Cherokee County Farm Bureau
Proposed by-laws changes
Below are the proposed by-laws changes for the 2026 Cherokee County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting so that everyone has a chance to review before the Annual Meeting. For a PDF of the full by-laws plus the new amendments, click here.
By-Laws Amendments
Article III, Section 2:
Non-Voting Associates. Cooperative associations which are organized under Articles 15 and 16 of Chapter 17G. S. 1949 and bona fide employees thereof or corporations or associations which are subsidiaries of or affiliated with this association and bona fide employees thereof and other persons interested in the particular business and objects of this association and desiring to aid in the furtherance of such business or objects, but not qualified for active membership, shall upon payment of the annual dues provided in Article IV of these by-laws be eligible for membership as non-voting associates. Individuals not engaged in the production of agricultural products, as defined in Article III, Section 1 of these bylaws, shall also be non-voting associates. Such non-voting associates shall not be entitled to vote or to hold elective office.
Article V, Section 1:
An annual meeting of the members shall be held each year the date and place to be selected by the Board of Directors no later than the month of November each year. The Board of Directors shall have a right to call a special meeting of the members at any time and ten percent of the members may file a petition stating the specific business to be brought before the association and demand a special meeting at any time and upon the filing of such petition the Board of Directors shall call such special meeting.
Article VI, Section 6:
The Board of Directors shall meet as soon as practicable after the annual meeting of the County Farm Bureau Association for election of officers of the association and for the transaction of any other business. Such boards shall meet in regular session as often as may be necessary to conduct the business of this association. The regular meetings of such board shall be held on such dates and at such time and place as may be fixed by the Board of Directors.
Article VI, Section 8:
Failure to Attend meetings. Continued failure on the part of a member of the Board of Directors to attend one-third of either the regular or special meetings of the board may, at the discretion of the board, be determined sufficient cause to remove any such member from office and declare a vacancy, but such action shall be by the vote of not less than two-thirds of the entire number of the duly elected members of the Board of Directors.