ARTICLE I - NAME

Section 1 - The name of this Corporation is: WICHITA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, INC.

ARTICLE II - PURPOSES

Section 1 - This corporation is organized NOT for profit and the objectives and purposes to be transacted and carried on are: the recognition and enhancement of the value of amateur radio service to the public as a voluntary, noncommercial communication service, particularly with respect to proceeding emergency communication; the continuation and extension of the amateur‘s proven ability to contribute to the advancement of the radio art; the encouragement and improvement of the amateur radio service through rules which provide for advancing skills in both the communication and technical phases of the art; the expansion of the existing reservoir within the amateur radio service of trained operators, technicians and electronics experts; and the continuation and extension of the amateur‘s unique ability to enhance international good will.

ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIPS

Section 1 - There shall be four classes of membership in this corporation: Regular, Novice, Supporting, and Household. Regular members shall hold an amateur license higher than Novice. Novice membership will apply to amateur students and Novice amateurs. Supporting membership will be granted to persons who reside outside a I20 mile radius of Wichita, Kansas. Household membership will be granted to persons who live at the same residence as a Regular or Novice member.

Section 2 - The basic qualifications for all members shall be an interest in amateur radio, and in the activities of the Wichita Amateur Radio Club, Inc.

Section 3 - All members who have previously been granted life memberships will continue as life members, of the appropriate class.

Section 4 - Each member who is a licensed amateur is entitled to vote in elections or on any other issue coming before the corporation either in person or by written proxy.

ARTICLE IV - BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 1 - The corporation shall be governed by a Board of Directors of seven elected persons including the immediate Past President, all of whom hold a valid amateur radio license. The Board of Directors shall have general charge and control of the affairs, funds and property of the corporation and shall carry out the objectives of the corporation in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation and the by-laws.

Section 2 - The officers of the corporation: President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer shall be elected annually by the current members and shall serve as directors concurrently with their tenure of office.

Section 3 - The current members shall elect two directors for two-year terms. One will be elected each year so that their tenure is staggered.

Section 4 - The immediate Past President shall serve as the seventh member of the Board of Directors. Should the immediate Past President be unable to serve as the 7th member, the President shall appoint a director for the remainder of this term, subject to approval by the Board of Directors.

Section 5 - Any Director or Officer of the corporation may resign upon filing written notice with the Secretary of the corporation. The Vice President will fill a vacancy of the President; otherwise the President will appoint another member to fill the remaining vacancy, subject to approval by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE V - OFFICERS

Section 1 - A candidate must be familiar with the corporation procedures prior to nomination for the position of President. He/she shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall be limited to three consecutive terms of Office.

Section 2 - The Vice President shall act in the President's behalf during his absence and accept special assignments

Section 3 - The Secretary shall keep the records of the corporation and record the minutes of all Board or special meetings or business meetings for distribution to the board members and any other interested members.

Section 4 - The Treasurer shall have custody of all corporation monies and property. He shall distribute funds as approved by the board. A written summary shall be available at each Board, special or Business meeting. An annual financial statement will be published in the corporation newsletter. He/she shall also file any documents required by the government.

ARTICLE VI - ELECTIONS

Section 1 - The President will appoint a nominating committee to select qualified persons for the next years officers. The membership at large may also nominate candidates at the regular November meeting. Election will be held at the regular December meeting. Installment of the new Officers and Directors will take place at the regular January meeting.

Section 2 - Election shall be by ballot. The presiding Officer shall appoint an election chairman and two tellers to supervise the election and count the ballots; only licensed amateurs are eligible to vote. To be successful, a candidate must receive a plurality of the votes cast.

ARTICLE VII - MEETINGS

Section 1 - It shall be the duty of the President, or in his absence the Vice President, or if neither is present a person designated by the President, to preside at designated meetings of the Board of Directors, regular Corporation or special meetings.

Section 2 - An Annual meeting, with optional dinner, will be scheduled during January for the installation of new officers.

Section 3 - The regular Corporation meetings will be scheduled on the second Saturday of each month.  Meetings may be combined with special events such as convention or field day activities.Section 4 - The President will hold at least four Board of Directors meetings per year, giving at least seven days notice under normal conditions and 24 hours notice for emergencies.

Section 5 - A majority of the Board of Directors shall constitute a Board quorum.

Section 6 - A membership quorum shall consist of l0% of the current members.

