Promoting homeownership and professional ethics

PORTLAND METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®

5331 SW Macadam Ave. #207, Portland OR 97239

(503) 228-6595 • fax (503) 228-4170

ARTICLE XIV - RULES OF ORDER

Section 1. Robert's Rules of Order, latest edition, shall be recognized as the authority governing the meetings of the Association, its Board of Directors, and committees, in all instances wherein its provisions do not conflict with these Bylaws.

ARTICLE XV - MEETINGS

Section 1. The Annual Meeting of the Association shall be held in August of each year, the date, place, and hour to be determined by the Board of Directors.

Section 2. Regular Meetings of the Association shall be held at times and places designated by the Board of Directors. Due notice of Regular Meetings shall be given all Members.

Section 3. Special meetings of the Association may be held at any time at the call of the President, or by order of the Board of Directors, or upon the written request of ten percent (10%) of the REALTOR® Members in good standing. At least forty-eight (48) hours notice of special meetings shall be given to all Members.

Section 4. Quorum. The REALTOR® Members in good standing at any duly constituted meeting shall constitute a quorum. There shall be no voting by proxy.

ARTICLE XVI - COMMITTEES

Section 1. Appointment. By and with the advice and consent of the Board of Directors, the President shall appoint all standing and special committees and the chairmen thereof, except the Million Dollar Club. The President shall be an ex-officio member of all committees except the REALTOR®-of-the-Year Committee, and shall be notified of the meetings thereof.

Section 2. Duties and Membership. Except as otherwise noted in this Article, the duties of committees and their numbers of members shall be determined by the Board of Directors.

Section 3. Terms of office. Members of all Standing Committees shall serve in the year or years
for which they have been appointed or until their successors have been appointed.

Section 4. Standing Committees. The Standing Committees of the Association shall be those as required by the National Association of REALTORS®.

Section 5. Special Committees. The President shall, subject to approval of the Board of Directors, appoint special committees to investigate and report on special subjects or to perform other duties. Additionally, the President shall have the authority to appoint task forces, forums, and the like, as needed, and shall report such appointments to the Board of Directors.

Section 6. The President may divide responsibility for the various standing and special committees among all or several members of the Board of Directors.

Section 7. The Portland Metropolitan Million Dollar Club Committee shall have its own operational Rules & Regulations which are at all times subject to approval of the PMAR Board of Directors.

Section 8. Attendance by Telephone. Members of a committee may participate in any meeting through the use of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other. Such participation shall be at the discretion of the Chairman and shall constitute presence at the meeting.


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