BYLAWS of the Oregon SECTION,
INSTITUTE OF FOOD TECHNOLOGISTS
Article XI - Sub-Sections
Section 1. Policy
a. In order to bring the benefits of the INSTITUTE to as many members as possible, it
shall be the policy of the Oregon SECTION to foster the establishment and maintenance of
sub-sections whenever, in the opinion of the SECTION Executive Committee, such a course seems
warranted.
b. It shall also be the policy of the Oregon SECTION that when and if it is mutually agreed
that the sub-section should work toward SECTION status, the SECTION will provide encouragement
and assistance in achieving this objective.
Section 2. Requirements
A sub-section may be formed by active members of the Oregon SECTION on approval of the
SECTION Executive Committee, provided at least twenty-five (25) members sign a petition
requesting the sub-section and agreeing to support its activities; and provided the petitioning
members have a mailing address within the zip code designation for the sub-section. All petitioning
and/or charter members either must be Oregon SECTION members or must join the SECTION when
the sub- section is approved. Subsequently, persons in the designated zip code area become
sub-section members by becoming members of the Oregon SECTION.
Section 3. Bylaws and Officers
a. Each sub-section shall prepare and submit proposed Bylaws to the Oregon SECTION
Executive Committee for approval. Such Bylaws may not be in conflict with either the Oregon
SECTION Bylaws or the Constitution and Bylaws of the INSTITUTE.
b. The officers of a sub-section shall be Chair, Chair-elect, Secretary, and Treasurer (or
Secretary/Treasurer). Two Members-at-Large with alternating two-year terms are recommended for
the sub-section Executive Committee.
c. The sub-section Chair may designate one of the officers or Executive Committee
members as sub-section representative on the Oregon SECTION Executive Committee.
Section 4. Sub-Section Representation
The Oregon SECTION Nominating Committee shall consider SECTION Members of the
sub-section for positions on the Oregon SECTION Executive Committee.
Section 5. Budget
a. Whenever the Oregon SECTION Executive Committee has approved the establishment
of a sub-section, a sum of money to be determined by proposed activities and number of members
involved shall be allocated from the Oregon SECTION treasury to defray the first year's expenses of
the new sub-section for stationery, postage, telephone and similar items. Thereafter, the budget for
each subsequent fiscal year shall be submitted in writing to the SECTION Executive Committee at its
summer planning meeting for approval.
b. The SECTION Executive Committee shall approve a budget based on the financial
condition of the SECTION and the merit of the proposed program of activities, which the sub-section
shall submit with its budget statement. In general the sub-section budget should be based on
seventy-five percent (75%) of the dues of SECTION members residing within the sub-section
boundaries credited to the sub-section, plus any other income the sub-section can properly generate.
Oregon Section Bylaws Revised February 2008
Oregon Section Bylaws Revised February 2008
Section 6. Financial
The sub-section shall submit a financial report to the Oregon SECTION Treasurer, as well as
the INSTITUTE office, at the end of each fiscal year. This financial report shall follow the guidelines of
the INSTITUTE for SECTION Financial Reports.
The Oregon SECTION Treasurer may request receipts to reconcile the Financial Report for
one year.
Section 7. Qualifications
The officers of the sub-section shall be INSTITUTE members in good standing and the
Sub-Section shall certify to the Oregon SECTION each year that at least seventy-five percent (75%)
of the sub-section members, excluding retired SECTION Regional Associates and Student Members,
are also INSTITUTE members.
INSTITUTE OF FOOD TECHNOLOGISTS
Article XI - Sub-Sections
Section 1. Policy
a. In order to bring the benefits of the INSTITUTE to as many members as possible, it
shall be the policy of the Oregon SECTION to foster the establishment and maintenance of
sub-sections whenever, in the opinion of the SECTION Executive Committee, such a course seems
warranted.
b. It shall also be the policy of the Oregon SECTION that when and if it is mutually agreed
that the sub-section should work toward SECTION status, the SECTION will provide encouragement
and assistance in achieving this objective.
Section 2. Requirements
A sub-section may be formed by active members of the Oregon SECTION on approval of the
SECTION Executive Committee, provided at least twenty-five (25) members sign a petition
requesting the sub-section and agreeing to support its activities; and provided the petitioning
members have a mailing address within the zip code designation for the sub-section. All petitioning
and/or charter members either must be Oregon SECTION members or must join the SECTION when
the sub- section is approved. Subsequently, persons in the designated zip code area become
sub-section members by becoming members of the Oregon SECTION.
Section 3. Bylaws and Officers
a. Each sub-section shall prepare and submit proposed Bylaws to the Oregon SECTION
Executive Committee for approval. Such Bylaws may not be in conflict with either the Oregon
SECTION Bylaws or the Constitution and Bylaws of the INSTITUTE.
b. The officers of a sub-section shall be Chair, Chair-elect, Secretary, and Treasurer (or
Secretary/Treasurer). Two Members-at-Large with alternating two-year terms are recommended for
the sub-section Executive Committee.
c. The sub-section Chair may designate one of the officers or Executive Committee
members as sub-section representative on the Oregon SECTION Executive Committee.
Section 4. Sub-Section Representation
The Oregon SECTION Nominating Committee shall consider SECTION Members of the
sub-section for positions on the Oregon SECTION Executive Committee.
Section 5. Budget
a. Whenever the Oregon SECTION Executive Committee has approved the establishment
of a sub-section, a sum of money to be determined by proposed activities and number of members
involved shall be allocated from the Oregon SECTION treasury to defray the first year's expenses of
the new sub-section for stationery, postage, telephone and similar items. Thereafter, the budget for
each subsequent fiscal year shall be submitted in writing to the SECTION Executive Committee at its
summer planning meeting for approval.
b. The SECTION Executive Committee shall approve a budget based on the financial
condition of the SECTION and the merit of the proposed program of activities, which the sub-section
shall submit with its budget statement. In general the sub-section budget should be based on
seventy-five percent (75%) of the dues of SECTION members residing within the sub-section
boundaries credited to the sub-section, plus any other income the sub-section can properly generate.
Oregon Section Bylaws Revised February 2008
Oregon Section Bylaws Revised February 2008
Section 6. Financial
The sub-section shall submit a financial report to the Oregon SECTION Treasurer, as well as
the INSTITUTE office, at the end of each fiscal year. This financial report shall follow the guidelines of
the INSTITUTE for SECTION Financial Reports.
The Oregon SECTION Treasurer may request receipts to reconcile the Financial Report for
one year.
Section 7. Qualifications
The officers of the sub-section shall be INSTITUTE members in good standing and the
Sub-Section shall certify to the Oregon SECTION each year that at least seventy-five percent (75%)
of the sub-section members, excluding retired SECTION Regional Associates and Student Members,
are also INSTITUTE members.
