Falcon Connects Bylaws

Falcon Connects Bylaws

Article 1 - Membership

Section 1 - Exclusivity

1. Only one member may represent a specific business group.

a. If members are in competing businesses; they must agree between themselves to promote only portions of their business that are not promoted by the other.

2. A member that represents two businesses must designate which business is their primary business. If another new member engages in a business that competes with the original members secondary business, the original member must discontinue promoting their secondary business. The new member will have exclusive rights to promote their business.
3. Visitors may not promote their business if it competes with a member’s business.

Section 2 - Application Process

1. Potential members must fill out an application and be interviewed by the leadership team.
2. If two of the same business categories apply at the same time, applicants will be interviewed by the membership committee and the new member will be appointed by a majority vote.
3. Previous members who have lost their membership may not re-apply for a period of one year.
4. All decisions of the membership committee are final.

Section 3 - Responsibilities

1. Members must attend 80% of the regular weekly meetings.

a. If members are in competing businesses; they must agree between themselves to promote only portions of their business that are not promoted by the other.

b. Membership Committee may extend exceptions under extenuating circumstances.

c. Members must be on time and must stay until the meeting is adjourned.

i. Being late twice, leaving early twice or a combination of each shall be recorded as one absence.

d. 2 No Call/No Show absences are grounds for termination of membership.

e. The member is obligated to meet all other responsibilities even if they have not attended the weekly meeting.

2. Members must provide a minimum of 3 referrals a month.

a. A qualifying referral includes the name and contact information of the person being referred and the person being referred must be aware of the referral and agree to have the member contact them for the purpose of doing business.

3. Members must complete a minimum of 2 one-on-ones a month.

a. A one-on-one is a planned meeting between 2 members where they get to know each other personally and they get to know how each conducts their business.

Article 2 - Visitors

1. Attendance

a. Visitors may attend meetings twice before they must apply for membership.

Article 3 - Grievances

1. All grievances shall be submitted in writing to the Vice President and reviewed by the leadership team.
2. After reviewing all submitted information the committee may:

a. Terminate/Suspend/Dismiss membership.

b. Arbitration; the two parties work out their differences with a member of the committee present.

3. All decisions by this committee are final.

Article 4 - Meetings

1. Regular membership meetings shall be conducted once a week.
2. This meeting shall be no more than 120 minutes long.
3. Alcohol is not allowed during any meeting except for social events where no business is conducted.
4. Cancellation of meetings

a. Cancellations due to weather shall follow school delays or cancellations of school district 49.

b. Meetings shall be canceled during the week of D49 Spring Break, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s or when they fall on a national holiday—i.e. 4th of July.

Article 5 - Leadership Team

Section 1 - Group Leadership Team Members and Duties

1. President

a. Conducts weekly meetings, and monthly leadership meetings.

b. Supervises the rest of the leadership team and insures understanding and completion of responsibilities.

c. Is positive, creating a positive atmosphere for all meetings.

2. Vice President

a. Tracks and reports on attendance, referrals,1 on 1’s and closed business.

b. Notifies membership committee when members are not meeting requirements.

c. Supervises membership committee and arbitrates/leads those discussions.

d. Oversees treasurer banking accounts to ensure the group stays in good standing.

3. Treasurer

a. Handles finances (e.g. bank account, member payments, current budget).

b. Runs fund raisers (Jokers Wild).

c. Pays bill to venues when required.

d. Collects meal or venue obligations as applicable.

e. Ensures non-profit status and TIN registrations with state and federal government are current.

4. Education Coordinator

a. Chooses subjects to be addressed for weekly meetings with emphasis on skills.

b. Looks for methods to improve the group’s abilities and assigns members to train.

c. Assigns a Purpose and Overview thought and a closing positive quote weekly.

d. Welcomes Visitors.

e. Ensures members adhere to time constraints to see the meeting lasts 120 minutes.

Section 2 - Filling Leadership Team Positions

1. Leadership team members shall function in their position for one year.

a. Leadership team members can continue in their position if invited by the leadership team and ratified by the outgoing leadership team.

2. All group members may submit nominations for leadership positions.
3. The outgoing leadership team will come to a consensus for replacing leadership positions through discussion and vote.
4. The potential leader shall be approached by a leadership team member to accept the position agreed upon by the leadership team.
5. The outgoing leadership team shall ratify the new leadership team prior to them taking office.
6. Vacancies

a. Nominations for new leadership team members shall be received by the secretary then passed to the rest of the leadership team one week prior to the next leadership team meeting. The leadership team will vote to fill the vacancy at the leadership team meeting.

b. Vacancies will be filled only to the end of the original team leader’s term of office.

Article 6 - Finances

Section 1 - Dues

1. Dues

a. There shall be a $75 due by all members quarterly; fees will be prorated when joining in the middle of a quarter. This will cover all venue costs and food/beverages agreed upon by the leadership team.

Section 2 - Raising Money

1. Money to run the group may come from volunteer donations from the members.

a. You may play Joker’s wild or have other legal means to raise funds.

2. Fund raising activities shall begin at the first meeting to meet financial obligations incurred by the group.

Article 7 - Bylaw Amendments

Section 1 - Bylaws amendments

1. Bylaws may be amended by a two thirds majority of the leadership team. These bylaws were approved by a two third vote of the leadership team. Attested to by Executive Committee:

a. Jason Kopp

b. Chris Wood

c. Amber Lane

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