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[Carolyn Peters]

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From: Richard Payne <rchpay7 at gmail.com>
Date: September 11, 2018 at 9:07:03 AM EDT
To: Colleen Roth <n8tnv52 at gmail.com>
Cc: Carolyn Peters <dr.carolyn.peters at gmail.com>
Subject: constitution
Reply-To: <rchpay7 at gmail.com>

Adopted January 13, 1990
Amended March 12, 2017

                          CONSTITUTION
                            OF THE
     NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF THE MIAMI VALLEY

                        ARTICLE I. NAME

    The name of this organization shall be the Dayton Federation of the
Blind, formerly the Dayton Council of the Blind, doing business as the
National Federation of the Blind of the Miami Valley.

                      ARTICLE II. PURPOSE

    The purpose of the National Federation of the Blind of the Miami Valley
shall be to advance the general welfare of the blind of the Miami Valley,
the state of Ohio,  and the nation; to function as an integral part of the
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio; to serve as a vehicle for
collective action by the blind of the Miami Valley; to operate as a
mechanism through which the blind and interested sighted persons can come
together in a local organization to plan and carry out programs to improve
the quality of life of the blind; to provide a means of collective action
for parents of blind children; to forward the interests of blind students
and provide them with a means of joint action and expression; to promote the
vocational, cultural, and social advancement of the blind; to achieve the
integration of the blind into society on a basis of equality with the
sighted; and to take any other action which will improve the overall
condition and standard of living of the blind.

                    ARTICLE III. MEMBERSHIP

Section One Members.

    At least a majority of the members of this organization must be blind.
A quorum for transacting business in this organization shall be six (6)
members.

Section Two--Disciplinary Action.

    Any member may be expelled for conduct unbecoming to a member of the
Federation by a majority vote of the members present and voting at any
regular business meeting of this organization, or by a two-thirds vote of
the Board of Directors.  The annual convention of the National Federation of
the Blind of Ohio may reinstate any person who has been expelled unless such
expulsion has been confirmed by the National Convention or by the Board of
Directors of the National Federation of the Blind, in which event the person
may not be reinstated except by the National Board.  Any person who feels
that he or she has been unjustly disciplined or expelled from this
organization may appeal to the Board of Directors of the National Federation
of the Blind of Ohio or the Board of Directors of the National Federation of
the Blind, which may (in its discretion) consider the matter and make a
binding decision; but until or unless the action of discipline or expulsion
is reversed by the State or National Board, it shall continue in effect.


             ARTICLE IV. OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES

    There shall be elected at the regular October meeting every two years,
a President, a Vice President, a Secretary, a board member at large and a
Treasurer for two-year terms.  The terms of these officers shall begin the
following January 1.  Officers shall be elected by a majority vote of the
members who are present and voting.  There shall be no proxy voting.  If no
nominee receives a majority vote on the first ballot, the name of the person
receiving the fewest votes shall be dropped from the list of nominees, and a
second ballot shall be taken.  This procedure shall continue until one of
the nominees has received a majority vote from the members present and
voting.  The duties of each officer shall be those ordinarily associated
with that office.  The President and the Vice President must be blind.

                ARTICLE V. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    The Board of Directors of this organization shall consist of the four
(4) constitutional officers, and one additional member, elected for a
two-year term at the same time as the officers.  The at-large member shall
be elected in the same manner as that prescribed for the election of
officers.  The Board shall meet at the call of the President or on written
call signed by any three
(3) of the Board Members.  The Board shall advise the President and shall
have charge of the affairs of the organization between meetings.  At least
three (3) members of the Board must be present at any meeting to constitute
a quorum to transact business.  The Board may be polled by telephone or mail
ballot on any question.  A majority of the Board must be blind.

                    ARTICLE VI. COMMITTEES

    The President may appoint such committees as he or she or the
organization deems necessary.  The President shall be ex officio a member of
all committees except the nominating committee.

                    ARTICLE VII. AFFILIATION

    The National Federation of the Blind of the Miami Valley shall be a
local chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio and shall
furnish to the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio annually, on or
before January 1, a list of the names and addresses of its members and
elected officers  and shall also provide to the state president a detailed
financial report for the past year upon his or her request.  A copy of the
Constitution of the National Federation of the Blind of the Miami Valley and
of all amendments to the Constitution shall be sent to the President of the
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio without delay.  The fiscal year of
this organization shall be the calendar year.


    The National Federation of the Blind of the Miami Valley shall not
merely be a social organization, but shall formulate programs and actively
work to promote the economic and social betterment of the blind.  This
organization shall comply with the provisions of the Constitution of the
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio and the National Federation of the
Blind.  Policy decisions of the National Federation of the Blind (whether
made by the National Convention, the National Board of Directors, the state
convention, or the state Board of Directors) are binding on this
organization and its members; and this organization and its members shall
participate affirmatively in carrying out such policy decisions.  As a
condition of affiliation, it is agreed by this organization that the
National Federation of the Blind (whether by action of the National
Convention, the National Board, the state convention, or the state Board)
has the power to expel or discipline an individual member and to expel or
reorganize the local chapter.  In the event of reorganization, the assets of
the chapter belong to the reorganized chapter; and the former chapter shall
dissolve and cease to exist.  The name National Federation of the Blind,
Federation of the Blind, or any variant thereof, is the property of the
National Federation of the Blind; and if this organization ceases to be a
part of the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio (for whatever reason),
it shall forfeit the right to use the name National Federation of the Blind,
Federation of the Blind, or any variant thereof.  The President of the
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio shall ex officio be a member of
this organization.

                      ARTICLE VIII. DUES

    The amount of the dues paid by members to this organization shall be
established by the membership and shall be paid annually in advance.  No
person may vote who is delinquent in the payment of his or her dues.  Each
year prior to the annual convention of the National Federation of the Blind
of Ohio, this organization shall pay its and its members' state dues for the
following year as stipulated in the policies and constitution of the
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio.

               ARTICLE IX. DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS

    The funds of this organization shall be deposited in a bank to be
selected by the Treasurer with the approval of the President.  The Treasurer
shall be bonded.  All financial obligations of this organization shall be
discharged by check, issued on written order of the President, and signed by
the Treasurer or by an Assistant Treasurer approved by the membership or the
Board of Directors.


                   ARTICLE X. DISSOLUTION

    In the event of the dissolution of this organization, or if (for
whatever reason) it ceases to be a local chapter of the National Federation
of the Blind of Ohio, its assets shall be given to the National Federation
of the Blind of Ohio, to be held in trust for a reorganized chapter in the
area.  In the event that no chapter is organized in the Miami Valley area
for a period of two (2) years from the date this organization ceases to be a
local chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio, the assets
become the property of the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio.

    If the dissolution of this organization should occur and if at that
time neither the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio nor the National
Federation of the Blind is a tax-exempt organization under the provisions of
the federal Internal Revenue Code or if the National Federation of the Blind
of Ohio and the National Federation of the Blind have been dissolved, all
assets of this organization shall be given to an organization with similar
purposes which has received tax-exempt certification from the federal
Internal Revenue Service.

                    ARTICLE XI. AMENDMENTS

    This Constitution may be amended at any regular meeting of this
organization by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members present and
voting, provided that the proposed amendment has been circulated in writing
to the members of the organization at least ten (10) calendar days prior to
the meeting and provided it is in compliance with the provisions of the
Charter of Affiliation received from the National Federation of the Blind of
Ohio and with the policies of the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
and the National Federation of the blind.



Richard Payne,  President
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
937-396-5573or 937/829/3368
Rchpay7 at gmail.com
The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back


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