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UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA

Tampa Bay Chapter

BY-LAWS

July 15, 2007

ARTICLE I - NAME AND AFFILIATION

The name of the organization shall be the Tampa Bay Chapter of the United NationsAssociation of the United States of America Incorporated.

ARTICLE II - PURPOSE AND FUNCTION

The purpose of the Association is as follows:To study and promote the fundamental basis of peace with justice and the machinerynecessary for its development. The Association shall carry on educational and informationalactivities so that the people of the United States of America and their government mayparticipate to the greatest extent practicable in the United Nations and other officialinternational and regional organizations functioning in various fields of internationalcooperation and international law.The Association in order to implement its over-all purpose conducts programs ofresearch, study, and information to:(a) heighten U.S. public awareness and increase public knowledge of global issues and theirrelation to the United Nations system;(b) encourage, where appropriate, multilateral approaches in dealing with those issues;(c) build public support for constructive U.S. policies on matters of global concern; and(d) enhance the effectiveness of the United Nations and other international organizations.

ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIPQUALIFICATIONS

: Membership is of two kinds:1. Members (either individuals or families)a.

Membership is available to any United States resident. b.

Membership in the chapter carries with it membership in the National Associationand in the Florida Division UNA-USA. 2. Member Organizations

Organization memberships are open to local units of national organizations in theUnited Nations Association Council of Organizations and to other local groupssupporting the purposes of UNA-USA. b.

Service fees and voting rights within the chapter for member organizations will bedetermined by the Chapter Board of Directors.

MEETINGS

:1 .An annual business meeting of chapter Members shall be held prior to the end of the fiscalyear at which officers and other members of the board, and three persons for theNominating Committee for the next calendar year are elected. This meeting shall be held inNovember.2. A minimum of six meetings a year in addition to the annual meeting shall be held to carryout the educational program and business of the chapter.3. Notice, purpose and agenda for chapter business meetings shall be circulated to eachmember at least seven days in advance of the meeting. This may be done by email or fax.4. A quorum for purposes of conducting business at the Annual meeting shall be ten percent of the chapter membership as of January 1 of that year. A quorum for board meetingsshall be a simple majority of voting members present.5. Minutes shall be kept of all business meetings, and be approved by the Board at its nextmeeting. Attendance at the meeting and disposition of all action items shall be recorded.Minutes shall be maintained on file for at least five years. Minutes may be taken by anyoneother than the president. Copies of minutes shall be provided the President within 10 daysafter the meeting and to the members of the Board at least seven days before the nextmeeting. If provided by email, the minutes shall be provided in MSWord or similarcompatible word processor in common usage.

ARTICLE IV - OFFICERSQUALIFICATIONS

: Any member of the chapter upon election.

POSTS:

President SecretaryVice President(s) Treasurer

TERM:

One year, with the privilege of re-election for three additional consecutive terms for the

same office. Officers shall take office the first day of the fiscal year following election unlessstipulated otherwise by motion of the Annual Meeting.

NOMINATIONS

:By the nominating committee, which shall be composed of five members: two to beappointed by the president, and three chosen at the previous Annual Meeting by themembership at large. The Chairperson shall be appointed by the President from these fivewith Board approval. The Nominating Committee shall stipulate which of the VicePresident nominees is nominated as the First Vice President.Additional nominations may be offered by a member from the floor at the annual meetingprovided they are seconded by at least two other members and are agreed to by the persons being nominated.

ELECTION:

By a majority vote of the members present at the Annual Meeting.

REMOVAL:

An officer or director may be removed from the Board by two-

thirds (2/3’

s) vote of the board present under the following conditions:a)

The board by majority vote of those present and voting has voted no confidencein the individual in question; or b)

The board by majority vote of those present and voting has voted abusive orother misconduct, or abusive violations of the by-laws on the part of theindividual in question; orc)

Continued non-attendance (more than three consecutive unexcused asdetermined by the Board) at meetings.

RESIGNATION:

Any Officer wishing to resign shall notify the Secretary in writing and schedule a time toproperly conduct any final business that involves the Chapter. The Secretary shallpromptly notify the President and other members of the Board in writing of the resignation,except in case of the Secretary resignation, notice shall be submitted directly to the Presidentand the Board in writing. The President shall request recommendations from theNominating Committee for a replacement of the resigning officer. The President shall thenpresent a nominee for replacement to the Board for approval to serve until the next annualelection. The position of President is handled as an exception under VACANCIES below.

“Sabbatical leaves” for an officer shall not be granted.