ARTICLE V – Meetings

Section 1-General Meetings: General Meetings will be held at least once a semester. The presence of at least five (5) active members constitutes a quorum with the power to make binding decisions.

Section 2-Special Meetings: Additional and/or Special Meetings can be called by a petition request of the Executive Committee, or by 50 percent or more of the members.

Section 3-Notification: Notification of all meetings will be made known to the active general members by the Secretary at least seven (7) days in advance of the meeting.

Section 4-Rules of Conduct and Speech: The Chair reserves the right to introduce the general guidelines for conduct and speech during any meeting. At the end of every General and Special Meeting, a 30-minute open forum will be given so that active general members can present new issues.

Section 5-Voting: With the exception of amendments to the constitution, a vote of a plurality is required on any matter requiring such a vote. Any binding decision is subject to a vote legitimated by the presence of quorum, which will be defined as a minimum of three SPUGSO active members.