Bylaws of the Hawaii Chapter of The Retired Officers Association

 ARTICLE VIII  Dues

Section 1.  The annual dues of the Chapter shall be set by the Executive Committee.

Section 2.  Prepayments shall be placed in reserve for the member and incrementally transferred to the operating account annually, during the prepayment period.

Section 3.  Any member having remitted a prepayment of multiyear or Life Member dues to the Chapter shall be entitled to a pro rata rebate of those dues, if the member leaves the Chapter to join another MOAA Chapter within the State of Hawaii and within 60 days of the gaining Chapter receiving its Charter. Additionally, a pro rata rebate may be requested by Life Members who move out of the State of Hawaii permanently.  An example of pro rata determination is a member paying two years dues and departs in month twelve (12) to become a member of a new chapter on the island of Hawaii (member shall receive 50% [12/24] of the remitted multiyear dues).

Section 4.  The spouse of a deceased member shall be automatically transferred to Auxiliary membership and dues shall be considered paid for which the deceased had paid, plus one year.

Section 5.  Any member who fails to pay his/her dues and is in arrears sixty (60) days following the due date shall be designated as "not in good standing" and shall be notified by the Secretary of his/her delinquency. If dues remain unpaid ninety (90) days following the due date, that member will be dropped from the active-member rolls.

Section 6.  Any member who has been dropped for nonpayment of dues may be reinstated by payment of the annual dues for the current year.

ARTICLE IX  Liability

Section 1.  No member shall become liable to the Chapter for any amount other than the annual dues.

ARTICLE X  Meetings

Section 1.  The annual meeting of the Chapter shall be held in November to elect the Board of Directors and to transact other business. Election of the Board of Directors shall be by secret ballot. If possible, immediately following the election of the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors shall meet to elect a Chairman for the Board of Directors and the offices of President, First Vice President, Second Vice President and Third Vice President from among members on the Board of Directors or from among eligible Chapter members. The results of this meeting will then be announced before adjourning the annual meeting.

Section 2.  Special meetings of the Executive Committee may be called by the President or by a quorum vote of the Executive Committee.

Section 3.  All members shall be notified in writing at their last recorded address at least ten days prior to any specially called Chapter meeting.

Section 4. Those members present shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Chapter.