RMWCCA exists to unify and align the Colorado Walls and Ceilings industry. Through representation, education, and leadership we strive to create a commerce of dominance for superior products and craftsmanship.
RMWCCA was a long-time vision of several individuals who have worked with EIFS & Stucco for more than 25 years. Upon arriving in Colorado there seem to be no one organization that brought competitors, experts, and educators together under one roof. Here at RMWCCA we recognize that although we may be competitors at the end of the day, it is the collective industry that must move forward, for all to benefit.
Competitors or allies we all understand there is a lack of leadership as well as oversight in our industry despite the fact our systems are more eco/energy efficient and design friendly claddings on the market today.
Our goal is to improve workmanship and educate contractors on how to utilize proper installation standards for stucco, stucco with ci, MVES as well as full on EIF systems to ultimately reclaim the market from inferior cladding systems in Colorado. By joining forces as allies we will not only have fun but will promote honorable relationships among businesses and we will dominate the wall and ceiling industry.
In 2022 RMWCCA was proposed to unite the Walls & Ceilings industry in Colorado and Southern Wyoming. Our goal began as a one stop shop for industry professionals. We have elicited the assistance of industry experts to help our members become more proficient with less stress.
Our goal is to unite not as competitors, but as allies to improve our rankings among cladding systems within our boundaries.
Striving To Unify And Protect Our Industry Through Representation, Experience, And Education.
Rocky Mountain Walls and Ceilings Contractors Association
EIN 92-0779554
BI LAWS FOR RMWCCA APPROVED
BY THE BOARD of Directors
Rocky Mountain Wall & Ceiling Contractors Association, LLC. As amended February 22nd, 2023
Article I: Name
Section 1. The name of this corporation shall be the Rocky Mountain Walls and Ceiling Contractors Association, LLC. And shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Association”.
Article II: Geographical Jurisdiction and Offices
Section 1. The geographical jurisdiction of the Association shall be the entire state of Colorado. It also shall accept members from outside the state who have an interest in the industry in Colorado.
Section 2. The principal office of this Association shall be the Founder/Executive Vice President, Board of Directors President and any future offices determined necessary by the Board of Directors.
Section 3. The Board of Directors, in its discretion, shall have the right to select and appoint future subordinate offices as it may deem necessary.
Article III: Purposes and Objectives
Section 1. The purposes of the Association shall be to:
* promote a free enterprise system within the construction industry in Colorado
* provide educational services within the construction industry in Colorado
* promote the full wall and ceiling industry in Colorado
* advance relationships between & among businesses in the wall and ceiling industry in Colorado provide links to knowledgeable legal services
* encourage, develop, and protect the building industry
* Bring leaders of our industry together to stay abreast of new developments in our industry.
* Attend local college job fairs to promote our industry.
* Regularly publish technical newsletter
* Offer job site observation reports
Article IV: Memberships
Section 1. Classes of Membership
There shall be four classes of membership in this Association: Active Contractor, Active Manufacturer, Active Distributor and Non-Resident, and Industry Professionals.
Section 2. Active Contractor
Any company, person, partnership engaged in any area of the wall and ceiling industry, including, but not limited to, acoustical systems, demountable partitions, drywall systems, fireproofing, flooring, insulation, lathing, plastering, roof deck, and similar work, shall be eligible for Active Membership, provided the company has an office in the State of Colorado.
Section 3. Active Distributor and Manufacturer Membership.
Any company, person, partnership engaged in supplying materials, equipment, or ancillary services such as insurance, engineering, and so forth, to the wall and ceiling industry within the State of Colorado, shall be eligible for Associate Membership.
Section 4. Active Industry Professional
Any company, person, partnership engaged in any area of the wall and ceiling industry, who would be eligible for Industry Professional as domiciled in the State of Colorado, shall be eligible for Active Industry Professional.
Section 5. Non-Resident Membership.
Any company, person, partnership engaged in any area of the wall and ceiling industry, who would be eligible for Active or Associate Membership if domiciled in the State of Colorado, shall be eligible for Non-Resident Membership in this Association.
Section 6. Applications
Applicants for membership in any category shall file application on such form as approved by the Board of Directors, such form to include a pledge to abide by the bylaws of this Association and all lawfully passed motions and resolutions of the Board and/or the Membership. Such application shall be accompanied by payment of a full year’s dues or by the appropriate pro rata amount shown in the Application, where applicable. The fee shall be promptly refunded if the application is rejected.
