BYLAWS
Our goal is to provide the necessary information, supplies, and training to support hydroponics as a solution to global hunger and malnutrition.
ARTICLE I: Name and Credentials
ARTICLE II: Purpose of
Corporation
1) Providing an online internet resource center to
help establish technological standards for hydroponics.
ARTICLE III: Membership
Section 2) Community Members.
Any community or family group can become a member of the Institute for Simplified Hydroponics. Community
members shall be community based affiliates, or localized
affiliate. Recognizing that, examples of Community could include an industry,
a village, a school, and a country. The Community based membership includes
a group dedicated to establishing simplified hydroponic gardens in their area.
Section 3) Research Members.
Any affiliate whose purpose is to engage in research on hydroponics
changes issues.
Section 4) Honorary Members.
Selected by Board.
Section 5) Terms of Members.
ARTICLE IV: Membership
Fees
ARTICLE V: Finances
ARTICLE VI: Officers
Section 2) President:
Section 2) Secretary
Section 3) Treasurer
Section 4) Any officer may
be impeached for failure to perform proscribed duties and/or abuse of powers,
by a two thirds majority vote of the members at a regular business meeting.
Section 5) If the office
of President becomes vacant for any reason during the elected term, the
Secretary shall become the President for the remainder of the term,
thereby creating a vacancy as Secretary.
Section 6) If any elected
office other than that of the President becomes vacant, the President shall
nominate a consenting member. A majority vote is required to confirm a
new officer. If confirmation is unsuccessful, the process is repeated with
a new nominee until confirmation is achieved.
ARTICLE VII: Nominations
and Elections
ARTICLE VIII: Corporation
Board
Section 2) An annual meeting
of the Board is required by the Charter
Section 3) Votes of the Corporation
Board shall consist of:
ARTICLE IX: Projects and
Committees
Section 2) Each project or
committee shall have a chairperson and at least two other members. The
quarterly report is presented by the chairperson.
Section 3) The members of
the standing committees shall be appointed annually and shall consist of:
Section 4) All committees,
other than the standing committees, shall be chartered with formal expiration
conditions.
ARTICLE X: Voting
Section 2) A majority vote
shall consist of:
ARTICLE XI: Meetings
Section 2) At or before the
first business meeting of each term, the date, time and type of each of
the terms meetings shall be set by the Vice President (see article VI,
section Vice President)
Section 3) Non-scheduled
meetings may be called for emergency purposes with:
Section 4) The length of
annual meetings shall be limited to one week and conducted on the internet.
The length may be extended for a fixed period by a movement and majority
vote.
ARTICLE XII: Limitations
and Dissolution
Section 2) If the Institute
should return its charter, all funds or other property remaining after
payment of debts and obligations of the Institute shall be transferred to
and paid to the United National Development Fund.
ARTICLE XIII: Affiliations
ARTICLE XIV: Amendments
ARTICLE XV: Ratification
International Hydroponics Institute
is registered with the State of Oregon as a 501-C(3) non-profit corporation
and Non-Government Organization (NGO) since 1995.
The purpose of the Institute
is to support any and all efforts to introduce the technology of hydroponics as a method for
people to provide their own food or begin cottage industry to provide family income. Specific tasks are
:
2) Contribute to
providing a global inventory of existing hydroponic projects and community centers.
3) Providing an historical
record of hydroponic projects and outcomes.
4) Providing an international
organization that works to train and establish training centers for teaching hydroponics.
5) Obtaining and
maintaining a global database of information regarding safe material and methods for hydroponics.
6) Providing tools,
technologies and planning concepts to establish individual and community gardens.
7) Providing education
and educational support to children through our online classes,
a web based school, and our Scholarship fund, dedicated
to providing resources for schools and school children.
Section 1) Types of Members
The membership of the Institute shall consist of three types: community, research and honorary. Consideration
for membership to the Institute shall not be denied to any because of sex,
race, religion, creed, national origin, handicap or martial status.
