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CHAPTER V
District Societies
(updated as of December 9, 2007)
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Section 5.01. The District Societies shall be comprised of the following areas:
District 1: Kings (Brooklyn) and Queens Counties.
District 2: New York (Manhattan) and Richmond (Staten Island) Counties.
District 3: Bronx, Westchester, Rockland, Orange and Putnam Counties.
District 4: The area north of District 3, east of a county line through Canton and passing east of Utica through East Branch in the South (Headquarters-Albany).
District 5: The area west of District 4 and east of a north-south line passing through Sodus Center and East Corning (Headquarters-Syracuse).
District 6: The area west of District 5 and east of a north-south line passing through Millville, Shelby and Ceres (Headquarters-Rochester).
District 7: The area west of District 6 (Headquarters-Buffalo).
District 8: Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
Section 5.02. Each District Society shall hold an annual meeting for election of officers of the District for the following year.
Section 5.03. The Secretary of each District shall maintain a roster showing the names of all members of that District.
NYSSA Headquarters shall provide each District with periodic changes, additions and/or deletions. On January 15th of each year, NYSSA Headquarters shall send an official list of all (District) members to each District Secretary. It shall be the responsibility of the District Secretary to review the roster and report any changes to the Secretary of the Society.
District Officer elections shall be reported annually, and no later than December 15th.
Upon change of any officer or officers in a District, a report containing the information shall be forwarded to the Secretary of the Society within thirty (30) days.
Section 5.04. Active and Resident members must maintain membership in a District Society. No person may hold membership in two (2) districts of this Society at the same time.
Section 5.05. District Societies may levy dues in reasonable amounts as necessary to defray the expenses of the District.
Section 5.05-1. Suspension. District Societies may suspend members for non-payment of dues.
Section 5.06. Membership in The New York State Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc., shall be a requisite for membership in a District Society.
Section 5.07. The Secretary of each District Society shall forward to the Executive Office before January 15th of each year, a copy of its constitution and/or bylaws, if such are not already on file, along with any revisions or changes made during the previous calendar year. These District Society constitutions and bylaws may not conflict with the Bylaws of this Society.
Section 5.08. Each District Society shall be entitled to send four (4) duly qualified State Delegates to The New York State Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc., House of Delegates. Any District Society having more than one hundred (100) voting members on October 1st shall, that year, be entitled to one (1) additional Delegate for each twenty-five (25) voting members or fraction thereof over and above the first one hundred (100) voting members.
It shall be the duty of the Secretary of each District Society to forward to the Executive Office at least six (6) months prior to each Annual Session, a list of Delegates and Alternate Delegates of that District Society for the current year.
Section 5.08-1. Term. The terms of office of the Delegates and Alternate Delegates shall be two (2) calendar years.
Section 5.08-2. Election. Delegates and Alternate Delegates shall be elected at an annual session of each District Society.
DIRECTORS AND ALTERNATE DIRECTORS
Section 5.09. Each District shall be entitled to one (1) Director and one (1) Alternate Director.
Section 5.09-1 Term. The terms of office of the Director and Alternate Director shall be three (3) calendar years.
Section 5.09-2. Election. Directors and Alternate Directors shall be elected at an annual session of each District Society.
Section 5.09-3. Vacancy. District Director. The Alternate Director of a District shall automatically assume the office and duties of the District Director if that position becomes vacant or the District Director is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of office.
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