MEMBERSHIPS AND DUES
Section A – Eligibility and Rules
1. Any person who endorses WATS mission and objectives and is eighteen years or older is eligible to be a member by paying the membership dues.
2. The annual membership dues amount and date by which shall be paid are decided by the executive committee in advance for following year.
3. Membership is non-transferable and membership dues are non-refundable.
Section B: Types of Membership
1. WATS offers the following types of membership: (i) Annual-Family (ii) Annual-Single (iii) Life-Family (iv) Life-Single.
2. For membership purposes, a family shall be defined as member, spouse and their biological or legally adopted children of age 17 years or less. A single membership is for one person only.
Section C: Membership Duration
1. Annual membership expires on the 31st of December each calendar year.
2. There’s no expiry date for Life membership.
Section D: Membership Dues
1. Annual dues shall be twenty dollars ($25) for family membership and ten dollars ($15) for a single membership.
2. The dues for Life Membership for a family shall be TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY dollars ($250) and for a single person ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY dollars. Conversion from single to family membership can be done by paying the difference anytime.
Section E: Voting Privileges
1. Each individual member shall be entitled for one vote. Each Family membership is entitled to two votes, one each for the member and spouse.
2. Only members of good standing before April 30th of a year are eligible to vote in the election of officers.
Section F: Revocation of Membership
Membership may be revoked with due notice of a month for conduct considered undesirable against the objectives and purposes of WATS as defined in Article Two provided the following conditions are met:
· The executive committee attempted to obtain an explanation from the member in question and the explanation was considered unacceptable by a two-third majority of executive committee.
· The revocation was approved at least by a two-thirds majority of the members present at a general body meeting.
