Article III - CPESC, Inc. Meetings

Section 1. Meetings

CPESC, Inc. shall hold meetings twice each year. The location of the annual meetings will be such places and times as the CPESC Council may direct.

Section 2. Special Meetings

A special CPESC, Inc. meeting may be called at any time by the CPESC Council Chair or by the CPESC Council or upon written request of not less than one-tenth of the registrants entitled to vote.

Section 3. Notice of Meetings

Notice of meetings shall be provided to each CPESC, Inc. registrant entitled to vote at his/her last known address not less than 60 days prior for the annual meeting and not less than 15 days prior to any special meeting. Notice of the meetings and agenda shall be sent to all CPESC, Inc. registrant in good standing. The purpose of the meeting may include election and appointments of members to the CPESC Council and its officers and such other business as may properly come before it.

Section 4. Voting at Meetings

No registrant shall be entitled to vote whose fees remain unpaid for a period of 30 days after April 1st of each year.

Section 5. Quorum at Meetings

A quorum at any regularly scheduled meeting shall consist of 51% of the CPESC and CPSWQ registrants in attendance.

Section 6. Attendance at Meetings by Non-Registered Individuals

All meetings are open to non-registered individuals who express a sincere interest in pursuing certification under the guidelines of the CPESC Programs.

Section 7. All Meetings, Attendance by Electronic Communications

Any one or more CPESC Council Members or Committee Members may participate and shall be deemed present, at a Board or Committee meeting by means of; a telephone, video conferencing, web-based conferencing, or other real-time communication system that allows all meeting attendees to give and receive all communications and allows full participation.

Section 8. Consent Resolution

A resolution or resolutions shall be valid and effectual without a meeting, whether embodied in the form of minutes or not, if there is unanimity of all members of the CPESC Council, Council Executive Committee or Committee. The resolution shall be effective on the date of agreement and shall be recorded and included in the minutes of the next regular meeting.