ARTICLE I.  General Provisions
 

SECTION 1.1  Name

The name of this organization is the Oklahoma Chapter of the International Association of Assessing Officers, referred to hereinafter as the Chapter.

SECTION 1.2  Jurisdictional Area

The Chapter shall encompass a jurisdictional area, consisting of all Counties of Oklahoma except the following counties, Washington, Kay, Grant, and Alfalfa.

SECTION 1.3  Purpose

The purpose of The Chapter is the advancement of the objectives of the IAAO in Oklahoma, to develop professionalization in assessment administration; to raise the standards of the professionalization in assessment administration; to raise the standards of the profession; to gain recognition by governmental authorities of the assessing profession; to gain more members recognition as qualified, objective, and unbiased assessors or property values.

The Chapter shall also work to educate the public regarding the ad valorem system and work to provide a clearing house for the collection and distribution of useful information relating to assessment practice; and in every proper way to promote justice and equity in the distribution of the tax burden.

SECTION 1.4  Membership

Active membership in The Chapter is restricted to members of IAAO in good standing.  (Includes regular, associate, and subscribing).  Provided, however, subscribing members will be non-voting members.

ARTICLE 2.  Chapter Officers

SECTION 2.1  Chapter Officers

The governing officers of The Chapter shall be elected by the membership and shall be composed of the following positions:

• President

• Vice President

• Secretary

• Immediate Past President

• two(2) Executive Committee members elected for one year terms by the chapter membership.

SECTION 2.2  Executive Committee

The Chapter governing offices meeting as the Executive Committee shall be the governing body of The Chapter.

The Executive Committee shall be composed of the following Officers:

• President

• Vice President

• Secretary

• Treasurer

• Immediate Past President

• two(2) Executive Committee members

The President of the State Assessor's Association, the State IAAO Representatives and the Director of the Ad Valorem Division of the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall be ex-officer members of the Executive Committee.

SECTION 2.3  Duties of the Chapter Officers

The Chapter shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

• The President shall preside at Chapter Meetings and at Executive Meetings, perform all general administrative duties for the chapter and shall appoint all necessary committee of the chapter.

• The Vice-President shall perform the duties of the president in his or her absence.

• The Secretary-Treasurer shall take all minutes of all Chapter and Executive Committee Meetings and provide general notification of same and maintain all official correspondence of The Chapter.  The Secretary-Treasurer shall also keep all books and financial records as instructed by the Executive Committee.

• Executive Committee members shall serve on the Executive Committee and assist the other officers with the administration of The Chapter.

ARTICLE III.  Nominations and Elections

SECTION 3.1.  Nomination of Chapter Officers

The President, by and with the consent of the Executive Committee, shall appoint a Nominating Committee of at least three (3) members. It shall be the duty of the Committee to nominate at least one member for each elective office existing in The Chapter.  Nominations shall be reported to all members of The Chapter prior to its annual meeting at which the elections are to take place.  Additional nominations may be made from the floor by any member in good standing.

SECTION 3.2.  Elections

The Chapter Officers and Executive Committee shall be Regular or Associate members and shall be elected by the attending membership at its annual meeting.  Results of the votes cast will be certified to the Secretary of The Chapter, stating the number of ballots cast for each nominee by the nominating committee appointed under Article iii. Section 3.2.

SECTION 3.3.  Vacancies

Any vacancy occurring in the Chapter officers will be filled by the officer next in rank after appointment by the Executive Committee for the balance of the unexpired term.  Other vacancies occurring on the Executive Committee shall be filled by presidential appointment with the concurrence of the Executive Committee to serve until the next regular election.

ARTICLE IV Chapter Meetings

SECTION 4.1.  Regular and Special Meetings

Four (4) regular meetings will be held annually at the time and place specified by the Executive Committee at times and places convenient to the state-wide membership.  In scheduling such meetings, an effort will be made to coordinate some meetings with the State Assessors Association to maximize participation by all assessors across the state.  An annual meeting shall be scheduled in the fall each year for the purpose of electing chapter officers and establishing schedules and programs for the year.

Special Meetings may be called by the Executive Committee from time to time.

ARTICLE V.  Amendments to the Chapter By-Laws

SECTION 5.1.  Amendments to the By-Laws

Chapter By-laws may be amended at the recommendation of the Executive Committee and approved by  two-thirds (2/3) vote of The Chapter members present.  All members shall be notified in writing of any proposed Bylaws changes.

ARTICLE VI.  Chapter Funds

SECTION 6.1  Chapter Funds

The Executive Committee shall instruct the Treasurer as to the desired method for the receipt and disbursement of Chapter Funds, including the keeping of all related records.  The Executive Committee shall prepare and adopt an annual budget for presentation to the membership at the Annual Meeting.  Membership dues, independent of the International Association dues, shall be $10.00 per year, and shall become due January 1, and delinquent March 1 of each year.

Proposed Changes to Bylaws (Approved August 2001)

The Executive Committee met January 30, 2001 in Stillwater, Oklahoma.  The committee recommended two (2) changes to the chapter bylaws, subject to approval by two-thirds (2/3) vote of the chapter members present at the meeting to be held during the February CODA Conference.  The changes are as follows:

1. Change the due date for payment of local dues to July 1, to correspond with our members' fiscal year and their office budgets.  Statements for dues should be mailed early in the month of May, which would allow the member the choice of paying the dues from his or hers current year budget, or delaying payment until soon after July 1, in order to pay from the next year's budget.

2. Change the number of membership meetings to be held annually to three (3).  They would be held in February, during the CODA Conference; in August, during the Educational Conference for Oklahoma Assessing Officers; and in October, during the Assessor's Conference.