Associated General Contractors of Kansas Inc

“Article vii - officers and duties, section 4 - 2nd vice president: the second vice president shall be a subcontractor/specialty contractor member. The second vice president shall serve as the board liaison to the agcks subcontractor council and shall also serve as the board liaison to the subcontractor/specialty contractor membership. The second vice president's term of office shall be two (2) years and may not serve as president/vice president/treasurer position. The second vice president shall be nominated by the agcks subcontractor council and voted on by the agcks board of directors.”

“Members shall be general contractors who shall be duly elected to membership by the Board of Directors of the Association in the manner and under the conditions herein provided. Only those general contractors shall be entitled to membership who have been engaged in the general contracting business for at least two years prior to making application for membership. New firms or corporations shall be entitled to membership only in the event that at least one executive thereof shall have had at least two years experience in the general contracting business before becoming associated with the said new firm or corporation. A general contractor is hereby defined as any individual, firm or other legal entity who, under contract with another party, undertakes to execute construction work in its entirety at least partly with his or her or its own forces.”

“The government of the Association and the management of its affairs shall be vested in a Board of Directors of not less than 13 individuals, who are members or duly authorized representatives of member firms. Directors shall be elected by voice vote or ballot by the members of the Association, for such terms as the By-Laws may prescribe at the annual meeting of members, which shall be held during January or February of each year. The officers of the Association shall be a president, a vice-president, and a treasurer, who shall be elected by and from the Board of Directors. The Executive Vice President of the Association shall be the Secretary of the Association. Each member shall be restricted to only 1 vote in the affairs of the Association.A firm, corporation or other legal entity shall be treated as a single member for the purpose of voting and shall appoint a representative to cast its vote, but only an executive officer or member of such firm, corporation or legal entity may be elected to office in the Association. Corporations whose charters do not provide for membership in other organizations shall appoint an individual who shall be a member of the Association.”

“The Board of Directors shall make rules and regulations for the government of and for the promotion and advancement of the Association. It shall control the funds and other properties of the Association and direct all its expenditures and disbursements. The Board of Directors is hereby charged with the duty of carrying out the policies, order, rules and regulations of this Association which from time to time may be adopted by the general membership at any annual meeting.”

“The auditors review the form 990 with the officers and key employees.”

“All employees and members are made aware of the Association's conflict of interest policy. Legal counsel attends meetings to make sure the policy is enforced.”

“The officers of the Association review each year the Executive Directors compensation and determine whether there will be additional compensation. The review includes past performance, current compensation of like positions and current Association budget.”

“The governing documents, conflicts of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public at the Association during operating hours.”