Meeting Schedule (2015) Date Sat., Feb. 28, 2015 Sat., Apr. 25, 2015 Summer Picnic – 2015(TBD) Sat., Aug. 29, 2015 Sat., Oct. 31, 2015 Dec. TBA - Christmas Party Hosting Zone Bloomington Zone Champaign Zone All zones Springfield Zone Bloomington Zone All zones Article 6 - General Meeting (Excerpt from the Constitution) Section 1 – The Association shall operate on a calendar year basis that commences on the first day of the month of January and ends on the last day of the month of December. Section 2 - General meetings shall be held on the last Saturday of every two (2) months or as otherwise indicated by circulars and special notices by the Chairman. a) General meetings shall be rotated among the three zones in Illinois: Bloomington/Normal, Champaign/Urbana and Springfield, all in the State of Illinois. b) No zone shall be permitted to host two consecutive meetings except with the approval of the General Assembly. c) All general meetings shall commence at 4:00 p.m. d) The meeting time for other events or activities shall be conveyed to members by the General Secretary. Section 3 - Attendance e) Attendance to all meetings shall be mandatory except for those members who live outside the State of Illinois. f) A lateness fee of $5 shall be charged to each member per occurrence. g) An absentee fee of $10 shall be charged to each member per occurrence. h) Absences in 5 consecutive meetings by a member shall result in the termination of membership. i) The attendance of either spouse at a general meeting shall constitute full attendance of the household and shall be utilized in determining absences to general meetings when applicable.