CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE 1
NAME AND OBJECTS
SECTION 1. The name of this
Association shall be KANSAS COUNTY APPRAISERS ASSOCIATION.
SECTION 2. Its objectives shall
be to improve the standards of appraisal practice; to provide a clearing house
for the collection and distribution of useful information relating to appraisal
practice; to educate the taxpaying public on the true nature and importance of
the work performed by appraisal officers; and to engage in research and publish
the results of studies; to elevate the standards of personnel requirements in
appraisal offices; to elevate the other public and private agencies interested
in providing tax administration; and in every proper way to promote justice and
equity in the distribution of the tax burden.
SECTION 3. It shall operate a
not for profit corporation, known as Institute of Certified
To assist in the training,
education, certification, and designation of
ARTICLE II
MEMBERSHIP
SECTION 1. REGULAR MEMBERS.
Only those persons holding the office of county or district appraiser whose
annual dues have been paid may be considered regular members of this
Association. Annual dues of regular members shall be determined by the
executive board of the Association.
SECTION 2. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS.
Associate membership shall be available to persons who satisfy the following
criteria and have paid their annual dues:
(1) Any official or employee of
any governmental agency or educational institution who is not eligible for
regular membership, and/or
(2) Persons who hold a current
designation as a Certified Kansas Appraiser (CKA), Kansas Real Estate
Specialist (KRES), or Kansas Personality Specialist (KPS), Certified General
Real Property Appraiser, Registered Mass Appraiser (RMA), or any other
designation recognized by the Kansas County Appraiser's Association. Annual
dues of associate members shall be determined by the executive board of the
Association.
SECTION 3. AFFILIATE MEMBERS.
Any organization, group, or association of public officials, employees and/or
citizens interested in the science of valuation and taxation, and who subscribe
to the purpose of the Association and wish to become affiliated with it, shall
be eligible to become affiliate members. Annual dues and the payment thereof,
shall be determined by the executive board of the Association.
SECTION 4. HONORARY MEMBERS.
Persons who in the opinion of the executive board have made such distinct
contribution to the science of ad valorem appraisal administration that their
efforts deserve public recognition shall be eligible to the election as
honorary members. Provided, honorary memberships shall be conferred for life
and no dues or fees of any kind shall be required. Provided further, not more
than two (2) such honorary memberships shall be conferred in any one year, and
the total number shall not exceed ten (10) at any time.
SECTION 5. REJECTION. The right
to reject any application for membership is hereby reserved to the executive
board.
SECTION 6. VOTING RIGHTS. The
right to hold office is reserved to regular members exclusively. The right to
vote is exclusively reserved for regular members in attendance. One voting
right shall accrue to each regular member for each county represented by that
regular member.
SECTION 7. SUSPENSION OF
MEMBERS. All dues shall be payable annually in advance. Any member delinquent
in the payment of dues for a period of six (6) months shall be suspended from
membership.
SECTION 8. TRANSFER OF MEMBERS.
Whenever the dues of a member are paid by the member’s employer, and the member
resigns, retires or otherwise vacates the member’s position during the period
for which the member’s dues have been paid, the membership shall be transferred
to the successor upon receipt by the association of notice of change.
SECTION 9. MILITARY LEAVE.
Regular and associate members in good standing who temporarily leave their
position to join the
SECTION 10. REINSTATEMENT.
Regular and associate members who have been suspended for non-payment of dues
shall be eligible for reinstatement upon the payment of current year’s dues and
any reinstatement penalty, as prescribed by the executive board.
SECTION 11. REINSTATEMENT -
DESIGNATED ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. If a member has been suspended for more than one
year and desires to be reinstated as a designated associate member, the member
must pay all unpaid dues and reapply for designation through the Professional
Designation Committee. Any resulting membership status shall be considered to
be as a new member.
ARTICLE III
EXECUTIVE BOARD
SECTION 1. GOVERNING BODY. The governing body of the association shall be the
executive board and shall have the power to pass any resolution or bylaw it may
deem necessary to accomplish the purpose of the Association, and which is not
in conflict with any of the provisions of this constitution.
