Last Revised: 2009
(CSPMA)
ARTICLE I-Organization
A. The Organization
shall be known as the “Colorado School
Plant Managers
Association”, “CSPMA”.
B. The Organization may
be further divided into local chapters.
ARTICLE II- Objectives
A. To promote the
general welfare of Building/Facilities
Maintenance, Grounds
and Custodial Services
personnel.
B. To provide and
support educational programs that will
improve or enhance
the professional
abilities of CSPMA members.
C. To promote the
highest standard of professional ethics
for CSPMA
members.
E. To facilitate the
exchange of best practices and
benchmarking among and
between CSPMA members.
F. To disseminate
information relative to the activities
of the CSPMA, and to
express and circulate
the opinions and convictions of its
membership on all subjects
related to the purposes
of the organization.
ARTICLE III-Membership
A. Active membership is
open to K-12 school employees engaged in
an
administrative or
supervisory role with responsibilities
related to one or more of the
following functions:
Building/Facilities Operations,
Maintenance, Outdoor Services
(Grounds), Custodial
Services, Safety/Environmental, Energy
Managers,
Construction & Project
Managers, and others approved by the
CSPMA Board.
B. Emeritus membership
may be bestowed upon any individual who
has
contributed outstanding
service to the CSPMA.
C. CSPMA members may
approve affiliate membership.
i. CSPMA will pursue
affiliation with the Colorado
Association of
School Business
Officials (CASBO), in order to further
the
interests of the CSPMA.
ii. CSPMA will pursue
affiliation with the Colorado
Association of
School District Energy
Managers (CASDEM).
iii. CSPMA will engage
with State of Colorado executive
departments and
committees as required.
ARTICLE IV-Meetings
A. Meetings shall be the
fourth Friday of each month (or as
alternately
scheduled).One meeting
in the Spring and one meeting in the
Fall may coincide with
the schedule and
location of the CASBO conference.
B. Meeting dates and
locations are normally decided upon at
the last meeting
in May of each year.
ARTICLE V-Officers
A. The CSPMA shall have
four elected officers: president,
vice-president, secretary, and
treasurer.
B. Term of office for
the president, vice-president, and
secretary shall be one year. The term
of the Treasurer shall
be three years.
C. Each January 1 the
President shall assume the Past
President position, the Vice-
President shall assume
the President position and the elected
Vice-President shall
become a member of the
board.
D. The CSPMA board shall
consist of the four elected officers,
the past president, and up to
five regional directors,
one from each of the following regions:
the Northeast, the
Southeast, the Front
Range, the Northwest, and the Southwest.
E. Term of office for
regional directors shall be two years.
o
Officers and
regional directors shall be elected in
October with term of office
beginning in on January
1 of the following year
,
ending on December 31.
E. The secretary/,
treasurer, and regional directors may be
elected to consecutive terms.
F. In the event a board
member cannot complete their term the
membership may elect a
replacement to serve the
remainder of the term.
ARTICLE VI-DUTIES
A. President
o
The
president shall be responsible for
coordinating agenda items for each
meeting, in coordination
with the host district.
o
The
president may form special committees
and appoint committee members
when appropriate.
o
The
president shall be the national
representative of the CSPMA.
o
The
president shall represent CSPMA with
State agencies and inform the
membership on school
issues.
B. Vice President
o
The vice
president shall be responsible for the
president’s duties in his/her
absence.
o
The vice
president shall maintain a roster of
members and associates.
o
The vice
president shall conduct outreach to
Colorado school districts.
C. Past President
o
The past
president shall be responsible for
maintaining the CSPMA website.
o
The past
president shall conduct outreach to
Colorado school districts.
D. Secretary
o
The
secretary shall take the meeting minutes
and provide them to the Past
President for posting to
the web site.
E. Treasurer
o
The
treasurer shall be responsible for all
monies belonging to the CSPMA and
submit periodic
financial reports to all members.
o
The
treasurer shall invoice districts for
dues.
o
The
treasurer shall be responsible for
maintaining the non-profit status of
CSPMA and filing any
necessary reports and disclosures.
F. Regional Directors
o
Elected
Regional Directors shall conduct
outreach to Colorado school districts to
support the mission of
CSPMA
.
o
Regional
Directors shall be obligated to
attendance of Board meetings called by
the President.
ARTICLE VII-Dues
A. Dues are to be in the
amount of $50 per district per year to
be invoiced in January of
each year. Dues are
voluntary and payment is not necessary
to be a member of CSPMA
or participate in the
association. All expenditures are to be
voted by the board. All
receipts and
expenditures shall be disclosed to the
membership semi-annually. In the
event that receipts
reach tax limits, or the needs of the
association, collection will be
suspended.
ARTICLE VIII-Amendments
The board shall review
CSPMA by-laws annually, or more often if
needed, and recommend
changes deemed necessary
to the general membership. Approval of
by-laws’ amendments shall
be by quorum and simple
majority of CSPMA members present.
ARTICLE IX-Vendor
sponsorship
A. Vendor sponsorship
has been approved to support the
financial obligations of the
CSPMA website and for
the ancillary meeting costs incurred by
host districts.
Adopted: 2001
Revised: 2004
Revised: 2006
Revised: 2009
