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for the production and distribution of the an¬ 
nouncement of the Annual Meeting, including the 
call for papers. 
Section 5. The Secretary shall record and 
distribute minutes of the meetings of the Council 
and of the general membership, and shall prepare 
and publish Proceedings of Annual Meetings. In 
conjunction with the President, the Secretary shall 
establish agendas for meetings. The Secretary 
shall assist the President in conducting the 
business of the Society between Annual Meetings 
and shall give notice of special or extraordinary 
meetings. 
Section 6. The Treasurer shall be responsible 
for the financial affairs of the Society, and shall 
maintain accurate records of monies received and 
disbursed. The Treasurer shall prepare an annual 
financial report and a budget proposal for 
consideration by the Council at its Annual 
Meeting. 
Section 7. The Council of die Society shall 
conduct the business of the Society. It shall 
appoint an Editor for The Wilson Journal of 
Ornithology, and shall fund publication of that 
journal. It shall approve other necessary expendi¬ 
tures to meet the objectives of the Society. It will 
hear reports from the Editor and from committees 
of the Society and take actions as necessary. Nine 
members shall constitute a quorum of the Council 
tor the conduct of business. 
Section 8. The President, First Vice-President, 
and Second Vice-President shall normally be 
expected to serve terms of two years, or until 
their successors are elected. Elected Councilors 
shall serve terms of three years with terms 
staggered so that three are elected each year. 
Section 9. The five officers and the immediate 
Past-President shall constitute an Executive Com¬ 
mittee for the conduct of business that arises and. 
as determined by the President, must be resolved 
between Annual Meetings. 
ARTICLE IV: Nominations and Elections 
Section I. The President shall appoint a 
Nominating Committee at least sixty days prior 
‘o the Annual Meeting. Following consultation 
with those persons being considered for nomina- 
•ion as to their availability to serve and their 
understanding of the responsibilities ol the 
positions, the Nominating Committee shall nom¬ 
inate at least one person for each position to be 
filled, and shall report its nominations both to the 
Council and also to the general membership at the 
Annual Meeting. Nominations may also be made 
from the floor at the Annual Meeting by any 
member in good standing. 
Section 2. All officers and memhers of the 
Council, except the Editor, shall be elected at the 
Annual Meeting by vote of the members. By the 
unanimous consent of the members, the Secretary 
may cast one ballot, representing the vote of the 
members present. 
Section 3. If no Annual Meeting is held in any 
year, election of officers may be conducted by a 
mail ballot. 
Section 4. Following the completion of two 
one-year terms in office, the First Vice-President 
shall be nominated for President and the Second 
Vice-President for First Vice-President, unless 
otherwise determined by the Nominating Com¬ 
mittee. Terms of office shall begin at the close of 
the meeting at which the officers were elected. 
Section 5. Vacancies occurring because of the 
death, resignation, or failure of an officer to serve, 
shall be filled through appointment by the 
Council, but the person so appointed shall hold 
office only until the close of the next Annual 
Meeting of the Society, except in the event of his 
or her election to that office by the members of 
the Society at the Annual Meeting following his 
interim appointment. 
ARTICLE V: Meetings 
Section I. The Council shall determine the time 
and place of Annual Meetings of the Society, and 
such other special or extraordinary meetings as 
shall be determined necessary by the President in 
consultation with the Council. Notice of Annual 
Meetings of the Society shall be sent to all 
members at least three months in advance of the 
date of the meetings and shall be given through 
OSNA's Ornithological Newsletter or through 
electronic means at least two months prior to the 
Annual Meeting. 
Section 2. The Council shall meet annually 
prior to the Annual Meeting of the general 
membership. 
Section 3. Twenty-five (25) members shall 
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business 
at the Annual Meeting for matters entrusted to 
action of the membership as a whole. 
Section 4. Roberts' Rules of Order shall govern 
the Society in all cases to which they are 
applicable and in which they are not inconsistent 
with the By-laws of the Society. 