SECTION 2. BOARD MEMBERS. For
the purposes of conducting business related to the Kansas County Appraisers
Association, the executive board will consist of the president,
president-elect, vice-president, and past president of the Kansas County
Appraiser’s Association and six members in good standing, one from each of the
six regional Kansas County Appraisers Associations. For the purpose of
conducting business related solely to the
SECTION 3. QUORUM. For the purpose
of transacting official business, a quorum shall consist of not less than six
(6) members.
ARTICLE
IV
OFFICERS
SECTION 1. SELECTION. At each
annual meeting, there shall be elected for a term of one year by the regular
members in good standing who are present, a president, a president-elect, a
vice-president, and provided further that interim officers shall serve until
the first annual meeting.
SECTION 2. VACANCY IN OFFICE.
Whenever a vacancy in any office or on the executive board shall occur, the
president may appoint any regular member in good standing to fill said vacancy,
which shall serve until the next annual meeting. Provided, when the vacancy
occurs in the office of the president and president-elect, the vice-president
shall call a special meeting for the purpose of electing officers for the
remainder of the unexpired term.
SECTION 3. RETIREMENT. Whenever
any regular member, holding any elective or appointive position in the
association, shall vacate the official public position which made the member
eligible for regular membership, the office or position the member holds in the
association shall become vacant 60 days thereafter, unless said period such
member again becomes eligible for regular membership.
ARTICLE V
DUTIES OF OFFICERS
SECTION 1. PRESIDENT. The president shall be the chairman of the executive
board and of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Certified Kansas
Appraisers, Inc. and shall preside at all meetings of the members, executive
board and/or the Board of Directors held for the purpose of transacting
Association and/or Institute business. The president shall have general
supervision of the affairs of the Association and Institute and shall see that
all orders and resolutions of the executive board and Board of Directors are
carried out. The president shall, unless such duty is delegated to some other
officer of the corporation by the Board of Directors, sign and execute all
documents, checks or other obligations in the name of the corporation. The
president shall appoint all committees either of the presidents own initiative
or at the request of the executive board or Board of Directors, and perform
such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to the president.
SECTION 2. PRESIDENT-ELECT. The
president-elect shall exercise all the powers and duties of the president
during the president’s absence or inability to act, and shall perform such
other duties as may be assigned to president-elect by the executive board or
Board of Directors.
SECTION 3. VICE-PRESIDENT. The vice-president shall perform such duties as may
be assigned to the vice-president by the executive board or Board of Directors
and the president.
SECTION 4. SECRETARY-TREASURER. The secretary-treasurer shall be appointed by
the president from among the six regional members on the executive board
subject to the approval of the full executive board. The secretary-treasurer
shall give or cause to be given all required notices of meetings of the members
and of the board. The secretary-treasurer shall record all proceedings at the
meetings of the members and of the board in a book to be kept for that purpose,
and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the president or
the Board. The secretary-treasurer shall have custody of the seal of the
corporation and shall affix the same to all documents and instruments when duly
authorized to do so and attest to the same. The secretary-treasurer shall also
be the chief financial agent of the Association, and shall exercise such
authority and perform such duties as may be prescribed by the executive board
president. As treasurer, the secretary-treasurer shall have custody of all
funds, securities, and legal instruments of the Association, and shall be
responsible for their safekeeping. To this end, the secretary-treasurer may,
subject to the approval of the executive board, determine the place and manner
of depositing and safekeeping of such funds, securities and legal instruments.
ARTICLE VI
FUNDS
SECTION 1. DISBURSEMENT.
It shall be the duty of the executive board to prescribe by resolution or
by-law a method of handling the receipts and disbursing the funds of the
Association, and provide for annual audit.
SECTION 2. BONDS. The treasurer, and any other officer, agent or employee of
the Association who may be designated by the executive board, shall furnish a
bond in such amount and with such sureties as the executive board shall approve.
The cost of said bonds shall be paid by the Association, and they shall be
deposited and kept as the executive board may direct.
