CONSTITUTION
AND STANDING RULES
Of the
RIVERLAND
AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
Approved
by the Members
In
Regular Meeting
March
6, 2007
Attested March 6, 2007
(signed)
A.C.V. Elston,
RIVERLAND AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
CONSTITUTION AND STANDING RULES March
6, 2007
RARC IS A 501C3 organization
CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE I - NAME The name of the Club shall be Riverland Amateur Radio Club (RARC).
ARTICLE II - PURPOSE The purpose of the Club shall be:
A. To encourage fellowship, social
participation and cooperation among amateur radio enthusiasts and their
families, and
1. To increase the number of trained radio operators, technicians and
experts
2. Support the club property and
enable members access to it
3. Enhance international good will
B. Encompass the purpose of amateur
radio as set forth by the Federal Communications Commission Rules and Regulations, Part
97, to wit:
1. Provide public service, particularly in
emergencies,
2. Continue and extend the advancement of radio art,
3. Encourage the improvement of the communication and technical phases
of radio art
ARTICLE III - MEMBERS
Section 1. Eligibility: Regular
Members: The regular membership of the CLUB shall consist of those persons holding valid Amateur Radio
Station and
Operator's licenses whose application for Regular Membership has been approved. Other member
types may be defined in the Standing Rules.
Section 2. Annual Dues - Annual dues
shall be payable in accordance with the Standing Rules of the CLUB.
Section 3. Arrears - The Treasurer shall notify any member who
is two months in arrears with dues, and if the dues are not paid within three
months thereafter, said member shall be dropped from the CLUB membership unless satisfactory arrangements can
be made with the CLUB administration to clear up the arrears.
ARTICLE IV- OFFICERS
Section 1. Officers - The officers of this CLUB shall be a
President, Vice-president, Secretary, and Treasurer.
Section 2. Duties of Officers - These
officers shall perform the duties prescribed by the Standing Rules of the CLUB
and by the Parliamentary Authority adopted by the CLUB.
Section 3. Nominations - Nominations shall be made from the
floor but only with the consent of the person to be nominated.
Section 4. Election of Officers - The election of officers shall
take place at the Annual Meeting and they shall serve for one year or until
their successors have been elected, their term of office beginning at the close
of the meeting at which they are elected.
Section 5. Balloting - Election of officers - A separate ballot
shall be cast for each office.
Section 6. Election by Majority - A majority vote by the members
present and voting shall be required for election, a quorum being present.
Section 7. Limitations - No member shall hold more than one
office at a time.
Section 8. Vacancies - Any vacancy in
an office shall be filled in accordance with the Standing Rules of the CLUB.
ARTICLE V - MEETINGS The regular meetings of the CLUB shall be held in
accordance with the Standing Rules of the CLUB.
ARTICLE VI - COMMITTEES The President shall appoint Standing and other Special
Committees as the Club deems necessary to carry on the work and
responsibilities of the CLUB and the President shall be a member ex officio of
all committees except that he shall not be a member of a Nominating Committee
if the Standing Rules should provide for one.
ARTICLE VII - PARLIAMENTARY
AUTHORITY ROBERT'S
RULES OF ORDER, NEWLY REVISED (2000) shall govern all cases to which they are
applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with this Constitution and
the Standing Rules of the CLUB, or with any Special Rules the CLUB may adopt.
ARTICLE VIII - AMENDMENTS
This Constitution may be amended at
any regular meeting of the CLUB by a two-thirds majority of the members present
and voting, a quorum being present, provided that the proposed amendment has
been submitted to the membership at a previous regular meeting.
ARTICLE IX - Duration
and Dissolution The duration of the RARC is perpetual. If
and when the RARC wishes to dissolve, the assets of the club shall be
distributed to a local non-profit organization that falls under the 501(c)(3) code of the IRS.
STANDING RULES
--R.A.R.C.
ARTICLE I - ADJUNCT MEMBERSHIPS
Section 1. Additional forms of membership.
Voting Family Membership shall
consist of membership(s) for licensed legal dependants who would otherwise be
eligible as a regular member.
Non-voting Associate Membership
shall consist of those persons who may not be so licensed but who are
interested in amateur radio, whose application for Associate Membership has been
approved.
Non-voting Student Membership
shall consist of those persons who may not be so
licensed but who are interested in amateur radio, whose application for Student Membership has been
approved.
Non-voting Honorary Membership with no
voting privilege or fee may be conferred upon a motion made and carried by the
membership.
ARTICLE II -
DUES
Section 2. The annual dues for regular, associate, and student
membership shall be determined at the Annual Meeting each year and shall be payable on or before the third
meeting of the
year.
Section 3. The CLUB may levy upon the entire membership any
special assessment deemed necessary to carry out the business of the CLUB, such assessment to be approved only by a majority vote
of the members present and voting at a regular meeting of the CLUB, a quorum
being present.
ARTICLE III -
OFFICERS
Section 1. An officer may be elected for more than two
successive terms if the membership finds that there is no one else able or
willing to hold the office.
Section 2. Any vacancy, which occurs in an office, shall be
filled by election
at the next regular meeting following the occurrence of the vacancy. The newly
elected replacement shall assume office immediately upon being elected.
ARTICLE IV -
DUTIES OF OFFICERS
Section 1. President - The President shall preside over all
meetings of the CLUB and conduct the activities of the CLUB in his/her executive capacity according to the Constitution and
Standing Rules of the CLUB.
Section 2. Vice-president - The Vice-president shall assume all
the duties
and responsibilities of the President in the absence of the President or, if
for any reason, the President steps down from the chair.
Section 3. Secretary - The Secretary shall maintain an accurate
record of all meeting
procedures; in cooperation with the Treasurer, shall keep a current roster of
the membership; submit applications for membership at a regular meeting of the
CLUB and carry on all CLUB correspondence, submitting all pertinent
communications to the membership at regular meetings.
Section 4. Treasurer - The Treasurer shall keep all records of
monetary transactions
within the CLUB, paying from CLUB funds all CLUB-incurred expenses as they come
due after having authorization from the membership. He shall also maintain an
inventory of all CLUB-owned equipment, which shall be updated annually and
submitted to the membership. He shall cooperate with the Secretary to maintain
a current roster of the membership.
ARTICLE V -
CLUB FINANCES
Section 1. All CLUB funds shall be placed in a savings and/or
checking account
in a recognized community banking institution.
Section 2.Deposit and withdrawal of
these funds shall be the duty of the Treasurer.
ARTICLE VI -
MEETINGS
Section 1. Regular meetings of the CLUB shall be held monthly on
a day and time selected annually.
Section 2. The December meeting shall
be designated as the Annual Meeting.
Section 3. The President may call special meetings, as he/she deems necessary for the good of the CLUB.
ARTICLE VII - QUORUM Ten percent of the regular CLUB members shall
constitute a quorum for this CLUB.
ARTICLE VIII - AMENDMENTS
Section 1. With the exception as stated in Section
two of this article, the
Standing Rules may be amended by a majority vote of the members present and voting
at any meeting of the CLUB.
Section 2. The quorum requirement may be changed at any meeting
of the CLUB by a three-fourths majority vote of the regular members present and
voting.