Our Bylaws and Policies articulate how we work for our members.
Our Bylaws
The bylaws define:
- Our purpose (Article 3)
- Our members and their rights (Article 4)
- Our operating rules for meetings, quorums, voting, and dues (Article 5)
- Rules regarding the Board of Directors (Article 6)
- Requirements of the Officers (Article 7)
- Definition of Committees (Article 8)
- Amending the bylaws (Article 12)
- And other items that you would expect to see in an organization’s bylaws
Our Policies
- Policy 101 – Member Use of Web Content
- Policy 102 – Guidelines for Contributions
- Policy 103 – Other Organization Use of MN COLA Logo
- Policy 104 – Guidelines for membership in other organization
- Policy 105 – Closed BOD Meetings
- Policy 106 – Electronic Recording of Meetings
- Policy 107 – Research Funding
- Policy 108 – Harassment Prevention
- Policy 109 – Discrimination Prevention
- Policy 110 – Member Privacy
- Policy 111 – Promoting For-Profit Businesses
- Policy 113 – Conflict of Interest