*  Revised  12/07/06

                                   LAKE OF THE OZARKS CHAPTER

                            WOMEN’S COUNCIL OF REALTORS

                                       STANDING RULES

I        MEETINGS

A.               CHAPTER MEETINGS

1.                 Regular Chapter Meetings shall be held on the *Third

           Thursday of the month unless otherwise notified by the

           Governing Board.

2.                 The annual election shall be held in October at the regular

Chapter Meeting.

3.                 The Installation of Officers shall be held in December at the

regular Chapter Meeting.

4.                 Governing Board Meetings shall be called, as needed by

the President OR by 3 other Members of the Board.

II       ELECTIONS

A.               OFFICER QUALIFICATIONS

1.                 Members nominated for office shall have the following

qualifications: 1) held membership in WCR for at least

1 year and 2) have chaired a committee.

                   2.       Officer nominees shall sign a consent to serve form after

                             reading the job description.

B.               PROCEDURES

1.                 Those eligible to vote at the Annual Election meeting will be only

Active (Realtor & Realtor-Associate) and National Affiliate

Members whose dues have been paid in full and are members

of record. 

2.                 Rules of the Day. The *Nominating Chairperson

(the immediate Past President )shall present the slate of

 officers.  The President shall conduct the election.    Election of officers shall be by Viva Voce or written ballot if there are

two or more nominees for an office.

3.                 In the case of a ballot vote, the President shall appoint 2 Tellers

to collect and count the votes.

III     INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS

A.               ARRANGEMENTS

1.                 The incoming President, along with her Committee, shall

make the arrangements for the installation of officers.

2.                 The outgoing President shall have the duty of obtaining the

incoming President’s pin at the expense of the Chapter and

shall present the pin at the installation ceremony.

3.                 Gift or Plaque for the outgoing President shall be the duty

of  the incoming President and shall be at the expense of the

Chapter, to be presented at the installation ceremony.

IV      DUTIES

A.               OFFICERS

Chapter officers shall abide by the WCR Bylaws, the Chapter

Standing Rules and the Duties as outlined in the Guideline for

Officers.

When the President takes office, she shall furnish each Officer

and Committee Chairperson copies of duties as outlined in the

Guidelines for Officers as they apply to each office and committee,

along with a copy of the Chapter Bylaws and Standing Rules.

V       MEMBERSHIP

A.               New Member applications and dues checks shall be collected by the

Vice President of membership and given to the Treasurer who shall

forward them immediately to the National WCR office, keeping

a photocopy of the application and check.  Each new Applicant’s

name shall be given to the President.  New Members shall be introduced

and welcomed and inducted by the Vice President of Membership

at the regular Chapter meeting.

VI      FINANCIAL MATTERS

A.               AUDIT

Prior to the end of the year, the Treasurer’s books shall be

                   audited.  The Auditors shall report on the completed audit

at the first Chapter meeting of the proceeding year.

B.                BUDGET

The Treasurer shall serve as Chairperson of the Finance and Budget

Committee.

Any unbudgeted expenditures shall require approval of the

Governing Board.

C.               WAYS & MEANS

No ways and means project shall be undertaken without the

Governing Board approval and no project shall be undertaken

Which could create a deficit obligation for the Chapter.

VII    AWARDS & RECOGNITION

A.               MEMBER OF THE YEAR

1.                 The Member of the Year Committee shall select eligible

Nominees from the membership and make their selection

in accordance with the State member of the Year guidelines.

2.                 The Member of the Year award shall be presented at the

meeting in December.

B.                SCHOLARSHIP

1.                 The Scholarship Committee shall encourage applications from

the Membership and make their selection in accordance with the

Local Chapter Scholarship Guidelines.

2.                 The Scholarship shall be presented to the recipient(s) at the

December meeting.

Adopted - September,  2005

Revised -  June, 2006       

     II  Elections:  B. Procedures (Pg 2 of 4)

           2. Rules of the day.  The *Nominating Chair (immediate Past President)

               shall present the slate of Officers.

Adopted – December 7, 2006

Revised – December 11, 2006

     I  Meetings (pg 1 of 4)

         A. Regular meetings shall be held  on the *Third Thursday of the month

              unless otherwise notified by Governing Board.