1.1 Name. The name of this organization is the LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSIONS (hereinafter referred to as "League").
1.2 Seal. The League shall not have a seal.
ARTICLE II:
PURPOSES
The League shall, as detailed in, and consistent with Article II of the Articles of Incorporation, assist county and other municipal human rights/relations commissions in Minnesota to carry out the purposes of the ordinances or resolutions pursuant to which they were established, and interact with all divisions of the State, and other entities, involved in the area of human rights/relations.
ARTICLE III: MEMBERS
3.1 Eligibility. Any agency of a county, city, village or any combination thereof, created pursuant to law, charter, or ordinance, with powers, including, but not limited to, those which are conferred upon the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Rights by Minnesota Statutes Chapter 363A, may become a member of the League upon payment of the League's annual dues (hereinafter referred to as "Member Commission").
3.2 Membership Year. The membership year shall be the calendar year.
3.3 Non-Voting Members. Non-Voting Membership shall be available to organizations,
community groups, and corporations upon payment of appropriate dues in an amount proposed
by the League's Executive Committee and approved by the League's Board of Directors.
Non-voting members shall receive newsletters and may attend activities at Member rates.
3.4 Dues. Annual dues for Member Commissions shall be levied in an amount based upon
per thousand population, according to the most recent census of the county/municipality which
the Member Commission represents, rounded to the nearest thousand. The dollar amount per thousand population shall be proposed by the League's Executive Committee and approved by
the League's Board of Directors.
Annual dues shall be paid within ninety days of the postmark date of the dues statement, which
the Treasurer shall send to commission chairs and/or other designated persons by October lst of
the preceding year. Exceptions to this payment schedule must be authorized in writing by a
Resolution of the Board of Directors.
3.5 Termination. A member may terminate its membership at any time, by notifying the
League Secretary, in writing. However, dues shall not be refunded as a result of termination.
Membership in the League shall be terminated if the Member Commission ceases to exist, and
may be terminated for failure to pay annual dues in a timely manner. Notification of pending
termination shall be sent to the administrator, and the county/municipal commission chair, or in
the case of non-voting members, their authorized representative, by the Secretary or designee,
thirty days before the League terminates the membership.
3.6 Honorary Members. Honorary Membership may be conferred upon groups or
individuals as a recognition of service when recommended to the membership by resolution of
the Board of Directors. The recommendation for Honorary Membership shall be submitted to the
membership at an annual meeting by the Board of Directors in the form of a written resolution.
The written resolution must be submitted to the Member Commissions 30 days prior to the next
scheduled annual member meeting. Honorary members shall have no voting rights, no dues, and
shall not be eligible to hold any office.
3.7 Member Commissions in Good Standing. A Member Commission is in “Good
Standing” when it has paid its dues as levied pursuant to Section 3.4.
