From Larry Ames, President
EXISTING – DUES
ARTICLE IV: DUES
2. Annual payment of dues for membership shall be required for continuing membership no later than the date of the Association’s first meeting in January (the third Tuesday of January). Advance notice relating to the amount and due date should be sent by the Treasurer by e-mail to each person in the current membership (except Retired Members) monthly from the prior October until the January when payment is due. Such notice should include payment instructions and dues amounts by membership category. In addition to methods of payment offered in the notice, payments in cash will be accepted at the January meeting.
Any member who is delinquent in payment of dues shall be dropped from STAHI membership on June 30th of the year delinquent and shall be sent prompt notice of such by First Class Mail by the Treasurer. Such notice shall include instructions to the terminated member to immediately take down the STAHI logo along with any representation of their membership in or affiliation with STAHI, from their website, business card, social media or other forms of promotion, advising that failure to do so may constitute a violation of New York State regulations Section 197-4.8 “Fraud, Misrepresentation and Dishonesty”.
During any member’s period of dues delinquency, they will not be eligible for State Continuing Education credit for any STAHI education program and no certificates for such shall be given them. Such State CE credit may not be conferred by STAHI retroactively when past due dues are paid up.
Ex-Members may be re-instated to membership upon payment of un-discounted past due annual dues in full, along with payment of a $25 administrative fee.
EXISTING – MEETINGS
ARTICLE XII: MEETINGS
1. The Association shall hold regular meetings. The place, date, and hour of the meetings shall be designated by the Board and announced to the membership at least thirty (30) days prior to each meeting.
PROPOSED – DUES
ARTICLE IV: DUES
2. Annual payment of dues for membership shall be required for continuing membership no later than the date of the Association’s first meeting in January (the third Tuesday of January). The Treasurer may authorize late payment by an individual in the case of invoicing/communication difficulties, medical/family emergency, or other exceptional circumstance. Each current member (except dues-free members) should be invoiced along with payment instructions by e-mail by the Treasurer on, or about, the first day of November and December prior to the January when due. Payment may be made by funds transfer as instructed on the invoice. Payment will be accepted by mailed check, postmarked no later than due date, to STAHI c/o Treasurer at the current mailing address.
(Currently: STAHI, PO Box 5909, Endicott, NY 13763)
Any member who is delinquent in payment of dues shall be dropped from STAHI membership and shall be sent prompt notice of such by First-Class Mail by the Treasurer. Such notice shall include instructions to the terminated member that their presence on the STAHI website will be removed and that their privileges of access to STAHI on-line resources, including access to online continuing education records, will be revoked. They will also be advised to immediately take down the STAHI logo, along with any representation of their membership in or affiliation with STAHI, from their website, business card, social media or other forms of promotion, advising that failure to do so may constitute a violation of New York State regulations Section 197-4.8 “Fraud, Misrepresentation and Dishonesty”. Only current individual STAHI members may make public representations of their STAHI membership or affiliation. Businesses may not use the STAHI logo or other such representations of membership or affiliation unless it is clearly attributable only to an active individual STAHI member.
Former members may be re-instated to membership upon payment of the current year dues in full, plus a $25 administrative fee.
PROPOSED – MEETINGS
ARTICLE XII: MEETINGS
1. The Association shall hold regular meetings on the third Tuesday of each month starting at or about 6:00 PM. Meetings shall be held remotely by Zoom unless otherwise announced. A majority of the current Officers may decide to change the date of a regular meeting or may decide to hold a meeting in-person. In that case, the place, date, and time of the meeting shall be announced by the Secretary to the membership by e-mail at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the rescheduled or regularly scheduled meeting, whichever comes first.
