Associate Membership in ABI

Section 1:
There shall be two classes of membership -- general (voting) members and associate (non-voting) members.

Section 4:
Entities eligible for associate (non-voting) membership include: boards, commissions, departments or other administrative units of the State of Iowa or a political subdivision of the State of Iowa, which board, commission department or other unit is at least fifty-one percent (51%) supported by funds raised through taxation, and associations which limit voting membership exclusively to entities which qualify for "associate" membership in this organization.

a) An associate member shall not be entitled to any vote at any meetings of the members of this corporation.
b) Neither an associate member nor a representative of an associate member is eligible to be elected to the Board of Directors. However, an associate member, or a representative of an associate member is eligible to serve as a voting member of any action or membership committee of the corporation. This privilege shall not extend to any committee established by the Board of Directors.

c) Except as limited above with regard to acting and eligibility for election or appointment to the Board or committees, an associate member shall have all the rights and privileges of membership.

d) In exercising its authority under Article X of these Bylaws, the Board of Directors shall not establish dues for associate members which are less than the minimum level of dues required for a general member. (Applicable dues for 2006 - $264.)

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Tim Wilkinson Vice President, Alcoa, Bettendorf "Alcoa depends on the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) to be our legislative watchdog on general business issues. Over the 50 years of our membership, we have had a positive return on our investment on our dues dollars in the form of actual cost-savings or cost-avoidance on issues that affect our business."