GENERAL MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
There shall be four (4) classes of members:
(1) Regular Members; (2)
Honorary Members; (3) Associate Members; (4) Life Members.
REGULAR MEMBERS
Section 1.
The membership of the Association shall consist of men and
women who are engaged in superintending the maintenance and/or operation
of one (1) or more buildings. The applicant must be of good moral character
and must have at least six (6) employees under his/her supervision in the
buildings of which, he/she supervises the maintenance and/or operations, or in
lieu of the above requirement ; if the building is under monthly or yearly
contract maintenance and has six (6) or more employees employed by the
contractor, and who are under the supervision and or responsibility of the
Building Manager, and must have been in a similar capacity at time, for
at least a year. If at the time of application for membership, the applicant has
less than six employees or is between jobs but meets all other requirements,
the application shall be referred to the Board of Directors for consideration.
The Board shall make their recommendation action to the Association at
its next scheduled regular meeting.
Section 2.
The application shall also contain the names of three (3)
responsible men or women (not necessarily members of the Association),
who shall testify to the candidate's good character. The initiation fee shall be
an amount established by the Board of Directors which shall accompany the
signed application, which on being received shall be recorded and referred to
the Membership Committee. On receiving their favorable report, a ballot
shall be taken to elect or not elect the applicant to membership. All votes
shall be by hand, paper ballot or machine. However, should a majority of the
members vote against the acceptance, the applicant be rejected and all
application fees shall be refunded. A person so rejected shall be eligible
for re-application until six (6) months shall have elapsed since the date of
his/her rejection, and should he/she again be rejected, it shall be final.
Section 3.
The payment of the initiation fee shall cover dues payment
for the current month but he/she shall pay, as dues for all remaining months of
the year. The annual dues shall be an amount established by the Board of
Directors.
He/She shall sign the By-Laws of the Association, and shall have
his/her name entered in a book kept for that purpose, with his/her date of
initiation. After being admitted, each member shall, in case of changing
his/her address, notify the Secretary thereof immediately, in writing.
HONORARY MEMBERS
Section 1.
Honorary membership may be acquired by the Board of
Directors recommending that honor for any person who is not eligible to
membership as an ACTIVE member, by a three-fourths vote of the Board of
Directors present and voting upon a motion to confer the honor, who shall
submit the same to the members of the Association, to be voted on as in case
of active members.
Section 2.
Honorary members shall not be liable for the payment of
dues, to vote or hold office, but shall enjoy all other privileges of the
Association allowed to regular members in good standing, and be subject to
all rules of regular membership except that they shall not have any title to or
interest in the assets of the Association
Section 3.
They shall have the right to discussion on any matters
pertaining to the Association when called upon by the presiding officer or by
a majority of members present at any meeting.
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Section 1.
Associate membership may be acquired only by a principal
of a firm engaged in the trade or occupation having connection with or
incident to the operation of a building, making written application.
Applicants thereof and voting thereon shall be the same as in the case of
regular members. The application shall also contain the names of three (3)
responsible men or women (not necessarily members of the Association) who
shall testify to the candidate's good character. The initiation fee shall be an
amount established by the Board of Directors and shall accompany the signed
application. This amount shall cover dues payment for the current month but
he/she shall pay dues for all remaining months of the year.
The annual dues shall be an amount established by the Board of Directors.
Section 2.
The Association may, if it so desires, cancel any or all
associate memberships at any time by returning the dues paid in advance for
any period beyond the time of cancellation, by a two-thirds vote at any
regular meeting of the Association.
Section 3.
Associate Members. An Associate Member shall be
dropped from the rolls of the Association if his/her dues, in full, for the
current year, are not paid on or before the second Wednesday of August of
said year, provided said Associate Member has been notified by registered
mail thirty days prior to the second Wednesday of August of said year.
Associate Members shall not have the right to vote or hold office nor have
any title to or interest in the assets of the Association. An Associate
Membership shall not be transferable.
Section 4.
Associate Members shall have the right of discussion on
any matters pertaining to the Association when called upon by the presiding
officer or by a majority of members present at any meeting.
Section 5.
From and after April 8, 1959, there may be elected to
associate membership, only one Associate Member for every eight Regular
Members,
LIFE MEMBERS
Section 1.
Life membership may be acquired upon a recommendation
by the Board of Directors and a majority vote of the Regular Members of the
Association provided that the candidate has been a Regular Member in good
standing for twenty (20) continuous years.
Section 2.
Life members shall not be liable for payment of dues, but
shall enjoy all rights and privileges allowed to Regular Members of the
Association in good standing.
Section 3.
Past Presidents of the Association shall automatically
become Life Members.
