ARTICLE I:  NAME AND AFFILIATION

The name of this organization shall be “The Stanislaus Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association” – “Stanislaus ERFA.”  It shall be affiliated with the California State University Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association – CSU-ERFA.

ARTICLE II:  PURPOSES

Section 1. To secure and enhance the status, rights, privileges and welfare of emeritus and retired faculty and administrators of California State University, Stanislaus.

Section 2. To offer support for the University and its faculty and staff.

Section 3. To help full- and part-time faculty and administrators prepare for retirement and to help new retirees adjust to their new status.

Section 4. To implement communication between the University and retired faculty and administrators.

Section 5. To contribute to the University's mission by such means as may be determined by the Association.

ARTICLE III:  MEMBERSHIP

Section 1.  All tenure-track and non-tenure-track faculty members, librarians, academic administrators, professional counselors and other academically closely-related campus professionals, who have retired from CSU Stanislaus, as well as faculty in the Faculty Early Retirement Program (FERP), are eligible to join the Association.

Section 2.  Survivors (widows and widowers) of deceased members shall be eligible for associate membership status.

ARTICLE IV:  OFFICERS

Section 1.  Officers of the Association shall be a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Immediate Past President.

Section 2.  The officers plus the Association’s representative on the CSU-ERFA State Council shall constitute the Executive Committee.

Section 3.   The term of office shall be one year, beginning on July 1.

Section 4.  Elections of officers shall be held at the spring meeting of the Association.

Section 5.  Duties of Officers:

President:  Shall preside at all meetings of the Association, including the Executive Committee; supervise affairs of the Association; and serve as ex officio member of all committees.

Vice President:  Shall assume the duties and responsibilities of the President in the absence of the latter; plan all regional meetings; and perform such other duties as assigned by the President.

Secretary:  Shall keep and distribute the official record of the Association’s meetings and preserve all historical and other Association records.

Treasurer:  Shall serve as custodian of the Association’s funds, develop and propose an annual budget; and periodically submit a statement of financial standing.

Immediate Past President:  Shall advise current officers and perform such other duties as assigned by the President. 
                                                       
ARTICLE V:  MEETINGS

Section 1.  General membership meetings shall be held three times a year.  The dates and locations shall be determined by the Executive Committee and announced to the membership at least four weeks in advance.

Section 2.  The Executive Committee may call additional meetings if deemed necessary.

Section 3.  A quorum shall consist of ten dues-paying members.

Section 4.  The Executive Committee shall prepare the agenda for each meeting and send it to the membership along with the meeting announcement.

ARTICLE VI:  COMMITTEES

The Executive Committee shall appoint ad-hoc committees as deemed desirable.

ARTICLE VII:  PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY

Roberts’ Rules of Order, Revised, shall be the parliamentary authority for the Association.

ARTICLE VIII:  AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS.

Section 1.  Proposed amendments shall be presented to the membership in conjunction with the announcement of the next scheduled meeting and shall be voted on at that meeting.

Section 2.  Passage of mendments shall require a vote of 60 (sixty) percent of members present, provided there is a quorum.

ADOPTED:  May 9, 2008

LAST AMENDED:   8/08