CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE
I
Name
The name of this organization shall be the Technical College Interest
Group (TCIG) of the Georgia Library Association.
ARTICLE II
Objective
The objectives of this organization shall be:
- To provide a forum
where librarians from Georgia's technical colleges may meet to discuss
and act on matters of specific interest to libraries in technical colleges.
- To actively participate
in the Georgia Library Association (GLA) which provides a forum where
librarians from Georgia's technical colleges may meet and interact with
colleagues in other library settings throughout Georgia to discuss and
act on matters of interest to all libraries.
ARTICLE III
Relationship to
Georgia Library Association
This Interest Group is organized as a unit of the Georgia Library Association
under the constitution and bylaws of that Association. Its constitution
and bylaws are binding upon this Interest Group insofar as they relate
to Interest Groups of the Georgia Library Association.
ARTICLE IV
Membership
Membership shall be composed of any librarian of any of the Georgia Department
of Technical and Adult Education (GDTAE) colleges or any other post-secondary
institute with a technical education component as part of its curriculum.
ARTICLE V
Officers
Section 1. Officers
Officers of TIIG shall consist of a Chair, Chair-elect, and a Secretary.
Section 2. Duties
of Officers
a. The Chair
shall call and preside at all TIIG meetings, appoint committees and be
the Group's representative on the GLA Interest Group Council.
b. The Chair-elect shall assume the duties of the Chair in the absence
of the Chair.
c. The Secretary shall take the minutes of all TIIG meetings, keep
a record of all official actions of the Group, and assume the duties
of the Chair in the absence of both the Chair and Chair-elect.
d. These three officers shall constitute the Group's Executive Committee.
ARTICLE VI
Meetings
A meeting shall be held at the time and place of the annual COMO conference.
Other meetings of the Group shall be called by the Chair. The time, location,
and forum of those meetings shall be determined by the Chair. A majority
of the members present shall constitute a quorum.
ARTICLE VII
Amendment of Constitution
and Bylaws
Section 1. This Constitution may be amended by placing the proposed amendment
on the listserv and collecting votes for a period of two weeks. At the
end of two weeks, votes shall be counted and the amendment shall pass
with a two-thirds majority of the members responding in favor of the proposed
amendment.
Section 2. Bylaws
may be adopted, amended or repealed by a majority vote of the members
voting at any meeting at which a quorum is present.
BYLAWS
ARTICLE
I
Governing Procedures
Robert's Rules of Order shall govern Decorum and Debate.
ARTICLE II
Rights and Privileges
Section 1.
Librarians employed by a technical college or by any other post-secondary
institution with a technical education component in the State of Georgia
shall be eligible for membership.
Section 2.
Each member shall have the right to one vote.
ARTICLE III
Meetings
Meetings may be called at the discretion of the Chair with the exception
of the annual meeting held at the Georgia Council of Media Organizations
(GACOMO) Conference. Called meetings can be held at a single location
or can be held at several locations linked by the GSAMS network. Times,
locations, and forum of called meetings shall be determined and announced
to the Group membership by the Chair. The GDTAE library listserv may also
be employed to discuss and act on Group issues.
ARTICLE IV
Quorom
Membership present at any meeting shall constitute a quorum.
ARTICLE V
Officers
GLA Technical College Interest Group officers shall be the current officers
of the GDTAE Library Council.
ARTICLE VI
Committees
The Chair shall appoint such committees as are necessary to transact the
business and execute the program of this Interest Group.
