Northeast Ohio Regional Quilters Council Bylaws

The purpose of this organization is to promote fellowship and to act as a coordinating body for the quilting activities of the members of the Council. The Council shall work to promote the fine art of quilting and raise the public awareness of the art form.

Membership
The membership of this organization shall consist of guilds, independent shops or service businesses, teachers, resource and corporate members in the Northeast Ohio geographical areas as defined by the Ohio Department of Transportation, including the counties of:

Ashland, Ashtabula, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Harrison, Holmes, Jefferson, Knox, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit, Trumball, Tuscarawas, and Wayne. See field representatives for these counties.

Dues
Guilds: Dues will be assessed at $1 per member with a minimum of $15 per guild and a maximum of $75 per guild. A membership list must accompany the payment.

Independent Shops or Service Business will be assessed $40.00 a year.
Teachers and Resources will be accessed at $25.00 a year.
Corporate Members are accessed $1000.00 a year.
Dues are payable to the treasurer by February 15th of each year.

Officers
The elected offices are President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Appointed offices are Newsletter Editor, Directory Editor, Website Editor, Seminar Coordinator, four Members at Large, and five Nominating Committee members. The term of office shall be two years starting at the close of the March meeting in odd years. No officer shall be eligible to serve more than two consecutive terms in the same office.

Meetings
Regular Meetings of the Council shall be held on the first Saturday of March, June, and October. The March meeting shall be the Annual meeting. Meetings are hosted by various guilds within the established region.

Board of Directors

The board of directors includes the four elected officers, and all appointed officers except the nominating committee. The board will meet the first Saturday of February, May, and September. Date, time, and place will be published in the newsletter.

Committees

The standing committees are the Auditing, Nominating, By-Laws Review, and NE Ohio Master Calendar Event Committee.

Confidentiality
The NEORQC guild membership list is the property of the organization. The list shall be used for the sole purpose of NEORQC business. This list shall not be sold or distributed.