CULS Bylaws

Article I. Name

Section 1. The name of this section shall be the College and University Section of the Tennessee Library Association (TLA).

Section 2. The bylaws of this section shall not be in conflict with the Bylaws of TLA.

Article II. Purpose

The purpose of this section shall be to promote the interests and needs of librarians and other personnel associated with college and university libraries in the state.

Article III. Members

Section 1. Any person or organization engaged in or interested in library service who has paid current dues to TLA shall be eligible for membership in this section.

Section 2. No additional dues shall be required for members of this section if it is selected as the first choice. If chosen as an additional section, annual dues shall be $2.00. (See TLA Bylaws, Article IV, Section 5.)

Article IV. Officers

Section 1. The officers of the College and University Section of TLA shall be as follows: chair, vice-chair, and secretary-reporter. These officers shall perform the duties prescribed in the bylaws.

Section 2. No members shall hold more than one office con-currently in this section, and no officer shall be eligible for election to two consecutive terms.

Section 3. All officers shall be members of TLA.

Article V. Duties of Officers

Section 1. The duties of the chair include the following:

a. Preside at all meetings of the section.

b. Appoint all committees of the section.

c. Appoint and charge nominating committee to present slate of officers for election at the annual business meeting.

d. Submit to the TLA Executive Committee an annual report on the section's activities during the year, including a financial statement.

e. Represent the section at meetings of the TLA Board of Directors.

f. Perform duties related to section's affiliation with the Association of College and Research Libraries. (See Article X.)

Section 2. The vice-chair shall assume the duties of the chair at the expiration of his/her term of office. Duties of the vice-chair are as follows:

a. Plan the program activity for the section.

b. Act in the absence of the chair and perform other duties requested by the chair.

c. In the event the office of chair becomes vacant, the vice-chair shall become chair for the unexpired term with the approval of the Executive Committee of TLA.

d. Perform duties related to the section's affiliation with ACRL. (See Article X.)

Section 3. The duties of the secretary-reporter are as follows:

a. Gather news of the section for publication in the Tennessee Librarian, and send to the Editor before the announced deadline.

b. Write a report of all section meetings and give two copies to the Executive Secretary of TLA, one for TLA files and one for publication in the Tennessee Librarian.

c. Take charge of and account for section funds. Section 4. Vacancies in offices other than chair shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment of the chair with the approval of the Executive Committee of TLA.

Section 5. More specific information regarding duties and responsibilities of officers is included in the TLA Manual of Procedures. Article VI. Nominations and Elections

Section 1. A committee to nominate candidates for vice-chair and secretary-reporter shall be appointed by the chair. This committee shall select at least one candidate for each office for presentation at the business meeting of the section during the annual TLA convention. Consent of the nominees must be obtained prior to their nomination.

Section 2. Officers shall be elected during the section's business meeting held in conjunction with the annual TLA convention. Additional nominations may be made during the business meeting, provided consent of the nominee is obtained. All members of TLA affiliated with the College and University Section are eligible to vote. The officers shall be elected by a majority vote of the members present and shall serve for one year. Terms of office shall begin on July 1 and end on June 30.

Section 3. A representative from the College and University Section shall be elected at the annual meeting to serve as a member of the Nominating Committee of TLA.

Article VII. Meetings

Section 1. Meetings of this section, including the business meeting, shall be held during the annual TLA convention and at any other time approved by the executive committee of the section.

Section 2. A special meeting may be called by the executive committee of the section with the approval of the Executive Committee of TLA. The purpose, time, and place of the meeting shall be stated in the call, and the members shall be given at least 30 days' notice prior to the meeting.

Section 3. A quorum shall consist of the total number of persons at the meeting.

Article VIII. The Executive Committee

Section 1. The officers of the section shall constitute the executive committee.

Section 2. The executive committee shall have general supervision of the affairs of the section between its meetings, make recommendations to the section, and shall perform such other duties as are specified in these bylaws.

Section 3. Unless otherwise ordered by the committee, regular meetings of the executive committee shall be held only when specifically called by the chair or by the President of TLA.

Article IX. Committees

All committees of the section are appointed by the chair and include the nominating committee, program committee, and others which are deemed to be in the best interest of the section or are needed to meet a specific charge.

Article X. Affiliation with Other Associations

Section 1. The College and University Section shall be a chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), and bylaws of both groups shall be in agreement.

Section 2. The College and University Section may admit persons who are not members of ACRL; however, the chair and vice-chair shall be members of ACRL and ALA.

Section 3. The chair of the College and University Section shall send a written report of its meetings to the Executive Secretary of ACRL within one month following the meeting.

Section 4. Affiliation with ACRL may be discontinued at the request of either ACRL or the College and University Section, when the section becomes inactive, or when the section fails to comply with the provisions of the ACRL Constitution and Bylaws.

Section 5. The chair shall appoint a member of the section to serve as delegate to the Chapters Council of the Association of College and Research Libraries for a two-year term, beginning in July of the year of appointment.

Article XI. Parliamentary Authority

The rules contained in the latest edition of Robert'sRules of Order shall govern the section in all cases where they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with the Bylaws of TLA, the Constitution and Bylaws of ACRL, and any special rules of order the section may adopt.

Article XII. Amendment of Bylaws

These bylaws may be amended at any regular meeting of the section by a two-thirds vote, provided that the amendment has been submitted in writing to the members at least 30 days before the meeting. If an amendment is to be submitted from the floor, it must be presented to the membership in writing prior to the meeting of the section.