Original Bylaws of the

Regional Parks Association

September 12, 1949

1. Officers of the Regional Parks Association shall "be a President, a Vice President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. The President and Vice President shall be members of the Board of Directors,

2. The Board of Directors shall consist of nine (9) members. A quorum shall be five directors. Action by the Board, or confirmation thereof, may be taken by a vote in writing.

3. Duties of the officers and of the Board of Directors shall be those usually associated with their offices,

4. There shall be five classes of membership: a) Member, b) contributing member, c) life member, d) patron, e) honorary member.

5. Membership dues shall be:

   a) members, $1.00 per year.
   b) contributing members $5.00 per year.
   c) life member $100.00.
   d) patron - any donation above $200.00.
   e) honorary members --no dues. Honorary members shall be persons generally recognized as having made substantial contributions toward the objectives of the Association. Honorary members shall be elected by unanimous vote of the Board of Directors.

6. The fiscal year of the Association shall be the calendar year.

7. There shall be an Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of not less than three members and such other committees as may be required, appointed by the President with the approval of the Board. The Executive Committee shall have power to act for the Board of Directors in cases of emergency when it is impracticable to convene the Board.

8. The Board of Directors shall be elected by the members of the association
   at a meeting held for the purpose on the third Monday of January from a
   list submitted by the nominating committee and from nominations that may be made from the floor at the election meeting. Elections shall be effected by the majority of the members present.

9. The Board of Directors shall be a continuing body. Each director shall serve three years and until his successor shall have been elected and President and Vice President shall be elected by the Board of Directors from its own members. The Treasurer and Secretary shall be elected by the Board from its own number or appointed from the membership at large.

10. Order of business at the business meetings shall be:
    a) Approval of the minutes of the last meeting,
    b) President's report,
    c) Treasurer's report,
    d) Secretary's report,
    e) Reports of committees,
    f) New business,
    g) Election of directors,
    h) Program,
    i) Adjournment.

11. Amendments of the By-laws shall be prepared by the Board of Directors, or
    submitted by petition of at least 25 members, and to become valid they must
    be approved by the majority of members, within the time limit, not less
    than 30 days, set by the Directors,

I, THE UNDERSIGNED, being the Secretary of the REGIONAL PARKS ASSOCIATION, do hereby certify that the foregoing are the By-laws of said corporation, as adopted at the first meeting of the Board of Directors named in the Articles of Incorporation of said corporation, held on the 12th day of September, 1949, by the unanimous vote of all the Directors present at said meeting, there being a quorum present.

Esther R. Marhenke

Secretary