1. Purpose. The purpose of SUPERCHEX is to promote and encourage its membership to develop and maintain high professional and ethical standards; to provide a program of activities designed to enhance the professional knowledge and skills of its members; to afford opportunities for friendly discussion and communication among executives and staff of the chamber of commerce profession.

2. Membership: Membership in SUPERCHEX is available to any chamber in Northern California. For the purposes to this section, “Northern California” is defined as all communities from Bakersfield north to the Oregon border.

3. Dues: Dues for the organization shall be set by the Board annually.

4. Changing Jobs. Any member who changes jobs to another chamber within the SUPERCHEX service area must maintain membership in SUPERCHEX from that chamber. If the new chamber is not currently a member, the new executive must take out membership immediately. If the new chamber is currently a member of SUPERCHEX, the new executive will retain that membership and be billed for subsequent years on their new chamber’s anniversary date.

5. Annual Activities. SUPERCHEX will hold the following events each year: A Leadership Training Workshop (June), Annual Conference (October). Dates and activities may be changed by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.

6. Board. The Board of Directors of SUPERCHEX shall be comprised of 9 individuals. Up to 2 of these individuals can be management staff at their chamber. The remaining 9 must be the chief executive officer of their chamber. (Amended 11/08)

7. Officers. From the 9 members of the Board, 3 officers shall be elected. They shall consist of the president, the past president, and the president-elect. Selection of officers shall be ratified by the membership at the Annual Conference. (Amended 11/08)

8. Nominating. All nominees for positions on the Board shall come from a nominating committee. The nominating committee shall consist of all current board members.

9. Term. All terms on the Board are for three years. No Board member shall serve more than 2 terms in his or her entirety, or 8 years in total (2 full terms plus 2 years of another person’s term). Members are eligible to return to the Board after a one-year hiatus.

10. Attendance. Board members may not miss more than one Board meeting in any program year. Members who miss more than one meeting in a program year may be asked by the President for their resignation.

11. Events. For each event sponsored by SUPERCHEX, at least one Board member must be assigned by the Board to serve as liaison and provide updates.

12. Finances. The Board shall receive a financial update at every Board meeting. It is the policy of SUPERCHEX that all events must at least break even, or result in a monetary surplus. The Board must approve all budgets.

13. Management. SUPERCHEX shall annually review and approve a management services contract with the California Chamber of Commerce on annual basis.

14. Dissolution. SUPERCHEX may be dissolved at any time by a 2/3 vote of the entire Board. Any funds remaining in the accounts of the organization can be dispersed to any non-profit by a 2/3 vote of the entire board upon approval of dissolution.


Adopted: January 2000
Revised March, 2002 (Draft)
Revised January 2003
Revised: November 2008