Iowa Public Health Association

“Individual membership - individual members shall be persons professionally engaged or with an interest in public health in iowa.student membership - student members shall be individuals who are students with an interest in public health, enrolled in an institution of higher learning, and be registered as a part-time or full-time student.honorary membership - honorary members shall be individuals who have rendered special services to the cause of public health. Such members may serve the association in any manner mutually agreeable to themselves and the board of directors. The nominating committee submits candidates for membership in this category. The board of directors approves the conferring of honorary membership, with no more than two such memberships conferred in any one year.retired membership - retired members shall be individuals who are retired from active public health practice.agency membership - agency members are governmental or private, nonprofit organizations providing or promoting population health.corporate membership - corporate members shall be for-profit businesses interested in supporting the association.”

“The board of directors of the association shall be elected by majority vote annually. Voting shall be conducted by electronic ballot. Notice of nominations by the nominating committee shall be provided to the membership by december 15. Write-in candidates will be allowed in the event that there are an insufficient number of candidates to fill open board of directors positions. Elections shall occur during the month of january.results of the election shall be announced to the membership within 10 business days following the close of the elections. The board of directors shall elect officers during its meeting immediately following annual elections.nominees must be a member of the association for at least one year to be eligible for office.a vacancy in the office of president shall be automatically filled by the president-elect, who shall complete the unexpired term of president. Any vacancy on the board of directors shall be filled through appointment by the president and approval of the board of directors.”

“The bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the members present at an annual meeting, providing that notice of the proposed amendment has been given in writing to the mbmership at least fifteen days before the annual meeting. Bylaws may also be amended electronically throughout the year if at least 50% of the membership responds to the request and 2/3 of responses received approve the proposed changes.”

“A copy of the form 990 is provided to the board of directors to review and ask questions prior to filing. Once all questions have been addressed, the board approves the form 990 and it is filed by the cpa firm.”

“Annually members complete a conflict of interest form. If a conflict exists, it is disclosed to the board. The board member with a conflict abstains from the discussion/matters related to the conflict.”

“The organizations articles of incorporation, by-laws, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available upon request. These documents are available the same period of time as described in internal revenue code section 6104(d) for other public disclosure documents.”