Effective for 2020 membership year
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Article III
This corporation has been organized on a non-stock basis with members as permitted under the Michigan Non-Profit Corporation Act. The members of the Corporation shall be as follows:
Voting/Professional Members
Persons meeting the following qualifications and who have paid the requisite annual dues shall be voting members of the Corporation, entitled to vote on all matters on which members of this Corporation are entitled to vote under these By-Laws or under the Michigan Non-Profit Corporation Act:
A manager, chief administrator or an assistant to a manager or chief administrator of a city, village, township, county, council of government (COG), or a full member in the International City/County Management Association (herein referred to as ICMA). Managers in Transition who are members in good standing, currently between jobs, and are actively seeking a manager position, shall retain membership and receive complimentary annual dues and registration for the Winter Institute and Summer Workshop. Voting/professional members shall have access to the MME listserv.
Non-Voting Members
Persons meeting the following qualifications and who have paid the requisite annual dues (if any) shall be non-voting members of the Corporation entitled to attend all meetings of the members of the Corporation. These members are not eligible for access to the MME listserv, unless otherwise noted.
(a) Consultant Member: Those members of consulting firms specializing in local government.
(b) Affiliate Member: Local government professionals with division or department head responsibilities or affiliate members of ICMA.
(c) Retired Member: Voting/professional members who are no longer employed on a full-time basis and are not otherwise eligible for membership. Retired members shall have access to the MME listerv.
(d) Emerging Leader: Enrolled college student and/or current municipal intern, unless eligible for another membership category. Access to the MME listserv through a municipal email only, along with complimentary registration for the Winter Institute and Summer Workshop.
Membership Eligibility
Interpretation of the eligibility requirements in any membership category shall be made by the Board of Directors which shall establish a procedure for admission to membership. Persons who become members of the Corporation are to become such for purposes of advancing the profession and not for purposes of personal gain from marketing products or services to other members of the Corporation.
Article VII
ETHICS COMMITTEE
THE ETHICS COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF FIVE (5) MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION IN GOOD STANDING, APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT AND CONFIRMED BY THE BOARD. ETHICS COMMITTEE MEMBERS MAY NOT BE DIRECTORS OR HOLD ANY OTHER OFFICE IN THE CORPORATION.
ETHICS COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL SERVE TERMS OF THREE YEARS. THE FIRST APPOINTED ETHICS COMMITTEE MEMBERS UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL SERVE STAGGERED TERMS WITH ONE (1) MEMBER SERVING A ONE (1) YEAR TERM, TWO (2) MEMBERS SERVING TWO (2) YEAR TERMS AND TWO (2) MEMBERS SERVING THREE (3) YEAR TERMS.
THE ETHICS COMMITTEE SHALL SERVE AS A STATE REVIEW AGENCY FOR ICMA TO ADDRESS CHARGES AGAINST MEMBERS OF MME REGARDING BREACH OF THE ICMA CODE OF ETHICS. THE ETHICS COMMITTEE SHALL ALSO WORK TO INCREASE THE KNOWLEDGE OF MEMBERS OF ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR AND ACCEPTABLE CONDUCT UNDER THE ICMA CODE OF ETHICS.
THE ETHICS COMMITTEE MUST OBSERVE AND FOLLOW THE CORPORATION CONSTITUTION AND MISSION STATEMENT AND MICHIGAN MUNICIPAL EXECUTIVES RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE ICMA CODE OF ETHICS, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME.
AN ETHICS COMMITTEE MEMBER MUST ABSTAIN FROM ANY INVOLVEMENT IN THE ETHICS COMMITTEE WHENEVER AN ETHICAL CHARGE IS FILED OR PENDING AGAINST THAT MEMBER WITH THE ETHICS COMMITTEE. ANY SANCTION OR CENSURE BY THE BOARD OR ICMA OF A MEMBER FOR AN ETHICAL VIOLATION IS DISQUALIFICATION FOR SERVING AS AN ETHICS COMMITTEE MEMBER.