SECTION BYLAWS FOR THE ORLANDO METRO SECTION, FLORIDA CHAPTER, AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION ARTICLE I. GENERAL 1. SECTION NAME AND SERVICE AREA The name of this Section is the Orlando Metro Section, Florida Chapter, American Planning Association (APA) hereinafter called the Section. The area served by this Section is Lake, Orange, Osceola, Sumter, and Seminole Counties, State of Florida. 2. SECTION PURPOSES The primary purposes of the Orlando Metro Section are to facilitate the individual participation of APA members in the affairs of the Section and to further the mission of APA in the Section’s Central Florida service area. Additional purposes of this Section include, but are not limited to, the following: A. To provide a forum for exchange of planning information and experiences. B. To promote continuing education programs for planning professionals with a major emphasis on local and affordable Certification Maintenance-approved programs, especially for required credits. C. To encourage and support young and emerging planning professionals in Central Florida. D. To increase public awareness and understanding of the planning process and the planning profession, as well as their benefits to communities. E. To support planning throughout the State of Florida by participation in local, regional, and state affairs to promote planning approaches in response to opportunities and challenges facing Florida communities. F. To provide a venue for planners to work with their peers, other organizations, and the general public to enhance their knowledge of the planning profession and to improve the quality of life in Central Florida. 3. SECTION ACTIVITIES A. The Section will not participate in or conduct any other activities not permitted by an organization exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue law, or not permitted by an organization, whose contributions to which are deductible under section 170 (c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, or any other corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue law. B. The Section is organized exclusively for charitable, education, and scientific purposes, including the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue law). C. The activities and operations of the Section shall conform to the law, the bylaws of the APA, and the bylaws of the Chapter and Section. ARTICLE II: DEFINITIONS 1. American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). The national organization of certified professional planners and part of the APA. 2. American Planning Association. The national organization of which this Section is a part and which is referred to Page 1
APA Florida Chapter, Orlando Metro Section Bylaws – Effective: