{"content":[{"text":"2","bbox":{"left":0.872712,"top":0.043136,"width":0.009804000000000035,"height":0.020212}},{"text":"ARTICLE IV","bbox":{"left":0.445768,"top":0.112859,"width":0.108215,"height":0.020211999999999994}},{"text":"Membership and Dues","bbox":{"left":0.40518,"top":0.148146,"width":0.18950900000000004,"height":0.020985000000000004}},{"text":"Section 1: Membership: \n Membership shall be open to agencies, organizations, and companies who are affiliated with the \n planning and/or operation of community transportation in New Jersey. There are four categories \n of membership:","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.182995,"width":0.758781,"height":0.072045}},{"text":"Active Members shall be county or municipal government representatives or staff of non-profit \n organizations engaged in the planning and/or operation of community transportation. Each \n active member organization shall designate one voting representative and one or more \n alternate(s). Each active member organization shall have one vote, unless that organization has \n members holding two elected offices, then each would have one vote.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.269677,"width":0.75338,"height":0.089947}},{"text":"Associate Members shall be agencies, organizations, or individuals employed in the community \n transportation industry (including former members that are now retired). It also includes staff of \n for profit companies who are involved with the direct daily operation of municipal or county \n community transportation services. \n Employees of a parent company not involved with the daily operations as noted must join as \n corporate members.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.391684,"width":0.7595430000000001,"height":0.10733400000000004}},{"text":"Corporate Members shall be for profit corporations or other entities that may or may not offer \n goods or services to the transportation industry. A corporate membership shall be valid for one \n spokesperson from that corporation. Additional staff may join as associate members only after \n the corporate membership fee is paid in full.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.531104,"width":0.74971,"height":0.07248399999999999}},{"text":"Ex-Officio Members shall be those New Jersey state agencies and/or Federal agencies that have \n been invited by the Council to participate in an advisory capacity. Ex-officio members may \n attend regular Council meetings without special invitation. Participation in Board of Directors, \n special, emergency, or executive committee meetings will be by invitation only. A mailed, \n FAX’ed, or E-mailed meeting notice shall constitute an invitation. Ex-officio members are not \n subject to paying dues. Ex-officio members shall be reviewed annually by the Council on an \n individual basis.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.618225,"width":0.759288,"height":0.124757}},{"text":"Honorary Members shall be recommended by any member to be bestowed upon an individual \n or organization for extraordinary accomplishments in the community transportation industry, \n including former members who have retired or left their transportation job. Retired members \n may request the Board appoint them to this special category of membership. Only the Board of \n Directors may designate an Honorary Member.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.757657,"width":0.7497780000000001,"height":0.08990900000000002}},{"text":"Section 2: Voting Rights \n Only active members, associate members acting as their agency’s alternate designate and \n associate members holding an elected office whose annual dues are paid shall have the right to \n vote. Other associate members and all corporate, ex-officio, and honorary members have no \n voting rights.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.880061,"width":0.7417650000000001,"height":0.09022700000000006}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}