ARTICLE II: MEETINGS

SECTION 1

General membership meetings of CENTER:

A.     Minimum of two meetings shall be conducted per year. The agenda shall be mailed to each member 10 days in advance of the meeting and every member shall have the right to obtain the copy of the agenda upon request.

B.     Attendance of 50% or 50 members eligible to vote (whichever is lower) shall constitute a quorum.

C.     It shall be at the discretion of the Board of Directors to have the right to change the number and dates of meetings, but never should more than 210 days elapse between the meetings.

D.     All general membership meetings shall be conducted in accordance to Robert's Rules of Order.

SECTION 2

Special membership meetings may be called pursuant to the following:

A.     A resolution by the Board of Directors, for any purpose except elections.

B.     A petition signed by at least 25% of the voting members, none of whom are members of the Board of Directors, and filed with the President, Vice President or Recording Secretary at least fifteen days in advance of the requested meeting.

C.     Notice of each Special meeting of the membership shall be furnished to all members at least ten (10) days in advance, specifying the time and the objective thereof No other business than that specified shall be considered at that time.

SECTION 3

Upon proper notice, Board of Directors meetings shall be held prior to a scheduled membership meeting and/or upon call of the President or by a resolution by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors meetings, except for Executive Committee, may be opened to all voting members composed of the offices of CENTER. The agenda will be prepared by the President, with the input from the Board of Directors.

SECTION 4

All meetings shall be generally conducted in English however; Polish shall be acceptable if requested. Translations from one language to the other shall be provided as needed. However, the official minutes of all meetings shall be written in English.