| SECTION I: |
Membership in the club open to
boat owners as well as all individuals who are interested in
boating. |
| SECTION II: |
Membership in the club shall be
limited to 100 dues paying memberships.
- Co-habitating couples shall constitute one (1) dues paying membership,
but each shall be eligible to participate in all activities; shall have
equal rights and privileges including the right to vote and hold office.
Subject to Board of Trustee approval, two members of the same family may
hold elective office concurrently.
- The Board of Trustees shall have the power to change the membership
limits should they deem it advisable.
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| SECTION III: |
Children of members, under age 18,
shall be entitled to the use of Club facilities under such rules as may
be prescribed by the Board of Trustees. |
| SECTION IV: |
Children on reaching age 18 may apply for full
membership
and then become eligible to all rights and privileges of adult members,
including the right to vote. Upon reaching the age of 21, they become
eligible to hold the offices of Commodore, Vice Commodore, Rear Commodore,
Yeoman or Purser. |
| SECTION V: |
The Membership Chairman shall encourage
solicitation of
new members and shall receive all applications for membership.
Applications shall be in writing and shall contain an agreement that the
applicant shall abide by the By-Laws.
- The prospective member(s) must be advised that attendance of two club
functions is required prior to being granted membership.
- After first attendance of a meeting, their name and background
data are to be published in LUR asking for acceptance or objections from
general membership. No response will indicate acceptance.
- Prospective member attends second function.
- Board of Trustees acts on membership, and with its recommendation, the
prospective member is sworn in after paying the required dues and
initiation fees.
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| SECTION VI: |
Any member may resign at any time upon
notice in writing
delivered to the Yeoman. Voluntary resignation shall not entitle a former
member to a return of his entrance fee or dues paid. |
| SECTION VII: |
Membership in the Club shall be terminated
for nonpayment
of dues. Such nonpayment shall be defined as 30 days in arrears. Said
membership shall revert to and become the property of the Club.
Disposition of the unusual cases shall be at the discretion of the
Board. |
| SECTION VIII: |
Membership may also be terminated for
cause, after a full
hearing before the Board by 2/3 vote of all members of the Board at any
regular or special meeting. |
| SECTION IX: |
Any member in good standing called into
the active service
of the Armed Forces will remain a member in good standing and shall be
exempt from all dues and fees until released from active service. |
| SECTION I: |
Management of the Club shall be vested in
a Board of
Trustees. Consisting The Board shall consist of ten members, elected by
the members of the Club in the following manner. A Commodore, Vice
Commodore, Rear Commodore, Yeoman, and Purser, all to be elected annually.
There will be no more then five Trustees, two of whom to be elected for
two year terms, and whose terms shall expire on alternate years. The
retiring Commodore shall automatically become a member of the Board as Jr.
Past Commodore for the year following term of office. |
| SECTION II: |
Seven members of the Board of Trustees
shall constitute a quorum. |
| SECTION III: |
Regular meetings of the Board of Trustees
shall be held
monthly at a time and place designated by the Commodore. |
| SECTION IV: |
Special meetings of the Board of Trustees
may be called by
the Commodore or by a quorum. Notice of special meetings shall be given in
sufficient time to permit the members to be present. |
| SECTION V: |
Vacancies in the Board of Trustees other
than the
Commodore, Vice Commodore, Rear Commodore, Yeoman and Purser shall be
filled in such a manner, as the Board of Trustees shall determine. Refer
to Article V, Section X. |
| SECTION VI: |
Any decisions by the Board of Trustees can
be vetoed by a
2/3 vote of the members present at the general meeting. |
| SECTION VII: |
Members of the Board of Trustee are
required to be active
and do their utmost to attend all General, Special and every Board
meeting. Trustees missing four regular meetings or four board meetings
consecutively without legitimate excuse may be subject to removal from
office. |
| SECTION I: |
The elected officers of the club shall be
a president, who
shall be known as the Commodore, a vice-president, who shall be known as
the Vice-Commodore, a Second Vice President, who shall be known as the
Rear Commodore, a Secretary who shall be known as the Yeoman, a Treasurer
who shall be known as the Purser, and three trustees to include Membership
Chairman, Parliamentarian/Bylaws Chairman, Publicity Chairman and two
Trustees at large to be elected for two (2) year terms. The Commodore,
Vice Commodore and Rear Commodore shall not be eligible to hold the same
office more than two terms consecutively. |
| SECTION II: |
Method of Annual Election:
- The Commodore shall appoint a nominating committee of four (4)
persons,
two (2) of the present board of trustees and two (2) Club members in good
standing. The makeup of that committee will be announced by September
1.
- The duty of the committee is to prepare a slate of candidates for the
elective offices as prescribed within the By-Laws.
