ARTICLE IX: MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
- FREQUENCY. Regular meetings of the Local shall be held in the fall and spring of each academic year. Additional meetings may be called by the President, by petition of 15 percent of the membership, or by a majority of the members of the Executive Board. Meeting times and locations shall be determined by the President after consultation with the Executive Board.
- AGENDA. Business transacted at a Local meeting shall normally be limited to the items on the agenda distributed to the membership with the notice of the meeting. Additions and changes to the agenda may be made according to Robert’s Rules of Order. If an addition to the agenda is challenged, the approval of a majority of those members present and voting will be required to add an item to the agenda.
- QUORUM. The quorum at all membership meetings shall be 10 percent of the membership of the Local. The total membership is to be determined by the most recent official count. In membership meetings in which a quorum is determined to be lacking, the members present may formulate propositions to be submitted to a campus, postal, or electronic mail ballot of the membership.
- CLOSED MEETINGS. All meetings shall be closed to persons ineligible for membership in the Local with the exception of local staff and of such persons as a majority of the members present and voting shall vote to admit.