Section
403 Board Candidates. On the ballot for the Annual
Meeting will appear the candidates for the Board of
Directors nominated for the coming year. Included
with the ballot shall be a brief biographical paragraph
and a statement from each candidate in support of
his/her candidacy. Candidates shall be drawn from
current Voting and Prospective Board members, as defined
in the Bylaws for the Board of Directors, and determined
by a nominating committee comprised of the Executive
Director, Voting Board and Voting members interested
in participating.
Section 404 Quorum. A quorum constituting
not less than ninety (90%) percent of the Voting members
represented by proxy, by mailed ballot or by written
ballot at the meeting shall be necessary and sufficient
for the transaction of business.
Section 405 Member Acceptance. Each voting
member must sign a revocable proxy statement contained
in his/her/its membership application similar to the
following before his/her/ its membership application
will be accepted. The Executive Director or the Board
may choose to reject an application from a potential
member in his/her/their sole discretion. If a member
is rejected any fee or donation will be returned,
but no compensation for volunteer service will be
made.
“The undersigned, as a member
of Chimorel Services Inc, hereby appoints the Executive
Director, or in the event of his/her death or absence
without appointment of a substitute, then the current
Executive Director/President of the Board, and then
a majority of the Board of Trustees, in that order,
the proxy and attorney of the undersigned, with full
power of substitution to attend all meetings of members
and to vote for me in my place and stead upon all
matters properly coming before such meetings. The
undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that
said proxy and attorney may do by virtue hereof. The
undersigned hereby reserves the right to revoke this
proxy at any one or more meetings by attending and
voting in writing at such meeting or meetings. This
proxy will remain in effect for all meetings which
the undersigned does not attend and vote in writing,
except that returning a ballot by mail shall also
constitute revocation of this proxy for and only for
the meeting for which said ballot is returned.”