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ARTICLE II
Membership
Section A. Full Members. Any Arizona city/town clerk, assistant or deputy city/town clerk or other person who may serve as a municipal clerk and/or those with similar titles who serve government bodies in Arizona in administrative capacities with management responsibilities and duties that include four of the following, may become a Full Member by submitting an application and paying the applicable membership dues for the current year.
1. General management;
2. Meeting administration;
3. Elections administration;
4. Records management;
5. Custody of the official seal and execution of official documents;
6. Stewardship of by-laws, Articles of Incorporation, ordinances, resolutions, and other legal instruments;
7. Financial management;
8. Human resources management.
In no case shall a municipality have more than two Full Members.
Section B. Associate Members. This class of membership shall be available to any other governmental employee and IIMC members from other states who are interested in the activities and objectives of the Association by submitting an application and paying the applicable dues. An Associate Member has no voting rights except as provided in Section G of this Article BUT shall be eligible to serve in an elected office provided the associate member meets the requirements outlined in Article IV Section B of the AMCA Constitution. Associate Members may serve on, or chair, any committee of the Association.
Section C. Retired Members. This class of membership shall be available to former Full Members when they leave public employment by submitting an application and paying the applicable membership dues. A Retired Member has no voting rights and shall not be eligible to or serve in an elected office. A Retired Member may serve on, or chair, any committee of the association.
Section D. Honorary Members. The Association may, at its annual meeting, bestow honorary membership upon persons who, in the opinion of the Association, have made such an outstanding and distinctive contribution to the municipal clerk profession that their efforts deserve recognition. The procedure to be followed shall be outlined in the AMCA Handbook. An Honorary Member has no voting rights and shall not be eligible to or serve in an elected office. An Honorary Member may serve on, or chair, any committee of the association.
Section E. Student Members. This class of membership shall be available to students in colleges, universities and other educational organizations. Student Members shall pay nominal dues each year and shall be permitted to attend trainings at the member rate. Student Members have no voting rights and shall not be eligible to serve in an elected office. Student members may serve on, or chair, any committee of the association.
Section F. Membership Dues. Membership dues are for one fiscal year effective July 1 of each year.
Dues for new members joining the Association after January 1 of a given year shall be one half of the applicable annual fees.
Membership and membership rights belong to the individual member, not the municipality served by the member. If a member no longer meets the criteria for membership as defined in Article II Sections A and B of the Constitution, the membership shall be automatically converted to a Retired Member status as defined in Article II Section C of this Constitution, unless the member can show proof that voting rights have been transferred to them from another qualifying agency.
Section G. Voting Rights. The right to vote shall be limited to Full Members only, as defined in Article II, Section A, with each jurisdiction having one vote for each Full Member, with the following two exceptions: an Associate Member may be entitled to vote on behalf of a Full Member, serving as a proxy in the Full Member’s absence or, if elected to the executive board, in their capacity as an elected member of the board. The Full Member must assign said voting right to a proxy in writing. The designated proxy must represent the same jurisdiction as the Full Member assigning the voting right.
*All AMCA Memberships are final and non-transferable.