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Said voting members shall elect the Board of Directors of the organization and each elected director shall serve for a term of one (1) year or until  their successors are elected and qualify. Voting members shall vote on such matters, including the election of officers, as the Board of Directors may from time to time submit thereto for action. Voting members shall have designations, rights, privileges, and be subject to such qualifications, obligations, dues, requirements and limitations as the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine by resolution except as otherwise provided by these by-laws, by the Articles of Incorporation or by statute.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Article V - Structure:</U></B></div> <bR> <div> A.  <B>Officers:</B>  The executive officers of the organization shall be the President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer, all of whom shall be elected at the annual meeting and shall hold office during the pleasure of the Board of Directors. The Officers may also be Directors and fulfill multiple Director roles, but this is not required. The President or his/her appointed delegate shall preside at all meetings of the voting members. When the Board is not in session, the President shall have general management and control of the business affairs of the organization.</div> <bR> <div> B.  <B>Directors:</B>  The number of directors comprising the full Board of Directors shall be at least 4 and may be as many as 15. There are the following Directors:</div> <bR> <div> 1.  Director of Set Design and Construction</div> <div> 2.  Director of Poster/Ticket Design and Production</div> <div> 3.  Director of Playbill Design and Production</div> <div> 4.  Director of Ticket Sales and Box Office</div> <div> 5.  Director of Costuming/Hair and Makeup</div> <div> 6.  Director of Concessions</div> <div> 7.  Director of Media Relations</div> <div> 8.  Director of Lighting</div> <div> 9.  Director of Playbill Advertising Sales</div> <div> 10.  Director At-Large</div> <div> 11.  Director At-Large</div> <div> 12.  Director At-Large</div> <bR> <div> C.  <B>Meetings:</B>  </div> <bR> <div> 1.  <B>Annual Meeting:</B>  An annual meeting of the voting members for the election of officers and directors shall be held in the first month of the Fiscal Year, which is July.</div> <bR> <div> 2. <B>Other Meetings: </B> In addition to the annual meeting, the Board shall meet on a monthly basis at a time mutually agreed upon by the Board.</div> <bR> <div> 3.<B> Notice of Meetings:</B>  Shall state the date, time and place and be provided to Board members not lass than ten (10) or more than fifty (50) days in advance of the meeting.</div> <bR> <div> 4. <B>Special Meetings:</B>  May be called by the President or Board on an as-needed basis, with the same notice requirements stated above.</div> <bR> <div> 5. <B>Voting Quorum:</B>  At any meeting of the Board, a quorum is hereby understood to be at least five (5) voting members. Each vote, in order to pass, requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting members present.</div> <bR> <div> 6. <B>Election of Members:</B>  Additional members to the Board may be elected by a majority vote of voting members present at any meeting of the Board at any time during the course of the year.</div> <bR> <div> D.  <B>Vacancies/Removals:</B>  Vacancies on the Board shall be filled by a majority vote of voting members at any meeting of the board. Any officer or director may be removed by a majority vote of voting members at any meeting of the board.</div> <bR> <div> E.  <B>Powers:</B>  The management of all business, property and affairs of the organization shall be vested in the Board of Directors. The Board may exercise all of the powers of the organization and do all lawful acts and things, including the adoption of such rules and regulations for the conduct of its meetings, the exercise of its powers and management of the organization as it may deem proper, consistent with the statutes, articles of incorporation and these by-laws, not thereby conferred upon or reserved to the members.</div> <bR> <div> F.  <B>Fiscal Year:</B>  The organization's fiscal year shall consist of twelve (12) months which shall close annually on June 30.</div> <bR> <div> G.  <B>Checks:</B>  All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidence of indebtedness issued in the name of the organization shall be signed by the Treasurer and one other officer of the Board. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Article VI - Amendments:</U></B></div> <bR> <div> Amendments to these by-laws can be proposed at any meeting of the Board of Directors and adopted by a simple majority vote of voting members present at the meeting.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  <a href="HTMLobj-9505/BRTHandbook.html"><u>BRT Handbook download</u> </a>  </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>