CONSTITUTION
         FOR
   LOCAL 2017

    ARTICLE I
         NAME

Section 1.  All employees of the City of Naples, Florida are eligible for membership in this local union, subject to the requirements of the Constitution of the International Union.

Section 2.  Application for membership shall be made on a standard application form.  Unless such form includes a valid authorization for payroll deduction of dues, the application shall be accompanied by the current month's dues.

Section 3.  The biweekly membership of this local shall be $15.13 per member.  In January of each year, the dues of this local shall be adjusted in accordance with the International Constitution.

Section 4.  Membership dues shall also be payable in advance to the local secretary-treasurer and in any event shall be paid not later than the 15th day of the month in which they become due.  Any member who fails to pay dues by the 15th day of the month in which they become due shall be considered delinquint, and upon failure to pay dues for two successive months shall stand suspended.  Provided, however, that any person who is paying dues through a system of regular payroll dedution shall for so long as such person continues to pay through such deduction method, be considered in good standing.

Section 5.  a member suspended under the above section may be reinstated to membership in the local on payment of all arrearages.

Section 1.  Regular meetings shall be held quarterly, at a time and place to be fixed by the membership or local executive board.

Section 2.  Special meetings may be called by the local president, the executive board, or by petition filed with the president and signed by 10% of the members of the local.  Special meetings may also be called by the International President or his authorized representative.

Section 3.  The quorum for this local shall be 10 percent of the membership in good standing.

Section 1.  The officers of this local shall be a president, a vice-president, a recording secretary, a secretary-treasurer, and three executive board members.  These seven shall constitute the local executive board.  In addition, there sahll be elected three members who will serve as trustees.  The trustees shall be elected to three-year terms of office except in the initial election, none shall be elected for a one-year term, one for a two-year term, and one for a three-year term.  All other officers shall be elected fo a term of three years beginning in 2001.

Section 2.  At least 15 days' advance notice shall be given the membership prior to the nomination meeting. A nominating committee may be appointed or elected to make nominations, but whether or not such nominating committee is used, nominations shall be permitted for the floor at the nomination meeting.  All regular elections shall be held in the month of October.

Section 3.  To be eligible for office, a member must be in good standing for six months immediately preceding the lelction, except in the initial election held in this local; provided however, that no retired member be a candidate for office.  For a member who is transferred or promoted into this local from another AFSCME local, this requirement shall be satisfied if such members's combined membership in good standing in both locals is one year at the time of election.

Section 4.  Officers shall be elected by secret ballot vote, and the balloting shall be so conducted as to afford to all members a reasonable opportunity to vote.  At least fifteen days advance notice shall be given the membership prior to the holding of the election.

Section 5.  All matters concerning nominations and elections in this local union shall be subject to the provisions of Appendix D, entitled Elections Code, of the International Union Constitiutuion.

Section 6.  Vacancies in office shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by vote of the executive board.

Section 7.  Every officer shall, upon assuming office, subscribe to the Obligation of an Officer contained in Appendix B of the International Union Constitution.

Section 1.  The President Shall:

               a.   preside at all meetings of the local union and of the executive board.
               b.   be a member of all committees execpt election committees.
               c.   countersign all checks drawn against the funds of the local.
               d.   appoint all standing committees and all special committees of the local,
                     subject to the approval of the executive board.
               e.   report periodically to the membership regarding the progress and standing
                     of the local and regarding the president's official acts.
        
Section 2.  The Vice-President Shall:
               a.   assist the president in the work of the president's office.

b. in the absence of the president or in his inability to serve, preside at all meetings and perform all duties otherwise performed by the president.

C.  upon approval by the local executive board, be authorized to act as co-signer of checks drawn on the local funds in the place of either the president or the secretary-treasurer.

Section 3.  The Recording Secretary shall:
             a. keep a record of the proceedings of all membership meeting and of executive
                  board meetings:
             b.  carry on official correspondance of the local, except as the executive board
                   may direct otherwise;
             c.  perform other duties as the executive board may require.

Section 4.  The Secretary-Treasurer shall:
             a. receive and receipt for all monies of the local union
             b.  deposit all money so recieved in the name of the local union in the bank or
                  banks selected by the executive board, and money so deposited shall be
                  withdrawn only by check signed by the president and the secretary-treasurer
              c.  prepare and sign checks for such purposes as are required by the constitution
                   or are authorized by the membership or the executive board.
              d.  prepare and submit the monthly membership report to the International Union
                   office and see that a check is drawn in payment of the locals per capita tax
                    each month and sent to the International Secretary-Treasurer.
              e.  keep an accurate record of receipts and disbursements and shall, once each
                   month submit to the membership a monthly operating statement of the financial
                   transactions of the lacal for the previous month.
               f.  act as custodian of all properties of the local union.
               g.  give a surety bond for an amount to be fixed by the executive board of the
                    local union, at the expense of the local union and through the International
                    Union;
               h.  see that any financial reports required by the International Union Constitution
                    to be submitted to the International Union are submitted in accordance with the
                    International Union Constitution.

Section 5.  The trustees shall:
            make or cause to be made at least semi-annually an audit of the finances of the
            the local, inculding the finances concerning any health and welfare, pension,
            insurance or other benefit programs covering members of such local, and shall
            report to the membership on the results of such audit.

Section 6.  The executive board shall be the governing body of the local union except when
             meetings of the local union are in session.  All matters affecting the policies, aims
             and means of accomplishing the purposes of the local not specifically provided for
             in this constitution or by action of the membership at a regular or special meeting
             shall be decided by the executive board.  A report of all actions taken by the 
             executive board shall be made to the membership at the next following meeting.
             A majority of the members of the executive board shall be required for a quorum.

                                                                  ARTICLE VII
                                                   MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 1.  This local union shall at all times be subject to the provisions of the constitution
                     of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.

Secton 2.  Exept to the extent specified in this constitution, no officer of the union shall
                   have the power to act as an agent for or otherwise bind the local in any way
                   whatsoever.  No member or group of members or other person or persons shall
                   have the power to act on behalf of or otherwise bind the local union except to
                   the extent specifically authorized in writing by the president of the union or by
                   the executive board of the union.

                                                                ARTICLE IX
                                                             AMENDMENTS
This constitution my be amended, revised, or otherwise changed by a majority voate of the
members voting on such proposed change and such change shall take effect only upon
written approval of the International President.  Proposed amendments to this constitution
must be read at a regular or special meeting of the local,a nd read and voated on at subsequent meeting of  the local  union, adequate and proper notice having been given to the membership prior to the date on which the vote is taken.  A written copy of the proposed amendment shall be furnished to every eligible voater at the meeting at which the vote is taken.