may be made from the floor at the Annual Meeting.

Section 5. No candidate shall be proposed for office unless his consent to serve has been secured.

Section 6. Election shall be held at the Annual Meeting and shall be by secret ballot.

Section 7. The Board of Directors shall appoint three election tellers including no members of the Board of Directors or candidates for election, whose duty it shall be to count the ballots and announce the results of the election.

ARTICLE XIV
AMENDMENTS

Section 1. The by-laws may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the active members present at any business meeting.

Section 2. Amendment must be proposed in writing, signed by at least five active members in good standing, and a copy thereof must be presented to the Board of Directors at least two weeks before the meeting at which it is moved for adoption.

Section 3. Notice of any proposed amendment shall be mailed by the secretary to each active member of the Federation no more than one week after it has been presented to the Board.