- Each office will be limited to not more than three (3) nominees.
- The nominating committee recommendations for the officers and
board of trustees shall be presented to the membership at the September
meeting, and names of nominees shall be published in the LUR immediately
for the information of all members.
- Nominations by the membership for officers and board of trustees shall
be made at the October meeting with election immediately following. If two
or more candidates are nominated for one position, names will be in
alphabetical order and vote will be by ballot.
- The Committee shall nominate only those club members who have given
their prior approval and who are willing to accept the duties and
responsibilities of the office for which they are being nominated.
- Absentee ballots will be provided upon personal request to the Yeoman
after the close of the September meeting. All absentee ballots must be
returned by 8:00 p.m. at the October meeting.
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| SECTION III: |
The elected officers will be installed
during the Change
of Watch ceremony in November. They shall hold office for terms as
prescribed by the By-Laws. |
| SECTION IV: |
The Commodore shall preside at all General
Club and the
Board of Trustees meetings. The Commodore shall be a member ex-offico of
all Committees, and shall perform all Commodore duties assigned under
these By-Laws. The Commodore shall appoint a Membership Chairman,
Publicity Chairman, Parliamentarian/Bylaws Chairman, Ways and Means
Chairman, Club Historian, a Water Safety Officer, Sunshine Chairman,
Trophy Chairman, an Auditing Committee, the Nominating Committee, the IOBG
RBAW and NBC representatives and any other committee he deems
necessary. |
| SECTION V: |
During the absence or temporary incapacity
of the
Commodore, the Vice Commodore shall fulfill the Commodore's duties and
responsibilities under the same authority vested in the
Commodore under these By-Laws. The Vice Commodore is also responsible for
presenting the Club budget for the ensuing year. |
| SECTION VI: |
The Rear Commodore shall propose and
direct all cruising activities. |
| SECTION VII: |
The Yeoman shall keep all records and
accounts of all
meetings of the Club and the Board of Trustees. |
| SECTION VIII: |
The Purser shall be responsible for
disbursements of funds
for the Club under the direction of the Board of Trustees. The Purser
shall cause an annual audit conducted by the Auditing Committee, and the
Committee shall report to the membership at the annual meeting. The Purser
shall keep all funds in a bank selected by the Board of Trustees. |
| SECTION IX: |
Vacancies in the office of Commodore,
Vice-Commodore, Rear
Commodore, Yeoman and Purser (Article IV; Section VI) shall be filled by
the membership at any meeting at which a quorum is present. Officers
elected to fill vacancies shall serve only until the next regular
election. |
| SECTION X: |
Any Committee Chairman may appoint as many
members as he
deems necessity to aid in carrying out the duties of his office.
- The Parliamentarian shall be responsible for making sure the meetings
are conducted in accordance with Roberts Rules of order, and for drafting
proposed changes to the bylaws of the club as directed by the membership
or board of trustees. The board of trustees and membership in accordance
with the Viking Yacht Club Bylaws shall process the drafted changes in the
bylaws.
- Publicity Chairman shall be Editor-In-Chief of the Club
publication and director of all public relations.
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| SECTION I: |
The fiscal year of the Club shall commence
the first day
of November and end on the last day of October of each year. |
| SECTION II: |
At the annual meeting in January, the
Vice-Commodore shall
submit to the members, a proposed budget covering total anticipated income
and expenditures for the coming fiscal year. Proposal to revise the budget
may be made by any member before the budget is adopted by majority vote.
Neither the Board of Trustees nor any member of the Club shall obligate
the Club in excess of the approved budget. |
| SECTION III: |
Club funds shall be kept in a bank
selected by the Board
of Trustees and in the name of the Club, subject to withdrawal by checks
signed in such manner as may be directed by the Board of Trustees. |
| SECTION IV: |
An annual audit shall be made of all
accounts of the Club.
A statement of the financial condition, together with a summary of any
other assets of the Club, shall be presented by the Purser at the annual
meeting. |
| SECTION I: |
The annual meeting of the members of the
Club shall be
held at the regular January meeting. |
| SECTION II: |
Regular meetings of members shall be held
on the day of
each month as agreed upon by the Board of Trustees and approved by
majority vote of the members. The Yeoman as well as being published in the
LUR shall give notice of change of place and time of all regular meetings
and the annual meeting of the members to each member. |
| SECTION III: |
Special meetings of the members may be
called by the
Commodore or by the Board of Trustees. Adequate notice must be given to
the membership. |
| SECTION IV: |
Twenty (20) percent of current membership
constitutes a quorum. |
| SECTION V: |
Any action taken at a regular or special
meeting shall
require a majority vote of those present except where otherwise
specified. |
| SECTION VI: |
All meetings shall be conducted in
accordance with the
current edition of "Robert's Rules of Order." |