Council Bylaws
ARTICLE I: MEMBERSHIP
Section 1.1. Membership. The Iowa Freedom of Information Council (hereafter Council) shall welcome and encourage membership by any citizen, group of citizens, association, organization, corporation, or educational institution which has an interest in open government, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, or any other stated purpose or goal of this Foundation and which agrees to pay dues in accord with the provisions of these Bylaws. The Council shall have three classes of members (a) Sustaining Members; (b) First Amendment Members; (c) Regular Members.
Section 1.2. Sustaining Members. Any association, corporation, business organization, or other entity interested in furthering the goals of the Council may become a Sustaining Member upon payment of the appropriate dues as provided in these Bylaws. Sustaining Members shall include the Iowa Newspaper Association, the Iowa Broadcasters Association, and any other entity paying the appropriate dues. Any association, corporation, business organization, or other entity may be added or removed from the membership list by a majority vote of the Board of Trustees.
Section 1.3. First Amendment Members. Any association, corporation, organization or educational institution may become a First Amendment Member upon payment of the appropriate dues as provided in these Bylaws. Any association, corporation, organization or educational institution may be added to or removed from this list by a majority vote of the Board of Trustees.
Section 1.4. Personal Members. Any individual may become a personal member upon payment of the appropriate dues as provided in these Bylaws. Personal members are encouraged to contribute both time and funds to further the general goals of the Council.
Section 1.5. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the membership shall be held during the last one hundred and five days of the calendar year on a date which shall be set by the Executive Committee.
Section 1.6. Notice of Meeting. Printed notice stating the place, day, and hour of the meeting of the membership shall be delivered not less than 10 days before the date of the meeting, either personally or by mail, at the direction of the Board of Trustees, or, in the absence of such direction, by the President, or, in the absence of either such direction, by the Secretary to each member enrolled in membership at least 60 days in advance of the annual meeting. If mailed, this notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail,
postage prepaid, addressed to the member at his or her address as it then appears on the membership books.
