CONTENTS
Article I: Name
Article II: Purpose
Article III: Membership
Article IV: Organization
Article V: Meetings
Article VI: Elections
Article VII: Parliamentary Authority
Article VIII: Amendments

ARTICLE I. NAME

The name of this organization shall be the Government Resources Section of the North Carolina Library Association.

The purpose of the Government Resources Section of the North Carolina Library Assocation shall be

1. to promote state-wide cooperation among library employees working with all types of government documents

2. to provide opportunities for continuing education and idea sharing

3. to support all levels of government in making their public documents readily available to all types of libraries, and

4. to seek to fulfill the objectives of the North Carolina Library Association.

Members of the North Carolina Library Asociation who state a preference for this Section at the time
of payment of the Association dues shall become members.

1. The election of officers for the Government Resources Section of the North Carolina Library
   Association shall be the first order of business at the annual meeting.

2. The elected officers of this Section shall be Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, who shall serve as
   Chairperson-Elect; and Secretary/Treasurer.

3. Duties of Officers:
   

   a. Chairperson.
   

   The Chairperson shall serve two years and preside over annual meetings of the Section,
   and over meetings of the Executive Committee.

   The Chairperson shall appoint necessary committees and coordinate their activities.

   The Chairperson can serve as an ex officio member on all committees with the exception
   of the Nominating Committee.

   The Chairperson shall serve as Chairperson of the Executive Committee.

   b. Vice-Chairperson and Chairperson Elect.
   

   The Vice-Chairperson and Chairperson-Elect shall serve two years.

   The Vice-Chairperson shall serve as the Program Committee Chairperson.

   c. Secretary/Treasurer
   

   The Secretary/treasurer shall serve for two years.

   The Secretary/Treasurer will keep the minutes of the organization and of the Executive Committee
   and be responsible for maintaining a brief record of finances.

   Registration fees for workshops and meetings shall be directed through the Secretary/Treasurer to the
   North Carolina Library Association Treasurer. Payment of expenses shall be handled similarly.

   d. Vacancies
   

   An office is considered vacant in the event of absence, death, disability, or resignation of the incumbent.

   In case of vacancy in the Office of Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson assumes the responsibilities of the office
   for the unexpired term and continues the program-planning work of the Vice-Chairperson until a new
   Vice-Chairperson has been appointed.

   The Executive Committee then appoints a member to fill the unexpired term of the Vice-Chairperson
   and the subsequent term of Chairperson.

   The Executive Committee appoints members to serve the unexpired term of any other office or position.

4. Committees
   

   a. All committees shall be composed of members in good standing of the organization, who shall serve until
   their successors have been appointed, or until the committee is dissolved.

   b. Special Committees, including but not limited to: Membership, Nominating, Website, shall be appointed by
   the Chairperson, as needed, or upon request of the Executive Committee.

   The Chairperson shall appoint Special Committee Chairpersons while committee members are to be appointed by
   the respective Committee Chairperson.

   c. Program and Executive are Standing Committees.
   

   The Program Committee plans programs for the two year term of the Vice-Chairperson.

   The Executive Committee shall consist of the elected officers, the immediate past
   Chairperson, the Web Manager, the Federal Regional Depository Librarian and the State Documents
   Clearinghouse Coordinator, if they are not already elected officials.

1. The Government Resources Section of the North Carolina Library Association will meet at least annually
   at a time and place set by the Program Committee.

2. The Executive Committee shall meet at least once a year. Additional meetings, for any subset of the Section,
   or the Section as a whole may be called as necessary by the Executive Committee.

1. Any member or members of the Section may present candidate or candidates for the elective offices of this
   Section provided (a) that they notify the Chairperson of the Section, and (b) that consent of the nominee has
   been secured and so indicated in the conversation with and/or in the writing to the Chairperson of the Section.
   

2. A majority vote of those attending an annual meeting shall constitute election.

1. Parliamentary authority for this Section shall be Robert's Rules of Order, latest edition.
2. Any officer, and/or member(s) of the Executive Committee may take notice of and follow any of the
   Section Guidelines, as appropriate. The Section Guidelines are the collected information, either in
   a tangible notebook and/or on the Section website, passed on from incumbent to incoming officer.

1. Amendments to these bylaws may be proposed in writing by any member of the organization.

2. Proposals shall be sent to the Executive Committee for consideration and approval. The Executive Committee
   will seek the necessary North Carolina Library Association (NCLA) Executive Board approval.

3. Notice of the proposed revision must be sent to members at least 30 days prior to the annual meeting.

4. A majority vote of the Section members either attending and voting at the annual meeting or submitting
   proxy votes in advance of the annual meeting to any member of the Executive Committee
   is required for passage of the revision.

Adopted October 13, 1989; revised July 1995, November 2004 and October 2007.