Subsites Follow
South Jersey Constitution
(AMENDED April 1, 2004 Third DRAFT)
CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE 1-NAME
1.1 The name of this organization shall be the South Jersey Section of the New Jersey Water Environment Association, hereinafter designated as the Section.
ARTICLE 2-AFFILIATION
2.1 The Organization shall be a Section member of the New Jersey Water Environment Association, hereinafter designated as the Association, and shall participate in the activities of that organization. It is the intent that the Constitution and by-laws of this Section be in harmony with that of the Association.
ARTICLE 3-OBJECTIVES
3.1 The advancement of fundamental knowledge of the water environment, its basic qualities, and the physical laws governing its interaction with other aspects of the environment and with aesthetic, economic, and biological needs of New Jersey’s inhabitants.
3.2 The advancement of practical knowledge in the technology, design, construction, operation and management of water quality control systems and facilities.
3.3 The increased understanding of the nature and function of the New Jersey’s natural waterways, surface, subsurface and atmosphere; and encouragement and promotion of action to preserve and enhance them.
3.4 The implementation of the objectives previously stated through an exchange of information and experience among its members, and other interested persons’ or meeting of its members as described in Article 9.
3.5 The publication and distribution of information relating to the water quality field.
3.6 The promotion of public understanding of pollution problems, the endeavor to obtain beneficial public relationships, the stimulation of public awareness of the relationship of water resources to the general public welfare and the need for preservation and reuse of water resources.
3.7 The improvement of the professional status of all personnel engaged in any aspect of the water quality control field including, but not limited to, the planning, design, construction, management and operation of water quality control systems.
3.8 The persistent quest to create a sound regional policy in matters relating to the New Jersey water quality.
3.9 The support of educational activities among its members and the general public, through scholar awards, seminars, workshops, and publications to stimulate interest and knowledge in the environmental pollution control management field.
ARTICLE 4 FRANCHISE
4.1 The exclusive service area of the Section shall consist of Mercer, Ocean, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem, Cumberland, Cape May and Atlantic Counties of the State of New Jersey.
ARTICLE 5-MEMBERSHIP
5.1 The membership of the South Section shall consist of persons and organizations interested in any of the objectives of the Association residing in or maintaining a business within the State of New Jersey, United States of America.
5.2 Active members of this Section must be members of the New Jersey Water Environment Association. As prescribe under the New Jersey Water Environment Association by-laws Article 1 and Article 6.11.
5.3 Active members of this Section shall enjoy the same voting and office-holding rights in the Section as their class of membership provides for under the Association's Constitution and By-laws.
5.4 All applications for membership must be submitted to the State Association on regular forms to the Membership Committee for approval.
5. Applications for membership shall be accompanied by the dues for that year.
5.11 LIFE MEMBER
5.11-1 Qualifications: Members who have been Active or PWO members or combination thereof of this Association for twenty-five (25) years or more, who have attained the age of sixty-five (65) years or more, and who have applied to the Association for Life Membership through the Executive Director and recommended for Life Membership by the Council.
5.11-2 Rights and Privileges: Shall have all the rights and privileges granted by the Section in the membership class before Life Membership was granted, except he or she shall be exempt from paying section dues.
5.12 RETIRED MEMBER
5.12-1 Qualifications: Any person, sixty-two (62) years or older from and not currently professionally affiliated with the water quality field Active or PWO membership in the Association.
5.12-2 Rights and Privileges: In addition to the rights and privileges allowed by the Active or PWOD membership class, shall be exempt from paying Section dues.
ARTICLE 6 - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
6.1 The Executive Committee shall manage the affairs of the Section.
6.2 The Executive Committee shall meet a minimum of four times a year and one of those meetings shall be the annual business meeting to be held in April.
6.3 This committee is comprised of the elected officers (President, President –Elect, Vice-President and Secretary-Treasurer or Secretary and Treasurer), Trustees and the immediate Past President.
6.4 A majority of the Executive Committee, defined as greater than fifty percent (>50%), shall constitute a quorum of the committee.
ARTICLE 7-OFFICERS
7.1 The Section officers shall be a President, President-Elect*, Vice-president and Secretary, and Treasurer. When the need arises, the positions of Secretary and Treasurer may be combined thereby creating one position and a vacant seat on the governing council. This is to be determined by the executive committee. *(President-elect position to be eliminated after 2004-05 terms expire.)
7.2 The officers shall be elected at the annual business meeting (April) by a majority vote of the voting members present, and shall take office immediately to serve for the ensuing two (2) years.
7.3 The president shall not serve two consecutive, full terms.
7.4 Section members holding Association office (President, President-Elect, Vice-President or Treasurer and including Executive Secretary) shall be eligible to serve as a Section officer.
