General
The organization will
be called a Council; the meeting of full Council members will be called a
Congress. ~11 May 1987
Trustees of the Council
will be described as "Representatives to Council," to avoid confusion within
their national boards of trustees. ~1 June 1994
The Executive Committee
of ICMCI will serve simultaneously as "Directors' of ICMCI Inc.,” ICMCI’s
legal subsidiary incorporated in Wisconsin. ~1 November 1998
The
global standard of CMC reciprocity will be called the “Amsterdam Model” ~21
September 1999
The
former “UBK” will be called the “Common Body of Knowledge.” ~9
April 2000
Membership
Members will provide an
updated data sheet each year to the ICMCI office with their annual dues. This
will included a packet of their updated published information such as
Directors, Code of Professional Conduct, Body of Knowledge, Articles of
Association or Bylaws (if any changes were made), new listing of officers and
directors, copies of newsletters and other pertinent information. Ideally,
this information should be sent quarterly but at a minimum annually. ~11
May 1988 [Reversed
9 April 2000]
New applications for
full membership will be approved by three of the four members of the
Membership Committee before admission is recommended. Provisional members may
be accepted on the approval of the Chairman and one member of the Membership
Committee. ~9 October 1990
The mandatory
reaccredidation process will be exercised by the Membership Committee every
three years starting with those countries that have been in membership for
three years as of 30 June 1991. ~9 October 1990
Membership procedures
will include a comparison of the codes of applicant Institutes with ICMCI
minimum guidelines, and existing members will be subjected to a similar check
on membership renewal. ~9 October 1990
The international model
for reciprocity between member institutes will become the minimum requirement
for an institute to be admitted to ICMCI. ~2 October 1991
A "critical mass" of
twenty (20) members will be required for the formation of an institute to be
recognized by ICMCI. ~18 May 1993
By October 1998 all
participants in ICMCI must have access to the Internet to be eligible for
participation in ICMCI. ~7 October 1997.
In lieu of the
continuing updating of information through email and the Internet, the annual
update of members’ details as they appear on the renewal form is no longer
mandatory as a condition for membership.
~9 April 2000
Any member institute
that is two years behind in annual dues will be removed from the membership
list. ~9
April 2000
Provisional Membership
ICMCI will nurture
institutes which may not yet qualify but which are in the process of
implementing ICMCI standards and intend to qualify. A class of Provisional
membership will be created giving such members two years to establish minimum
ICMCI standards for its members. ~9 October 1990
Members will be
assigned roles as mentors to provisional and prospective member institutes and
to countries where no institute exists. ~1 June 1994
Officers &
Administration
Barring exceptional
circumstances, members of the chairman/vice chairmen group will move up the
top three chairs. ~11 May 1988
A permanent ICMCI
Administrative Office will be set up on the premises of The Journal of
Management Consulting, Inc. in Burlingame California. The Executive Committee
will appoint an Assistant Secretary authorized to sign and act on behalf of
the ICMCI with regard to U.S. Corporate matters, and an Assistant Treasurer
authorized to sign and act on behalf of ICMCI with regard to bank
transactions. ~26 August 1995
General correspondence
will be addressed by the Secretary in association with the Chairman and the
Executive Director. ~9 April 2000
Any EXCOM member who
does not have sufficient time available for his or her duties should make way
for others with the necessary time and resources. ~ 9 April 2000
Other
Participants
Former officers and
Representatives to Council who wish to remain active in ICMCI and who are
members in good standing with their national institute may serve on the
Advisory Council for terms of three years and are eligible for reappointment.
~1 June 1994
Past Chairmen will be
appointed to the Advisory Council so long as they wish to stay active in ICMCI.
~7 October 1997
Representatives to
Council may serve a term of two years renewable upon the option of the country
appointing them. ~1 November 1998
Meetings
Congress (full Council
member meetings) will be held not less than once every two years.
~11 May 1988
Representatives of
institutes that are not ICMCI members may attend ICMCI meetings and
participate in discussions, but may not vote on ICMCI decisions. ~9 October
1990
At the discretion of
the Chairman of the day, former officers and former trustees may be invited to
attend the Congress without voting rights. ~18 May 1993 [See also “Other
Participants,” 1 June ‘94]
Congress will meet
every two years. In the alternate years ICMCI will hold a biennial working
session of committee and task force leaders. ~1 November 1998
Each Congress meeting
should be immediately preceded by, and immediately followed by an EXCOM
meeting. ~9 April 2000
Hub meetings should be
held whenever possible, especially when Congress is not meeting and should be
attended by as many ExCom members as possible. ~9 April 2000
A full budget as to
income and expenditure must be prepared in advance of each congress,
circulated and agreed by EXCOM. ~9 April 2000
Finances
The Treasurer with the
approval of the Chairman will establish guidelines for expenses. The Chairman
or the Treasurer prior to the commitment must approve all expenses. ~11 May
1988
All checks over one
hundred dollars ($100) must have two signatures. ~11 May 1988 [Subsequently
revised 26 August 1995 – See “Officers and Administration”]
The organization will
be independently audited each year. These can be donated services but must be
independent of the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer
who will be the four authorized signatures for the bank account. ~11 May
1988
Dues & Fees
The annual membership
subscription of the ICMCI will be increased by 10% on the present fee, and the
initial admission fee will re increased by 25%. ~24 April 1990
[Subsequently updated 18 May 1993]
The Executive may, at
its discretion, limit ICMCI fees from any single member institute to not more
than 10% of revenue. ~9 October 1990
The initial admission
fee for new members to the ICMCI will be increased by 20% with immediate
effect. ~18 May 1993 [Subsequently updated 22 April 1997.]
The annual membership
subscription of the ICMCI will be increased by 20% on the present fee; and
there will be no change in the fee for two years, i.e., until 1995. ~18 May
[Subsequently updated 22 April 1997.]
All fees will be paid
and transactions done using the US dollars as the standard. ~18 May 1993
The annual membership
subscription of the ICMCI will be increased by 20% on the present fee and the
application fee will be increased by 25% effective with the 1997/98 fiscal
year. ~22 April 1997. [Subsequently changed September 2001]
Membership dues will be
based on the National Institute membership of all categories of individual
members, and not just those who are certified management consultants.
~7 October 1997
Starting July 1, 2002, the annual membership subscription of the ICMCI will be
US$500 plus US$1 for each individual consultant member of the member
institute. ~ 16
September 2001
Starting immediately, service fees for all member institutes will be as
follows:
1.
Processing an application to provisional membership:
$200
2.
Audit of certification program leading to full
membership: $500
3.
Audit of certification program leading to
re-qualification: $500
~
16 September
2001
Certification and
Reciprocity
The CMC
designation will be used worldwide to identify a certified management
consultant recognized by a national institute that is a member of ICMCI. ~18
May 1993
Reciprocity will not be
offered where a country does not follow the international model. ~18 May
1993
Members of national
institutes will be permitted to hold memberships simultaneously in more than
one ICMCI institute provided that the individual meets the membership
requirements of each institute. ~18 May 1993
National institutes
will refrain from admitting into membership any individual domiciled in
another country having its own ICMCI national institute, unless that
individual is already a member of the institute in his or her own country. ~18
May 1993
Ethics
Every ICMCI member
institute will commit to responding promptly and to the full extent of its
powers, to any matter of professional conduct involving one of its members,
which may be brought to its attention by another ICMCI member institute,
regardless where the conduct took place.~18 May 1993/
