Additional Examples of Membership Removal Provisions
Example 4: Membership shall be reviewed at least annually. Members who have requested resignation shall be removed immediately. Members who do not respond to inquiries shall be removed after a period of one year.Example 5: The Governing Council shall remove a person from the membership when that person has died. The Governing Council may remove a person from membership when that person has moved away and cannot be located or is no longer active. Such a removal shall take effect six (6) months after notice of the action has been sent to the member's last known address by conventional mail.
Example 6: A member who for one year is voluntarily absent from all participation in the life of the Church or has submitted a letter of termination to the Steering Committee may be ruled inactive, and in such case, may not vote at a meeting or serve as an elected officer or be included in the church population count. The Steering Committee at its discretion may at any time strike names from the list of inactive members and adopt such rules as it may deem necessary with respect to the removal or suspension of any member on the inactive list.
Example 7: Any person having become a Member shall continue to be a Member until: (a) he or she gives notice of resignation to the Board; or (b) no identifiable financial contribution has been made on his or her behalf during the current calendar year up to one month before the date of the Annual General Meeting; or (c) he or she has Membership terminated by the Board for cause, as determined by a vote of two-thirds of the Board, provided that the member has the right to appear before the Board and the right of appeal to a meeting of the Congregation.
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Last updated on Friday, April 18, 2008.
