Article I          NAME

·        The name of the interest group shall be Supervisors, Administrators and Managers, also known as SAM

·        To provide opportunities for networking to library managers, administrators, supervisors and other interested library staff

·        To encourage, promote and sponsor workshops, training sessions, and continuing education programs for new and continuing managers, administrators and supervisors

·        To encourage, promote, and develop mentoring of new managers, administrators, and supervisors

·        To encourage new members to become active participants in our professional organizations

·        SAM shall be open to any member of WLA

·        The SAM officers shall consist of Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary

·        Any office may choose, by membership vote, to split the duties between two co-officers. The Chair has the authority to appoint a Treasurer if necessary. Officers shall serve a one (1) year term. Officers may be re-elected.

·        The SAM officers shall be responsible for the implementation of the purposes stated in Article II

·        The Vice Chair shall perform the duties of that office for one year (assisting the chair with programs, communications and meetings) and shall then succeed to the office of the Chair for one year

·        The Secretary shall record minutes of all membership and Steering Committee meetings provide copies of those minutes to the Steering Committee members.

·        The Secretary shall provide copies of any materials sent to the membership to the Association Coordinator.

·        All out-going officers shall submit a report of their term’s activities to the Chair for distribution to the in-coming officers.

·        The Steering Committee shall be composed of the officers and shall conduct all business pertaining to SAM.

·        Election of Officers shall be conducted by ballot to the membership. Elections may be held via mail, membership meeting or electronically. Majority vote of the members responding wins.

·        The Steering Committee may provide nominations

·    In the event of a vacancy in the Chair position, the Co-chair or Vice-Chair shall become the Chair. Otherwise nominations by the steering committee, volunteers or nominees, will be sent to a vote of the membership (see article VI).  All other vacancies in Steering Committee offices or in other committees shall be filled by the Chair.
Officers appointed to fill vacancies shall serve until the next regular election.

·        SAM members are encouraged to attend all SAM meetings. Electronic forums may be used to conduct meetings.

·        A minimum of one business meeting of the Steering Committee, shall be held each year in conjunction at the annual conference of the Washington Library Association.

·        A quorum consists of 50% of all members of the Steering Committee.

·        The Chair is responsible for all IG financial agreements

·        SAM finances conform with the WLA policies and procedures

·        The bylaws may be amended by a majority of membership votes.