CONSTITUTION OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF INDUSTRIAL METEOROLOGISTS

ARTICLE I. NAME

This association shall be called the National Council of Industrial Meteorologists.

ARTICLE II. OBJECTS

The objects of this Council are: the development and expansion of industrial meteorology in all phases and applications and of meteorology in general. The Council shall be a nonprofit organization and none of its net income or net worth shall inure to the benefit of its Members except for reasonable compensation for services rendered in effecting its purposes. In event of dissolution, after all liabilities have been accounted for and discharged, any property belonging to the Council shall be donated to some organization or organizations of a similar purpose and character, and in no event shall any of such property be distributed to Members of the Council.

ARTICLE III. MEMBERS

The classes, rights, privileges, qualifications, obligations, and manner of election or appointment of Members are as follows:

1. The Members of the Council shall consist of such individuals, and individuals representing associations, partnerships, corporations, or other organizations, who are engaged or otherwise have a vital interest in the private practice of consulting or industrial meteorology, who have the capabilities and resources necessary to serve industry, commerce, and/or the specialized needs of the public, and who from time to time hereafter may be elected Members in the manner provided herein and provided by the By-laws.

2. Admission to membership in this Council shall be, after nomination as provided by the By-laws, by affirmative vote of Directors holding at least two-thirds of the Directorships, and, thereafter, only upon full payment of dues. Any Member who shall fail to comply with the requirements of this Constitution, with the By-laws or with the rules and regulations or Statement of Policy and Code of Ethics made pursuant thereto, may, after a hearing by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof, be censured, suspended, or expelled by an affirmative vote of Directors holding at least two-thirds of the Directorships. By a majority vote of a quorum of Directors at any regular or special meeting of Directors, members may be expelled or suspended, without hearing, whenever dues are ninety or more days in arrears.

3. Consultant Members shall be limited to those persons whose principal occupation is the practice of consulting or industrial meteorology and who meet the qualifications as set forth in the By-laws.

4. Associate Members shall be limited to those individual Members who are students, recent graduates, university or government employees or other individuals who do not qualify as Consultant Members, but are otherwise on a career track directed toward eligibility for Consultant Member status.

5. Affiliate Members are observers, contributors and counselors in the ongoing affairs of the organization to the mutual benefit of both. They do not have voting power, but may serve on any duly constituted committee established by the organization. There is no time limit for Affiliate membership nor is there any expectation that the Affiliate Member become Consultant or Associate Members. There are no requirements regarding employment, other than their professional interests shall intersect with those of the climate and weather enterprise.

6. Retired Members shall be limited to those individual Consultant Members who have retired from fulltime practice and who engage in consulting not more than approximately 25 percent of full-time. NCIM Constitution Revised 5/15/09 Page 2 7. Consultant Members, Associate Members, Affiliate Members and Retired Members shall, together, constitute the membership of the Council. The Board of Directors may set dues as between Associate Members, Consultant Members, Affiliate Members and Retired Members. Each Consultant and Retired Member shall be entitled to one vote on all questions coming before the Members. Associate Members and Affiliate Members are not entitled to vote or to serve on the Board of Directors, but are otherwise considered members of the Council, and may serve on any of its permanent or ad-hoc committees.

ARTICLE IV. ELECTIVE OFFICERS

1. The elective officers of the Council shall be a President, a President-Elect, a Secretary, and a Treasurer, or a Secretary-Treasurer combined, and three additional Board of Directors who are not immediate past presidents of the Council.

2. All elected officers shall be individuals who are Consultant or Retired Members of the Council and shall have the following terms of office: President – 2 years, President-Elect – 2 years, Secretary – 2 years, Treasurer – 2 years and Board Members – 2 years (elected as needed to fill vacancies).

3. The Treasurer shall give such bond as the Board of Directors shall determine, and the accounts of the Council shall be audited whenever the Board of Directors deems necessary.

4. These officers, in addition to the duties specifically assigned to them by the Constitution and By-laws, shall discharge other duties incident to their respective offices.

ARTICLE V. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

1. The elective officers and the ex-President shall constitute a Board of Directors, which shall have general charge of the affairs of the Council.

2. The Board of Directors shall be so constituted that no more than one of its members shall be employed professionally by the same organization.

ARTICLE VI. ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

1. The officers and Directors specified in Article IV and Article V shall be elected at the annual meeting. Such election may be conducted by mail ballot.

2. If a mail ballot is not used, a Nominating Committee will be appointed at the annual meeting to select nominees. Prior to the close of the annual meeting, Members will elect new officers to the appropriate offices.

3. If election is by mail ballot, the Secretary shall deliver a ballot to each Member on the roster of this corporation and entitled to vote. The ballot shall be delivered with the notice of the annual meeting, as provided in Section 9 of Article II of the By-laws, and shall contain the name of the nominees to be elected. A ballot, to be counted, must be received by the Secretary no later than the day prior to the date of the annual meeting.

4. The person receiving the highest number of votes cast for a directorship to be filled shall be deemed elected and shall take office upon his election. In the event of a tie vote, the selection shall be made by a majority vote of the incumbent Board of Directors.

5. Any officer or Director may be removed from office for due cause by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the entire Board of Directors.

6. The terms of the officers and Directors shall commence at the close of the annual meeting during which they were elected. Terms will cease when their successors take office.

7. The Board of Directors may lay down additional rules governing elections not inconsistent with the Constitution and By-laws.

8. If a Secretary and Treasurer are elected separately, creating an eight-person Board of Directors, the current President shall abstain from voting and abide by the seven votes cast.

ARTICLE VII. AMENDMENTS

No part of this Constitution or the By-laws shall be amended or annulled except in the following manner:

The proposed amendment shall be initiated by the Board of Directors or by a majority of the eligible voting (Members by petition.

The proposed amendment, accompanied by a ballot form, shall be mailed to all eligible voting Members by the Secretary at least sixty days prior to the next annual meeting. All ballots received by the Secretary by the day preceding the annual meeting shall be counted. The adoption of the proposed amendment shall require the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the votes cast.

Last Update: 15 May 2009