Section 6. Dues
Dues for membership in this Association shall be set from time to time by the Board of Directors by a unanimous majority of the Board members present and voting.
Section 7. Expulsion and Termination of Membership
The Board of Directors may cancel the membership of any member for failure to pay dues for a period of three months after the same shall become due and payable. The member shall automatically be dropped from membership without specific Board action if dues remain unpaid past the deadline date set from time to time by the Board.
Any member may be expelled for just cause from membership by unanimous vote of the Board of Directors. Such expulsion, however, shall be effective only after a predetermined time of probation in which the member may continue membership, providing he/she/they are contributing effort to improve cause for expulsion. The member may be placed on probation by a majority of the board providing a written notice has been given to the member and a hearing held, should the member so desire, at a meeting of the Board of Directors.
The expelled member shall have the right to appeal his expulsion to the Membership at its regular meeting. A unanimous majority of the membership shall be necessary to override an expulsion order by the Board of Directors.
Upon termination of membership, the member shall cease all use of the name of the Association, its emblem, and insignia, and shall promptly return all properties of the Association which may be in his/her possession.
The criteria for expulsion shall be set forth by the Board of Directors in the year of 2023 and amended to these bi-laws before membership dues are accepted.
Article V: Meetings and Voting
Section 1. Voting Privileges
Each paid member of the Association shall have one vote in any meeting of the Membership. In the event such membership is a partnership or corporation, any employee designated by the company may cast the one allocated vote.
Section 2. Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Association shall be held each year for the purpose of electing officers and directors and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. The place of such meeting shall be determined by the Board of Directors and the members shall be notified of the date and place by first class mail or electronically no later than 45 days prior to the opening of the Annual Meeting.
Section 3. General Membership Meetings
General meetings of the membership may be held with such frequency and at such places as is thought necessary by the Board President or by the Executive Vice President or the Board of Directors, to promote membership, fraternity, or other interests of the Association and its members.
Section 4. Special Meetings.
Special meetings of the Membership shall be called by the Founder/Vice President as she deems necessary, or as requested by a majority of the Board of Directors for the years of 2022 – 2023. Upon creation of an Executive board there in by 25% of the Executive Board, or by 15% of the membership at large, provided that the members shall be notified of the date and place of such Special Meeting by first class mail or electronically no later than 14 days prior to the opening of the Special Meeting.
Section 5. Quorum. Fifteen percent of the Voting Members shall constitute a quorum at all membership meetings.
Article VII: Officers and Board of Directors
Section 1. The officers of this Association shall be the founder who will serve as the Executive Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer for the years of 2023. The President of RMWCCA who will also serve as the Board of Directors President and the Board of Directors. Upon the final meeting of 2023 a new President may be elected by the voting members as nominated by the Board of Directors if a one-year term is approved. Term limits will be determined by the Board of Directors. A Secretary and/or Treasurer will be elected upon the discretion of the Founder and elected President to be approved by the Board of Directors. An Executive board will be created if deemed necessary by the Board of Directors at the last meeting of the Board in the year 2023 and subsequent years thereafter until created.
Section 2. The duties of these officers shall be generally the same as those duties set forth for such officers in the latest edition of Roberts Rule of Order.
Section 3. Founder
In addition to the duties as set forth for her in the latest edition of Roberts Rules of Order, the Founder shall not have a vote at the meetings of the Executive Board after the year of 2023 or subsequent years when created but will maintain a vote at all membership meetings. The Founder/ Vice President and Executive Board shall name all initial committees set forth in these Bylaws and shall be empowered to name such other committees as she may deem necessary to carry out the work and purposes of this Association.
Section 4. Executive Board
The Executive Board, when created, shall be composed of the three officers at this time. The Founder, Board President, and one other so voted on by the 2023 board. Future Boards may or may not include past officers as deemed necessary by growth. An Executive Committee shall be formed during the final meeting of any year or sooner should the Board of Directors deem necessary. The Executive Committee will function on behalf of the Executive Board between meetings of the Executive Board but shall not have the power to override decisions duly made by the Executive Board.
Article VIII: Committees and Staff
Section 1. Standing Committees. The Board of directors shall appoint a Budget and Finance Committee and a Committee on Nominations and shall name such other committees as they deem necessary for the year beginning in 2023 or 2024.
Section 2. Committee on Nominations
The Executive Vice President, with approval of the Board of Directors, shall appoint an Executive Committee on nominations consisting of five (5) members, at least one of whom may include a past president of the Association. Efforts shall be made to have both active and associate members on the committee and to have persons from various geographical regions of the state.