Terms for community members
will be one calendar year. Research and Honorary members will be continuous
during their enrollment in a Corporation facility unless terminated by
the Board of Directors.
Annual membership dues to
the Institute will be based on the following fees:
Community members - $15 per year
Research members - $50 per year
Corporate members - $250 per year
The Institute shall submit
an annual report and copy of IRS reports to the Board.
Section 1) Qualifications
and Term of Office:
a) At the first business
meeting in the spring term of every even year, the chapter shall elect the following officers:
President, Secretary and Treasurer. These officers shall
serve during the subsequent two calendar years.
b) To be eligible
for election to a Chapter office, a nominee shall:
1) Send a letter or e-mail message verifying availability for the position
2) Desire to advance the technology of simplified hydroponics
The President shall preside
over all meetings of members and of the Board of Directors and shall perform
all the duties usually devolving upon a presiding officer and those authorized
in these Bylaws.
a) The Secretary
shall maintain minutes of the boards meetings and the web based meetings.
a) The Treasurer
shall see that quarterly financial statements are prepared showing the
current financial condition of the Corporation and, at the end of the calendar
year.
b) Shall see that
financial information is provided whenever requested by the Board of Directors,
member agencies or community members.
Section 1) every two years,
the executive board shall appoint a nominating committee consisting of
a Chairperson and at least two other members
Section 1) The Corporation
Board shall consist of:
b) The President
and elected officials
c) Those 5 board members selected at each biannual meeting
from each Institute affiliate
a) Additional Board
meetings can be called as deemed necessary by elected
officers by a 2/3 vote
b) All Board meetings
will be conducted on the Internet over a one week period in full public
view
a) A quorum of at
least 2/3 corporation board members present;
b) A simple majority
vote
Section 4) The purpose of
Corporation board meetings is to deal with issues that require:
a) Attention prior
to the annual members meeting;
b) To appoint a nominating
committee;
c) To approve participation
in ongoing projects and issues
Section 1) Each project
or committee shall be formed with a clear list of objectives, goals, and
responsibilities. However, the following responsibilities are common to
all committees:
a) A timely response
to all correspondence;
b) Thank you letters
to people that have provided a service to the committee,
c) A quarterly internet
report to the membership at a regular business meeting
a) The annual report
committee (current and newly elected officers, chaired by the current president)
Section 1) All voting shall
be by ballot through internet connection
a) Election of officers
shall be by secret ballot
a) A quorum of at
least five (5) members present
b) A simple majority
Section 1) Meetings of the International Hydroponics Institute
shall be of the following types:
a) Annual All Member
Meetings: where the normal business of the Institute is conducted;
b) Executive board
meetings: where the executive board of the Institute resolve current issues
or select a nominating committee;
c) Other: non business
meetings such as workshops, social gatherings, speakers to the membership,
recruiters
d) Any other official
meeting called by members to raise issues and concerns
Section 1) Limitations
a) The Institute shall
operate only under the Articles of Incorporation by the State of Oregon
in 1995 and the US Government on August 21, 1995
b) No part of the
net income of the Institute shall inure to the benefit of any private individual
or company
c) The Institute shall
not at any time possess powers, exercise authority or engage in activities
which are not permitted to be possessed, exercised or engaged in by an
organization exempt from Federal Income Tax (see Section 509 (a) (2) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 or the corresponding provision of any
future United States Revenue Law).
The Institute is allowed
to have subsidiaries in other countries or regional areas that operate
under the same goals and guidelines. These affiliates maintain separate
bank accounts and autonomy on projects in their areas.
Amendments to these by-laws
may be proposed by any member by submitting a written proposal to the Secretary.
To be adopted, the proposal must be read, discussed and passed by a 2/3
vote of the members at the annual meeting.
These Bylaws shall become
effective immediately after they have been adopted by a two thirds majority
vote of the members attending the annual meeting of the Institute for Simplified Hydroponics.
Revised:
Amugust 5, 2019
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