Vermont Public Health Association By-Laws..

Membership:

1. The Association shall be a membership organization, open to any person employed in public health work, or interested in the advancement of public health in the state.

2. Membership shall be for a term of one year, upon payment of dues for that year, renewable annually on the same basis, without limit on the number of years.

3. Membership dues shall be determined by a proposal from the Board of Directors to the membership to set or change the amount of annual dues:

4. The initial membership dues categories shall be:

• Member - persons, public or private, interested in promotion of public health efforts that support the Vermont Public Health Association by paying annual basic dues.
• Student - persons enrolled full-time in a college or university.
• Retiree - Vermont Public Health Association Members who have retired and no longer derive a significant income from health-related or other activities.
• Honorary Member - persons having performed distinguished service in public health who are elected by two-thirds vote of the Board of Directors. Honorary Membership shall not confer voting right in the Association except that an Honorary Member may also belong to another category of membership dues. Dues may be waived by the Board.
• Corporate and Organizational members - corporations or organizations, public or private, interested in promotion of public health efforts that support the Vermont Public Health Association by paying annual basic dues.

5. Membership in the Association may be discontinued in the following circumstances:

• Nonpayment of dues shall be a cause for discontinuance of membership of any Member after a grace period to be set by the Board of Directors, provided that the member in arrears has been notified prior to the expiration of the grace period by mail. Members whose membership has been discontinued for nonpayment of dues may be reinstated, provided that they comply with eligibility requirements then effective.

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