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SECTION I. DUTIES OF THE OFFICERS. LIRT BYLAWS
A. President. The President shall have the customary duties of the office of president and shall preside over all meetings of the Round Table, Executive Board, and Steering Committee.SECTION II. ELECTION OF OFFICERS.B. Vice-President/President-Elect. The Vice-President/President-Elect shall assist the President and shall be responsible for the coordination and implementation of the work of the committees and task forces as assigned by the President. When the President is unable to serve, the Vice-President shall act as President. This person will assume the presidency after one year of service as the Vice-President/President-Elect. Prior to assuming the office of President, this person appoints new chairpersons for the standing committees and task forces.
C. Immediate Past President. The Immediate Past President shall serve as chairperson of the Organization, Bylaws, & Elections Committee.
D. Secretary. The Secretary shall keep an accurate record of all meetings of the Round Table, Executive Board, and Steering Committee and have these records available at or before the next regularly called meeting of the Round Table, Executive Board, or Steering Committee and shall provide the ALA Liaison Officer with copies as appropriate and needed.
E. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall be responsible for the safekeeping of all funds of the Round Table and for the payment of all duly incurred bills. Funds shall be deposited with the ALA fiscal agent and ALA shall draw checks against these funds, as directed by the Treasurer, to pay obligations incurred by the Round Table. The Treasurer shall prepare and submit a financial statement for review at the Midwinter and Annual meeting, which shall include all income and expenditures of the Round Table. The Treasurer is responsible for submitting a proposed budget to be reviewed at the Annual meeting of the Steering Committee and approved by the Executive Board. The Treasurer shall serve as a member of the Five-Year Financial Planning Subcommittee of the Long Range Planning Committee.
F. Vice Treasurer/Treasurer-Elect. The Treasurer-Elect shall assist the Treasurer and be responsible for any budgetary duties as assigned by the Treasurer. This person will assume the office of Treasurer after one year of service as the Treasurer-Elect. When the Treasurer is unable to serve, the Treasurer-Elect shall act as Treasurer.
G. Immediate Past Treasurer. The Immediate Past Treasurer shall serve as chairperson of the Five Year Financial Planning Subcommittee of the Long Range Planning Committee.
H. LIRT Councilor. The LIRT Councilor represents the interests of the Library Instruction Round Table onthe ALA Council. The LIRT Councilor is a member of the Steering Committee and an ex officio member of the Executive Board. The Councilor reports to the LIRT Executive Board, the Steering Committee and the membership about ALA Council activities, and presents ALA issues and Council documents he/she believes may require action from LIRT. The Councilor receives direction from the Executive Board and Steering Committee regarding positions to be taken on ALA Council issues, and sponsors Council resolutions as requested by the Executive Board and Steering Committee.
A. The Election/Nomination Committee is responsible for producing a slate of candidates for each position that will ensure representation on the Executive Board from all or almost all types of libraries on a rotating basis.SECTION III. MEMBERSHIP.B. Persons who volunteer or are nominated to run for office must be current members of the Round Table and have served for at least one year on a committee or task force of the Round Table. All candidates must submit a statement of their goals for the office and a short biographical note to the Election/Nomination Committee.
C. Winners of all elections shall be determined by a plurality of those members voting. In the event of a tie, run-off election shall be conducted at the annual membership meeting.
D. In case of death, disability, or resignation of a member of the Executive Board, the Board may appoint a successor, if succession is not otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, to serve until the next regular meeting.
E. Terms of all officers shall be from the end of one Annual ALA conference to the end of the next. The representative to ALA Council shall be elected to a three year term, except for the term beginning with the 1999 election, which shall be a two-year term.
Membership in LIRT shall consist of the following categories: personal, organizational and affiliate.
A. Any personal member of ALA who is interested in library instruction and information literacy may become a personal member of LIRT upon payment of their annual dues. Personal members receive the Library Instruction Round Table News, may participate in Round Table business, vote, and are eligible to hold office.SECTION IV. DUESB. Any organizational member of ALA which has an interest in library instruction and information literacy may associate with the Round Table as an organization upon payment of annual dues. An organizational member receives Round Table publications, participates in Round Table business by reporting its activities and can ask for the Round Table's advice and support. Organizational membership does not entitle the organization or its individual members who are not personal members of the Round Table to vote or hold office in the Round Table.
A. Dues for personal members shall be $15.00 per year.SECTION V. STANDING COMMITTEES.B. Dues for organizational members shall be $25.00 per year.
A. Members and chairs of standing committees shall be appointed by the Vice-President/President-Elect in consultation with the President of the Round Table.SECTION VI. AD HOC COMMITTEES.B. Membership appointments shall be for two years, overlapping so that no more than one-half of the members shall be retired in one year. Appointments to the same committee shall not exceed two consecutive terms. Every effort shall be made to insure that committee composition reflects more than one type of library.
C. Committee Chairs are appointed for one year terms and may be reappointed at the discretion of the Executive Board. Chairs shall submit an Annual Report at the close of the ALA Annual Conference.
D. Committees shall meet at ALA Annual and Midwinter conferences.
E. The Standing Committees are listed on the LIRT Web site and shall include committees that focus on administrative issues; those that focus on specific tasks such as conference planning; and those that are topical in nature. New standing committees and changes to existing standing committees shall be approved by the Executive Board in consultation with the Steering Committee.
The Executive Board creates, charges, appoints ad hoc committees for any particular or specific organizational purpose within the purview of the Round Table. An ad hoc committee serves until its task is accomplished to the satisfaction of the Executive Board.
SECTION VII. TASK FORCES.
The Executive Board creates, charges, appoints task forces for any particular or specific organizational purpose within the purview of the Round Table. A task force serves until its task is accomplished to the satisfaction of the Executive Board.
A. Task forces are project oriented groups constituted to fulfill specified missions which disband after completion of their charges. After two years, if the task force has not completed its charge, it may be renewed by the Executive Board for two additional years. In each case, a charge must be developed which is acceptable to both the Executive Board and the task force.SECTION VIII. LIBRARY INSTRUCTION DISCUSSION GROUP.B. Personal members may volunteer or be appointed to form task forces to work on projects initiated to meet expressed needs or on projects initiated by the Executive Board or Steering Committee.
C. Written summaries of task force progress will be made to the Steering Committee. A report will be made to the membership following consideration by the Steering Committee.
D. Task forces may meet as frequently as necessary for their stated duration but meetings at the Midwinter meetings and Annual ALA conferences are required. Failure to hold these meetings shall dissolve the task force.
The Executive Board may establish discussion groups for any specific purpose within the purview of the Round Table. A discussion group is an open forum for exchanging information. The Executive Board approves the discussion group and determines the LIRT unit to which the group will report.
SECTION IX. MEETINGS.
The meetings of the Round Table are as follows:
A. The annual membership meetings of the Round Table shall be held at Annual ALA conferences. Reports on the activities of the Executive Board and Standing Committees shall be made to the membership.SECTION X. QUORUM. At membership meetings, a quorum shall consist of those personal members present.B. The Executive Board and Steering Committee will meet at Midwinter meetings and Annual ALA conferences and other times if deemed necessary by the President.
C. At all meetings, Roberts' Rules of Order (latest edition) will be followed.
As amended May 2005.
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