Article IV. Board of Directors and Officers.

Section 1. Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall be composed of the five (5) Officers and two (2) Directors, all of whom shall be members in good standing and all of whom shall be elected as provided in Article V and shall serve until their successors are elected. In addition, the immediate past President shall serve as a non-voting member of the Board for a period of one year only. General management of the Association's affairs shall be entrusted to the Board of Directors. The initial Board of Directors shall hold office until the 2003 annual meeting, at which time the first Board of Directors elected as provided in Article V shall assume office.  Each Board of Directors member shall have one (1) vote except the Past President, who is a non-voting member.  All members of the Board of Directors may have additional responsibilities described in the “AKKAOA Operating Procedures and Guidelines”.

Section 2. Term of Office. The Officers of the Association shall serve for two years or until their successors are elected. All Officers shall be limited to two consecutive terms of office and no person may hold more than one office per term.  Any Board member who misses two Board meetings within an Association year shall be removed from the Board of Directors, unless a majority of the Board members present and voting at the meeting from which the Board member is absent for the second time votes to excuse one or both of the absences.

Section 2.2  Terms. The President, Vice President, Treasurer and Director will be elected in odd numbered years.  The Secretary, Membership Secretary and Director will be elected in even numbered years.

Section 2.3  Change in Term Rotation.   The elections for 2008 will be canceled.  In 2009, the President, Vice President, Treasurer and Director will be elected to a two year term.  In 2010, the Secretary, Membership Secretary and a director will be elected to a two year term.

Section 3. Officers. The Association's Officers, consisting of the President, Vice President, Secretary, Membership Secretary and Treasurer shall serve in their respective capacities both with regard to the Association and its meetings and the Board and its meetings. All Officers must be in good standing with the United Kennel Club.

Section 3.1. President. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association and of the Board of Directors, and shall have the duties and powers pertinent to the office of the President in addition to those particularly specified in these Bylaws.  This officer will be responsible for  maintaining the currency of “AKKAOA Operating Procedures and Guidelines”.

Section 3.2. Vice President. The Vice President shall assist the President when and where possible. The Vice President shall serve as Parliamentarian. The Vice President shall have the duties and exercise the powers of the President in case of the President's death, absence or incapacity.

Section 3.3. Secretary. The Secretary shall keep a record of all meetings of the Association and of the Board and of all matters of which a record shall be ordered by the Association; shall have charge of the correspondence, including but not limited to:

a. notifying members of meetings and events;
b. notifying Officers and Directors of their election to office;
c. in the death, absence or incapacity of the President and Vice President, carrying out the duties and exercising the powers of the President; and
d. carrying out other such duties as are prescribed in these Bylaws. 

Section 3.4 Membership Secretary. The duties of the Membership Secretary shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

a. keep and update a current roll of the members of the Association with their addresses, phone numbers and e-mail when available;

b. accept membership applications and issue membership cards;
c. keep the Secretary up to date on the membership information;

c. keep the Board of Directors up to date on the membership information by sending in a membership report for each Board meeting;

d. mail out Application/Renewal forms and
e. print mailing labels when needed. 

Section 3.5. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall collect and receive all monies due or belonging to the Association. Monies shall be deposited in a bank designated by the Board, in the name of the Association. The books shall at all times be accurate, up to date, and open to inspection by the Board. A report shall be given at every meeting of the condition of the Association's finances and every item of receipt or payment not before reported; and at the annual meeting, an accounting shall be rendered of all monies received and expended during the previous fiscal year. In the event of the resignation, death or expulsion of the Treasurer, all monies and account books of the Association shall be handed over to the President of the Board of Directors  until the office of Treasurer is filled. The President shall sign all checks during this interim period. 

Section 3.6. Duties of the Officers.  The Association officers shall perform the duties prescribed by these Bylaws and by the parliamentary authority adopted by the Association, and other duties appurtenant to the office. 

Section 4. Resignations. Any member of the Board of Directors 

may resign at any time by giving a written notice to the 

secretary of the Association.  Such resignation shall take 

effect at the time specified therein, and unless otherwise 

stated therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not 

be necessary to make it effective. 

Section 5. Vacancies. Any vacancies occurring on the Board or among the offices during the year shall be filled until the next annual election by a majority vote of all the then members of the Board at its first regular meeting following the creation of such vacancy, or at a special Board meeting called for that purpose, except that a vacancy in the office of President shall be filled automatically by the Vice President and resulting vacancy in the office of Vice President shall be filled by the Board. 

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