Article II  - Purpose

The purposes of this Association are:

1. To promote professional ideals and standards for campus law enforcement so as to better serve the educational objectives of institutions of higher education in North Carolina.

2. To promote the professional development of the members of this Association, and the law enforcement officers serving under them.

3. To collectively represent campus law enforcement to citizens of North Carolina in order to obtain their understanding and support of professional campus law enforcement.

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Article III – Membership

1. Classes of membership – The membership of the Association be classified as “Active”, “Associate”, “Sustaining” and “Honorary/Retired”.

2. Eligibility

   1. Active – The director and/or assistant director of public safety, police, or security of every institution of higher education in North Carolina is eligible for membership.

   2. Associate  - Employees, other than the Director or Assistant Director, who have a direct responsibility for the provision of security or law enforcement services.

   3. Sustaining  - One who, by reason of avocation, profession of business interests, shares in the concerns and objectives of the Association and desires to demonstrate such support by membership.

   4. Honorary and Retired – The Membership Committee shall determine the criteria to be met in each individual case involving such membership.

3. Representation

   Active members in good standing may represent their institutions as a voting member at regular business meetings which may be called provide that only one vote will be cast from any given institution.  When more than one active member from any institution is present, the voting member will be selected by the institution’s delegation and identified to the official conducting the vote.

4. Removal from Membership

   Any member of the Association who, upon finding by the Board of Directors at one of its regularly scheduled meetings, to have conducted himself personally or to have permitted his law enforcement organization to act in such a manner as to be contrary to the purposes of this Association, can by a majority vote of the Board of Directors, be dropped from membership in the Association.

5. Rights and Privileges

   1. Active members are entitled to attend meetings, to hold office in the Association, to receive copies of minutes and other publications of the Association.

   2. All other members are entitled to attend meetings and receive copies of minutes and other publications of the Association, but are note entitled to vote or hold office.

6. Election to membership

   Any applicant meeting the requirements of Active of Associate membership is automatically accepted upon sustaining membership.  A two-thirds vote of the voting members in attendance at any meeting shall be required for approval of any application for sustaining and retired/honorary members.

   The annual dues of members of this Association are as follows:

   Active	$65.00
   Associate	$50.00
   Sustaining	$55.00
   Honorary/Retired	No Assessment

   Annual dues are payable by July 15 or at the time of application for membership, and no member who has failed to pay dues to the Treasurer shall be eligible to vote at the Association meetings.  The Treasurer shall prepare a list of paid members for the President to determine eligibility to vote.

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Article IV – Organization

1.  Officers

   The officers of the Association shall be a President, a Vice-President, a Secretary and a Treasurer.  The term of office for each shall be two years.  The election of officers shall be accomplished at the first meeting of the Association in a calendar year.  Officers elected at the meeting will assume office immediately following the election.
   
   Officers may serve no more than two terms in succession.

2. Electoral Process

   The nomination committee will mail ballots to the membership prior to the first meeting of the association in a calendar year.  Nominations will be closed at that meeting and a vote will be taken.  Votes will be tallied, officers-elected, announced and seated.

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To item 3 - Powers and Duties

3. Powers and Duties

   1. The President shall be the executive officer of the Association and shall preside at all meetings of the Association.  The President shall have authority to appoint all committees and to appoint replacements for elected officers who vacate their terms prior to expiration, such replacements to complete the unexpired term only.

   2. The Vice-President shall act for the President in his/her absence and shall become the President in the event of the President vacating his/her elected term for any reason.  A Vice-President who becomes President for the purpose of filling an unexpired term, shall be eligible for election as President.

   3. The Secretary shall give notice of all meetings of the Association, keep a record of the minutes of such meetings, be responsible for the records of the Association, handle the correspondence of the Association and provide membership with copies of minutes and other publications of the Association.

   4. The Treasurer shall collect all funds owed to the Association, dispense all funds for expenditures duly authorized and maintain accurate accounts of same.

4. The Board of Directors

   1. Composition – The Board of Directors of the Association shall consist of the four officers of the Association, the immediate Past President, and two representatives shall be appointed by the President to ensure representation from a four-year public institution, and/or from a private institution, and/or from a community college.

   2. Powers and Duties

      1. Shall rule on questions of policy which arise between the meetings of the association.

      2. Shall inspect and approve all proper expenditures from the treasury made by the President during the interim between the meetings of the association and shall hold the President accountable for such expenditures being made in the most prudent interests of the Association.

      3. Approve the dates of the meetings of the Association.

      4. Shall have authority to appoint small “Action Committees” from its membership for the purpose of expanding its work.  Such action committees may be voted authority by a majority of the Board of Directors to act for the Board as a whole, and shall report to the Board of Directors.

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Article V – By-Laws and Temporary Legislation

This Association may, at any regular meeting, adopt and change any by-laws not inconsistent with the provisions of this constitution.

Temporary legislation may be enacted at any regular meeting by a majority vote of the members present, provide such legislation is not inconsistent with the provision of this constitution.

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Article VI – Meetings

There shall be a minimum of two association meetings per year.  One meeting shall be held between January and June and the other association meeting held between July and December.  The specific locations and dates shall be determined by the Meeting Site Committee with a majority vote of the Association, a quorum being present.

A quorum shall consist of a minimum of ten institutions with active members being present at a regular association meeting.

Procedure

1. The parliamentary rules as stated in Robert’s Rules of Order Revised shall govern procedures at the meetings of the Association.

2. The President of the Association will appoint a parliamentarian at the beginning of each meeting for the purpose of application and interpretation of such rule of order.

3. The order of business shall  be:

   1. Discussion and  approval of the minutes of the previous meeting

   2. Financial Report

   3. Reports of Board and Standing Committees

   4. Reports of Special (Select) Committees

   5. Special/General Orders

   6. Unfinished Business

   7. New Business

   8. Adjournment

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Article VII – Amendments to the Constitution

Any and all articles, sections or paragraphs of this constitution may be amended by vote of a three-fourths majority of the voting members registered at a regular meeting, a quorum being present.

Voting upon amendments shall be limited to proposals which have been studied, discussed and subsequently presented by the Association to the Board of Directors.

Voting on amendments initiated by motion from the floor shall not be permitted.  Proposed amendments must first be submitted to the Board of Directors.

Proposed changes to the Constitution shall be sent to the voting membership prior to the meeting during which they will be voted upon.

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