Policies & Procedures
UNEMPLOYMENT March, 1988
The following policy was established by unanimous vote of the membership and pertains to III. MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS (F.): Should a member become unemployed, said member shall have thirty (30) days from the date of unemployment within which to find employment in the same or a non-competitive category. Failing to do so, a resignation will be in order.
PROCEDURE FOR ACCEPTING NEW MEMBER APPLICATIONS January, 1987, Revised November, 1993, Revised June, 1995
Upon receiving a new application for membership, the Membership Committee will review the application for possible conflicts with any existing member. If there appears to be a conflict, the committee will notify the member whose category is in question, and clear any conflicts with that member. If this member feels there is a conflict, in any way, with their category, the application will be rejected and the applicant will be notified that his/her name will be kept on file for such time that the category becomes open. If the member in question does not object, the application will be brought up to the general membership for discussion at the next meeting. At this time, if a general member has any objections to the application, they may make these objections known to the Membership Committee, after the meeting, for additional review. All objections and possible conflicts will be cleared by the second (2nd) meeting after the application is submitted. At this time the general membership will vote on the applicant. The application will not be accepted if ten percent (10%) or more of the membership present votes "no".
THE 75% RULE November, 1993
While it is the purpose of Asheville Business Leaders Association to promote members' business by sharing information, and it is the intention of the membership to maintain a composition of non- competing sales people, the following test shall be applied to potential applicants for membership:
- Is the applicant involved in sales on a daily basis, or does he/she have first-hand access to information concerning local and/or regional sales and marketing conditions as well as specific customer information that may be helpful to other members?
- Is the applicant involved in a business that does not compete with any member's CATEGORY, which is the business area representing at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the member's income?
- Does the occupational CATEGORY for which application is made represent at least seventy- five percent (75%) of the applicant's income? If all of these questions can be answered "yes", the membership committee shall accept the application for presentation to the membership. The application will then be dealt with as provided in the association by-laws.
MEETINGS AT HOLIDAYS November, 1993
The regular breakfast meeting shall not be held on weeks when the meeting falls either on, or one (1) day before or after a major holiday. Major holidays for this purpose shall include The Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day.
Weather Policy: If Asheville City Schools are closed due to inclimate weather, ABLA will not meet.