7.5 All elected Officers shall be Active or PWO Members in good standing of the Association and the Federation.
ARTICLE 8-TRUSTEES
8.1 Three Trustees shall be elected at annual business meeting (April) by a majority vote of the voting members present and shall hold office for three (3) years. At the annual meeting approving this Constitution the Trustees shall be elected as follows: 1 for one year: 1 for two years: and 1 for three years.
ARTICLE 9-MEETINGS
9.1 There shall be a minimum of four regular meetings each year, one of which shall be in April and shall be designated as the Annual Meeting. The President shall call the Annual Meeting.
9.2 The time and place for the next forth-coming regular meeting shall be decided at the last previous meeting. However, if no time and place is agreed upon at the last previous meeting, the President shall determine the time and place for the next meeting.
ARTICLE 10-AMENDMENTS
10.1 Proposed amendments to the Constitution or by-laws must be submitted to the President in written form not less than forty-five (45) days before the Semi Annual Meeting. The Secretary-Treasurer shall notify the Executive Committee and all dues-paid Active Members at least thirty (30) days before the Semi Annual Meeting.
The Semi Annual Meeting will be held April and December of each year as necessary. The April meeting will be the Annual Meeting and will be held each year.
10.2 Amendments may be made by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Executive Committee and all section members present at the Annual Meeting.
Article 11 DISPOSITION OF ASSETS UPON DISSOLUTION
11.1 Upon dissolution of the Association the Council, after payment of all liabilities. Shall dispose of all assets of the Association for the purpose of supporting pollution control education or research within the State of New Jersey that shall not violate Internal Revenue Code 501C (3) (such as, but not limited to, the NJWEA Endowment Fund).
BY LAWS
ARTICLE 1-DUTIES OF OFFICERS
1.1 The President shall preside at all meetings of the Section. In the absence of the President, the President-Elect (Vice-President after 2004-05 term expires) shall act as President.
1.2 The Secretary-Treasurer shall keep a correct record of all meetings. Notify all members of the time and place of meetings. Conduct all correspondence. Keep on file all documents relating to the business of the Section. Keep the records of, and receive all money due the Section, pay all bills authorized by the Section at each regular meeting.
1.3 If the position would be split the Treasurer shall, keep the records of and receive all money due the Section, pay all bills authorized by the Section at each regular meeting.
ARTICLE 2-DUES
2.1 The Annual Dues of the Section shall be payable in accordance with NJWEA Article 2 & 3. As listed herein.
2.11 For each Active, Corporate, Contractor, Student, professional Wastewater Operation, Association Life, and Dual Member, the annual dues shall be determined by the Governing Council as initiated by the Executive Committee and shall include the current dues for each class of membership as established by the Board of Control of the Federation. No Federation dues are payable to this Association in the instance of Federation Honorary Members, Federation Life Members, Student Members shall pay initial Federation dues through the Executive Director and subsequent renewals through the Federation. Section dues shall be included in the NJWEA dues structure.
2.11-1 Annual dues will be billed directly to Association Members by the Federation Executive Director. Dues shall be payable within one (1) month after a Member’s anniversary date. The NJWEA Treasurer shall, upon receipt of the monthly dues payment from the Federation, disburse the appropriate amount to each of the Sections. These payments shall be made monthly within fourteen days of receipt of the dues payment from WEF.
2.11-2 Dues are payable for a twelve (12) month period beginning with the first date of membership that is defined as the anniversary date.
2.11-3 Past President’s of the Association are exempt from Association dues: however, they are not exempt from Federation dues.
2.2 SUBSCRIPTION INCLUDED IN DUES
2.2-1 All members certified to the Federation by the Association shall be entitled to such publications of the Federation as may be approved by the Governing Council for the appropriate membership class. All members shall be entitled to the publications of the Association as may be approved by the Governing Council for the appropriate membership class.
2.3 ARREARS
2.3-1 Association Active, Corporate, Contractor, Student, Professional Wastewater Operation, Association Life, and Dual Members whose dues shall not have been paid within one (1) month after the anniversary date will be given notice of such default by the Federation Executive Director. If the dues remain unpaid fifteen (15) days after such notice, the members in default may be removed from the roll of the Federation by the Executive Director of the Federation and from the roll of the Association.
ARTICLE 3 ADMISSION AND EXPULSION
3.1 ADMISSION
3.11 Any personal desiring to become an Active, Corporate, Contractor, Student, Professional Wastewater Operation, or Dual Member, shall file an application blank provided by the Association Secretary, accompanied by a check or money order in the amount of the current dues.