Section 3. Budget and Finance Committee.
When formed the Founder/Executive Vice President shall appoint a Budget and Finance Committee consisting of the current and incoming (when known) presidents and treasurer plus other such members as the Founder/Executive Vice President shall deem necessary. The committee shall draft an annual budget in cooperation with chosen members for presentation to the Board of Directors or Executive Board (when created) for approval. The committee also shall oversee the operation of the Budget and make recommendations for changes when appropriate. The committee also shall serve as a Ways and Means Committee as needed.
Section 4. The Founder shall serve as an ex officio member of all committees.
Section 5. The Founder shall, under the Budget as approved by the Board of Directors or Executive Board (when created), appoint such staff as shall be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Association. This staff shall be responsible to the Founder.
Article IX Conflict of Interest
Section 1. A conflict-of-interest policy will be adapted to protect RMWCCA when it is contemplating entering into a transaction or arrangement that might benefit the private interest of an officer or director of the Corporation or might result in a possible excess benefit transaction. This policy is intended to supplement but not replace any applicable state and federal laws governing conflict of interest applicable to non-profit and charitable corporations.
Section 2. The policy will be adapted and signed by the party involved as well as the acting Board President or Executive Board President when created.
Article X: Nominations and Elections
Section 1. The committee on Nominations will be formed in the final meeting of 2023 and shall select candidates for all officers and for the seats on the Executive Board being vacated at the end of their regular terms of office. The committee Executive Vice President at least forty-five (45) days in advance of the Annual Meeting. The Board of Directors or the Executive Board shall notify the members in writing of the list of candidates at least 20 days in advance of the Annual Meeting.
Section 2. Additional nominees, other than those submitted by the Committee on Nominations, may be presented on the floor of the Annual Meeting, provided each such additional nominee shall indicate his acceptance of said nomination and provided such nomination is endorsed by at least three active members.
Section 3. Election.
A plurality of those voting shall elect. Only one representative of each Member firm present at the Annual Meeting shall cast a vote. In the event of a tie, the Board of Directors or Executive Board (when created) shall determine the winner by majority vote and secret ballot. Secret ballots shall be cast for any office for which there is a contest.
Article X: Amendments
Section 1. These bylaws may be amended at any Board meeting for the year 2023. Afterwards by a two-thirds vote of the Voting members present and voting, provided that such amendment shall be submitted by first class or electronic mail to all members at least thirty days before the Annual Meeting.
Section 2. Emergency amendments may be made to these bylaws after the year of 2023 by being submitted to the Voting members by mail ballot by a two-thirds affirmative vote of the Board of Directors or the Executive Board (when created), provided, however, that no less than 20% of the Voting Members shall return such ballots and at least two-thirds of those voting shall vote in the affirmative.
Article XII: Proxies
No absentee or proxy vote shall be permitted or counted at any meeting of this Association.
Article XIII: Miscellaneous
Such matters as the establishment of the fiscal year, design of the official seal, and other similar items shall be left to the discretion of the Board of Directors or the Executive Board (when created) and Founder.
The Association may affiliate with and become a chapter of the Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industries-International if it meets the requirements for such affiliation. Discontinuance of the chapter affiliation may be accomplished upon recommendation of the Board of Directors or the Executive Board (when created) and submission to the Membership by either mail ballot or vote at a duly called meeting of the Membership. A majority of the Members present and voting at a meeting shall be required to discontinue affiliation, or if submitted by mail ballot, at least 20% of the voting members shall return such ballots and a majority of all those voting shall be required for discontinuing the affiliation.
Section 1. Upon the dissolution of this organization, assets shall be distributed for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or shall be distributed to the federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose.
Member Benefits
Are you taking advantage of these important benefits of membership in your Colorado Walls & Ceiling Contractors Association?
* promote a free enterprise system within the construction industry in Colorado
* provide educational services within the construction industry in Colorado
* promote the full wall and ceiling industry in Colorado
* advance relationships between & among businesses in the wall and ceiling industry in Colorado provide links to knowledgeable legal services
* encourage, develop, and protect the building industry
* Bring leaders of our industry together to stay abreast of new developments in our industry.
* Attend local college job fairs to promote our industry.
* Regularly publish technical newsletters
* Offer job site observation reports
For more information on these and other benefits, contact the RMWCCA Office at (970) 775-5529
Rocky Mountain Board Of Directors.
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