ARTICLE VII
MEETINGS
SECTION 1. MEETINGS. The annual
meeting of the members shall be held at such time and place as may be
determined by the executive board. The executive board shall have its annual
meeting immediately following the annual meeting of the members, special
meetings of the executive board shall be held on the call of the president or
upon request in writing of a majority of the executive board members.
SECTION 2. NOTICE. At least five (5) days notice of the time, place and purpose
of all special meetings of the executive board shall be given all members of
the executive board by the secretary. Such notices may be given in person or by
telephone, telegram, fax, or E-mail sent to the executive board member’s last
known address.
ARTICLE VIII
NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
SECTION 1. NOMINATING
COMMITTEE. The president shall appoint each year, not less than thirty days
prior to the annual meeting, a nominating committee, consisting of five (5)
regular members in good standing, who shall select not less than one name from
among the regular members in good standing as a candidate for each office to be
filled at the annual meeting, provided that the nominations which the
nominating committee intends to place before the annual conference shall be
announced at the annual meeting. Additional nominations may be made from the
floor at the annual meeting by any regular member in good standing when
election is held.
SECTION 2. QUORUM. For the purpose of transacting official business, a quorum
of the nominating committee shall consist of not less than three (3) members.
SECTION 3. HOLDING ELECTIONS. The manner of holding elections, including the
forms to be used, the method of voting, the counting of ballots, and the rules
of procedure pertaining thereto, shall be prescribed by the executive board;
provided, however, that in the event of contests for any elective office or
post, election shall be by secret ballot.
SECTION 4. ELECTION OF EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS. The members of the executive
board, other than the president, president-elect, vice-president and immediate
past president, shall be chosen, one by each of the six regional Kansas County
Appraiser’s Associations and certified in writing to the president of the
Kansas County Appraiser’s Association on or before the date of it’s annual
meeting.. Beginning in 1990, the terms of office for the northwest, northeast,
and south central regions shall expire in even numbered years and the terms of
office for the north central, southeast, and southwest regions shall expire in
odd numbered years. Any regional association failing to certify their board
member as before provided shall lose its representation on the executive board
until such certification is made.
ARTICLE
IX
AMENDMENTS
SECTION 1. HOW AMENDED. The
constitution may be amended by a majority vote of the regular members in good
standing present and voting at the annual meeting of the members, provided that
notice of any proposed amendment shall have been sent to all regular members
not less than thirty (30) days prior to such meeting.
SECTION 2. HOW PROPOSED. Amendments may be proposed either by initiatory
petition signed by not less than 10% of the regular members or by resolution of
the executive board. Such petition or resolution shall be placed in the hands
of the president who shall within the time herein before prescribed notify all
regular members that such proposed amendment will be voted on at the next
meeting of the members.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF NOTICE. Any person entitled to vote at any meeting of
the executive board may waive notice of such meeting and any action taken
thereof shall, upon such waiver, be as valid as though notice had been given.
SECTION 2. INTERIM ACTION. Any action, by-law, or resolution which might be
taken or adopted by any meeting of the members of the executive board shall be
valid if written memorandum of such action, by-law or resolution is served upon
all persons entitled to vote thereon and approved in writing by a majority of such
persons. For this purpose, mailing such memorandum to the last known address of
the members shall be deemed sufficient service.
SECTION 3. FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of the Association shall be from Annual
Meeting to Annual Meeting, or as the executive board may direct.
SECTION 4. SAVING CLAUSE. Any resolution or by-law heretofore passed which is
not in conflict with any provisions of this constitution shall remain in effect
until amended or repealed.
SECTION 5. RECORD DISPOSITION. The executive board shall have the power to
dispense or destroy any records they deem advisable over five (5) years of age.
SECTION 6. PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY. All meetings of the organization shall be
governed by parliamentary law as set forth in Roberts Rules of Order.
SECTION 7. COMMITTEES. The president, subject to the approval of the Board of
Directors, shall appoint a standing committee to be known as the Professional
Designation Committee. This committee shall consist of a chairman and six
members of the association in good standing and who hold a designation.
Members of this committee shall serve alternating two year terms.
SECTION 8. All references to the
annual meeting within constitution shall hereby be defined as the fall meeting.