Section 7 - All regular, special and Board of Directors meetings shall be conducted in accordance with parliamentary procedures of Robert's Rules of Order.

Section 8 - Except for holidays, the President will schedule regular on-the-air nets to report club activities and solicit comments.

ARTICLE VIII - COMMITTEES

Section 1 - The President shall appoint a Public Relations chairman to promote the corporation image.

Section 2 - The President shall appoint an Editor, who is responsible for collecting news of Corporation activities and publishing the Corporation newsletter. The Editor will also coordinate news reporting of other area amateur clubs.

Section 3 - The President shall appoint a Membership Secretary to process applications, collect dues and maintain a membership list.

Section 4 - The President shall appoint a licensed amateur as Technical Chairman to plan, direct and specify equipment for Corporation radio stations.

Section 5 - The President may appoint licensed amateurs to serve as Technicians on the technical committee.

Section 6 - The President may appoint a Convention Chairman for ARRL and other conventions.

Section 7 - The President may appoint a Field Day Chairman to plan and prepare for national field day events.

Section 8 - The President may appoint an Educational Chairman to coordinate amateur radio classes.

Section 9 - The President, at his discretion, may designate and appoint special committees in addition to these standing committees.

ARTICLE IX - TRUSTEES

Section 1 - The President shall appoint an extra class amateur to be the Trustee of the Corporation station license WØSOE.

Section 2 - The President shall appoint a Trustee for each corporation radio station.

ARTICLE X - DUES AND ASSESSMENTS

Section 1 - The Board of Directors shall review the financial status of the corporation at least once each year and propose any changes of the dues structure at a regular Corporation meeting. The membership shall vote on this proposal at the next regular Corporation meeting.

Section 2 - Annual dues shall be payable on the anniversary date of each member. Any member in good standing not renewing membership within 60 days shall be dropped from the roster.

ARTICLE XI - ANNUAL BUDGET

Section 1 - The Board of Directors shall establish an annual budget at the beginning of each year based on the proposed activities and programs; the committees will operate within this authority. The Board of Directors may amend the budget at any time.

ARTICLE XII - AUDITS

Section 1 - The President shall appoint an auditing committee of three members, at least two of whom shall not be members of the Board of Directors. The appointments shall be made at the beginning of each fiscal year. It shall be the duty of the auditing committee to audit the books of the Treasurer for the preceding year. The auditing committee shall make their report to the Board of Directors no later than the April regular business meeting of each year. The report of the auditing committee shall be presented to the membership.

Section 2 - The fiscal year of the corporation shall end on December 31 each year.

ARTICLE XIII - AMENDMENT OF THE BY-LAWS

Section 1 - Proposed amendments may be submitted in writing to the Board of Directors by any member. Said proposed amendment must be read at the next corporation meeting and time allowed for general discussion.

Section 2 - These By-laws may be amended at the Corporation meeting next following the presentation of the proposed amendment to the membership, provided that no less than ten (10) percent of the total membership is in attendance at said meeting. An affirmative vote of at least 75 percent of those attending shall be required to adopt the amendment.

ARTICLE XIV - DISSOLUTION OF THE CORPORATION

Section 1 - Upon the dissolution of our Corporation, the Board of Directors shall, after paying or making provision for the payment of all of the liabilities of our Corporation, dispose of all of the assets of our Corporation exclusively for the purposes of our Corporation in such manner, or to such organization or organizations, organized and operated exclusively for charitable, educational, or scientific purposes as shall at the time qualify as an exempt organization or organizations under Section 501c(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law), as the Board of Directors shall determine. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by a court of competent jurisdiction of the county in which the principal office of our Corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, as said court shall determine, which are organized and operated for such purposes.

This sixth Amendment adopted by the membership on the first day of October, 1997

Signed,

Ernie Thomas - N3PXF, President
Lynn Grimes - KGØWQ, Vice President
Barbara Foster - KBØVHI, Secretary
Bill Hayes - KBØPPY, Treasurer

August 13, 2009 - Commentary

At the current time, no digital file of the WARC By-Laws can be located. The October 1997 Amendment was typed and maintained in the Corporation records, however, there were several misspellings, typographical and punctuation errors, that were unintentional. To prepare for pending Amendments, Brandon Trube - KDØHTI, has typed a digital file and David Stanislaw - NØJWY, has corrected all misspellings, typographical and punctuation errors, to reflect the intent of the October 1997 Amendment. This is that copy.