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“Members attending the ASCLS-MN Annual meeting at the Spring Clinical Laboratory Collaborative on May 15, 2008 will be asked to vote on this Bylaw change.” 

Area Redistribution Bylaw Change

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e.  Northeast Area includes the counties of Carlton, Aitkin, Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis, Lake, and Cook.

 

f.      Central Area includes the counties of Pine, Kanabec, Mille
       Lacs, Benton, Stearns, Todd, Morrison, Crow Wing, Cass
       and Wadena.

 

g.     Metro Area includes the counties of Dakota, Scott, Carver,
       McLeod, Wright, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Anoka
       Sherburne, Isanti, and Chisago.

2.     One representative to the Board of Directors from each of the three        (3) seven (7) areas shall be elected each year at the annual meeting        to serve a term of two (2) years.  Area Directors must live and/or work
       in the area of the state that they represent.

 

          a.        The representative in each area, as such, shall be an ex
          officio member of the membership development committee of
          this Society.

 

          b.        The representative in each area in his/her first year of service
          shall serve as junior director for his/her area and ,as such,
          shall assist the senior director organize local meetings or
          activities. 

 

          c b.     The representative in each area in his/her second year of
          service shall serve as the senior liaison director for his/her
          area and, as such, shall organize local meetings or activities.
          S/he shall be authorized to request funds annually as may be

                    needed for area activities and shall be responsible for
          accounting to the treasurer for such funds.

                    (Enabling clause:  For the 2008 election, the three current
          Area Junior Directors will succeed to the Senior Director
          position in the newly created area in which they are
          located.  All other positions will be elected at the 2008
          ASCLS-MN annual meeting.)

 

          d.        Each area shall be granted one voting member to the Board
          of Directors.  The senior director shall be granted voting
          privileges on the Board of Directors.  The junior director shall
          be granted voting privileges on the Board of Directors only in
          the absence of the senior director. 

 

 

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