The Articles have been changed to reflect the new name. In addition, the specific membership categories have been removed to allow for flexibility in changing the bylaws, should we ever need to add/remove categories of membership in keeping with our national organization.
NAME CHANGE
The name of the organization shall change from the Virginia Chapter, of the American College of Radiology to the
Virginia Radiological Society
.
ARTICLE 1 (MEMBERS)
Radiologists applying for membership in the Virginia Chapter complete their applications at the national level (through the American College of Radiology). Information in this Article has been edited so that the classes of membership mirror the classes of membership of the American College of Radiology. The process by which applicants are approved to become members has also been updated to reflect how it is currently done.
ARTICLE II (MEETINGS)
To comply with § 13.1-842 of the Code of Virginia, the date range to notify members of the date, time and place of a meeting was changed. In addition, mention of an Interim Meeting of the Board has been removed as it can be considered a special meeting of the Chapter (discussed in the new Section 2). Finally, a quorum has been changed from 10% percent to 5% to make it more feasible to have a quorum present for voting purposes.
ARTICLE III (BOARD OF DIRECTORS)
The number of directors has been changed to four (from three) since the former President, President, Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer are all considered directors. The limit on the size of the Board has also been increased to account for growth in our membership (remember, the number of Councilors we are allotted is based on our apportionment figures (size of membership)).
ARTICLE IV (ELECTIONS)
The word “ballot” was removed to allow voting via virtual meeting (if necessary). Also, the term of a Councilor/Alternate Councilor coinciding with the annual meeting of the ACR was removed to reflect current practice since our elections/annual meeting don’t occur at the same time as the College’s meeting. Finally, the number “three” referring to state medical schools was removed since the state may create more radiology residency programs in the coming years.
ARTICLE V (COMMITTEES)
The Executive Committee, mentioned several times in the Bylaws, was never defined so it has been added. In addition, the following committees have been removed as they are no longer active --- Committee on Standards in Radiologic Practice, Committee on Medical Insurance, Committee on Judicial Affairs, Technologist Advisory Committee, Committee on Radiation Oncology.
ARTICLE VI (DUES AND ASSESSMENTS)
Since the American College of Radiology now handles our dues collection, much of the language in this Article was removed.
ARTICLE VII (AMENDMENTS)
With the advent of electronic communication and fewer things being mailed through the USPS, the word “by mail” was removed to allow flexibility in how the membership is notified of Bylaws changes.
ARTICLE VIII (DISSOLUTION)
Section I was added to comply with § 13.1-842 of the Code of Virginia.
Thank you for taking the time to review these proposed changes. Our Chapter will vote on these Articles and Bylaws changes during our Business Meeting as part of our
Virtual Annual Meeting
which will be held on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2020
at
9:00 a.m
. We hope you’ll make plans to join us and help the Chapter approve the name change and proposed Articles and Bylaws changes.