3.12 An applicant for membership as an Active or PWO Member shall also apply to one or more of the three (3) Sections of their choice as part of their to membership application to the Association by indicating their choice on the application blank. Section Dues shall be uniform and will be established by the Council of Delegates. Membership dues for the first Section choice shall be collected as part of the NJWEA/WEF Dues Collection process. Membership dues for additional Section memberships shall be collected by the NJWEA Treasurer for disbursement to the respective Sections.
3.13 Where there is no question of the eligibility of the applicant for a certain class of membership, the Executive Director shall accept the application; however, if there is a question of eligibility, the application shall be submitted to the Executive Committee where a majority vote shall be required for approval.
3.14 There shall be no admission fee.
ARTICLE 4-COMMITTEES
4.1 In addition to the Executive Committee described under Article 6 of the Constitution and the Nominating Committee and Standing Committees described below in the By-laws, the President is empowered, with permission of the executive committee, to appoint additional committees as they may be required to advance the best interests of the Section and to enable it to fulfill its objectives.
4.2 The Nominating Committee shall consist of the Executive Committee and any such Section member as appointed by the President.
4.3 In addition to the Executive Committee established by the Constitution and By-laws, there shall be these Standing Committees: Program, Industrial
Waste, Health and Safety, Sick and Welfare, Affiliates, Membership, Publications and Constitution and By-Laws Committee.
4.4 Except as provided by the Constitution and By-Laws, the chairs of Standing Committee’s shall be appointed for two (2) year terms not to exceed three (3) consecutive terms as the Association prefers to allow as many members as possible share in this experience: However, if a President desires to appoint a committee chair beyond the three-year limitation, he or she must provide just cause to the Executive Committee and approval by the Council. The Chair will report to the President and at times they may request or be requested to report to the Executive Committee.
4.5 The Awards Committee shall adhere to the criteria outlined below for soliciting and selecting recipients of the various awards of the section and nominees for the Association and Federation Awards. The Committee shall prepare appropriate statement of biographical information on each award nominee. The deliberations of the committee shall be confidential.
4.5.1 William Pine Award - An Award to be given to an Affiliate Company for dedication and hard work towards the advancement of wastewater treatment and/or collection or for extra ordinary service to the section.
4.5.2 Leo J. Saverese Award - An award for distinguished service to the section for promoting public understanding of the need for adequate water pollution control. This award would go to a person that was past president and a member of the state executive committee.
4.5.3 Golden Shovel Award - An Award should be given to a South Section member for distinguished service as a member and will be given as the executive committee deems appropriate.
4.5.4 Scholar Award – One award has been established as listed herein:
4.5.4-1 Joseph Manganaro Scholarship Award:
If adequate funds are available and have been approved by the membership.
A $500.00 Scholar Award to a high school senior or recent graduate, who has excelled in the science field and is planning on pursuing his/her post secondary education in a degree program related to the environmental field.
4.6 Membership Committee - The chairman of this committee will be a member of the state membership committee, it is the chair's responsibility to contact the state membership chair for meeting dates and attend if possible.
The membership committee shall make every effort to bolster the membership of, the state and national association. A list of Section members shall be maintained from the state membership records. The membership chair shall update the membership list for the secretary-treasurer on a monthly basis, if required. The membership chairman shall work with the designated editor-in-chief of the biannual membership roster, so that the roster is published and distributed to the general membership before the April business meeting biannually.
4.7 Seminar and Technology - The seminar and technology committee shall be responsible for all seminars conducted by the section. The committee chair shall consult with and advise the Executive Committee, in advance of each seminar, the program content, location, date and other co-sponsoring organizations. The committee shall prepare and disseminate programs and announcements for the seminars and furnish the Executive Committee with an accounting of all expenditures incurred as a result of the seminars.
ARTICLE 4-ORDER OF BUSINESS
ROLL CALL OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
INTRODUCTIONS
READING OF MINUTES
TREASURER'S REPORT
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
COMMUNICATIONS AND BILLS
ELECTIONS (ANNUAL MEETING)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
INTRODUCTION OF GUEST SPEAKER (S)
ARRANGEMENTS OF NEXT MEETING
ADJOURNMENT
ARTICLE 5-NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
5.1 The Nominating Committee shall chose a list of Nominees for office from the Active members of the Section thirty (30) days prior to the Annual Meeting.
5.2 The names of any other candidates for any of the offices shall be submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer in writing not less than twenty (20) days prior to the Annual Meeting providing the list of such nominees is accompanied by a petition of at least ten percent (10%) of the Active Members in good standing. The Secretary shall notify all members of the Executive Committee that balloting for such candidates shall take place during the Annual Meeting.
5.3 Should any nominee for office not receive a majority of the votes cast for that office, the names of the two nominees receiving the greatest number of votes shall be re-submitted immediately for consideration.
Send mail to ilaux@jmeuc.com with questions or comments about this web site.
Last modified: April 07, 2004