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Rotary
is an international organization of business and professional leaders
who strive to provide strong humanitarian services, encourage high ethical
standards in all vocations, and to build goodwill and peace throughout
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Bylaws
of the Rotary Club of Amended: Article
I Election of Directors and Officers
Section 1- At a regular meeting one month prior to the meeting for election of officers, the presiding officer shall ask for nominations by members of the club for president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, and - members of the board of directors. The nominations may be presented by a nominating committee or by members from the floor, by either or by both as a club may determine. If it is determined to have a nominating committee, such committee shall be appointed as the club may determine. The nominations duly made shall be placed on a ballot in alphabetical order under each office and shall be voted for at the annual meeting. The candidates for president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer receiving a majority of the votes shall be declared elected to their respective offices. The candidates for director receiving a majority of the votes shall be declared elected as directors. The president elected in such balloting shall serve as a member of the board as president-elect for the year commencing on the first day of July next following the election, and shall assume office as president on the first day of July immediately following the year of service on the board as president-elect. Section 2 - The officers and directors, so elected, together with the immediate past president shall constitute the board of directors. Within one week after their election, the board of directors-elect shall meet and elect some member of the club to act as sergeant-at-arms. Section 3 - A vacancy in the board of directors or any office shall be filled by action of the remaining members of the board. Section 4 - A vacancy in the position of any officer-elect or director-elect shall be filled by action of the remaining members of the board of directors-elect. Article
II Board of Directors Article
III Duties of Officers
Section 3 - Vice-President. It shall be the duty of the vice-president to preside at meetings of the club and board in the absence of the president and to perform such other duties as ordinarily pertain to the office of vice-president. Section 4 - Secretary. It shall be the duty of the secretary to keep the records of membership, record the attendance at meetings, send out notices of meetings of the club, board and committees, record and preserve the minutes of such meetings, make the required reports to RI, including the semiannual reports of membership, which shall be made to the general secretary of RI on 1 January and 1 July of each year, and including. prorated reports to the general secretary on l October and 1 April of each active member who has been elected to membership in the club since the start of the July or January semiannual reporting period, the report of changes in membership, which shall be made to the general secretary of RI, the monthly report of attendance at the club meetings, which shall be made to the district governor within 15 days of the last meeting of the month, collect and remit to RI subscriptions to THE ROTARIAN, and perform such other duties as usually pertain to the office of secretary. ' Section 5 - Treasurer. It shall be the duty of the treasurer to have custody of all funds, accounting for same to the club annually and at any other time upon demand by the board, and to perform such other duties as pertain to the office of treasurer. Upon retirement from office, the treasurer shall turn over to the incoming treasurer or to the president all funds, books of accounts, or any other club property. Section 6 - Sergeant-at-Arms. The duties of the sergeant-at-arms shall be such as are usually prescribed for such office and such other duties as may be prescribed by the president or the board. Article
IV Meetings The regular weekly meetings of this club shall be held on , Thursday at 12:00 noon. Due notice of any changes in or canceling of the regular meeting shall be given to all members of the club. All members excepting an honorary member (or member excused by the board of directors of this club, pursuant to article VIII, section 2(b) of the standard Rotary club constitution) in good standing in this club, on the day of the regular meeting, must be counted as present or absent, and attendance must be evidenced by the member's being present for at least sixty (60) percent of the time devoted to the regular meeting, either at this club or at any other Rotary club, or as otherwise provided in the standard Rotary club constitution, article VIII, section 1. Section 3 – One third of the membership shall constitute a quorum at the annual and regular meetings of this club. Section 4 – Regular meeting of the board shall be held on the second Thursday of each month. Special meetings of the board shall be called by the president whenever deemed necessary, or upon the request of two (2) members of the board, due notice having been given. Section 5 - A majority of the board members shall constitute a quorum of the board. Article
V Fees and Dues Section 2 - The membership dues shall be $30.00 per quarter, payable quarterly on the first day of July, October, January, and April with the understanding that six dollars (US$3.00) of each quarterly payment shall be applied to each member's subscription to THE ROTARIAN magazine. (Note: The subscription price of THE ROTARIAN is U5$12.00 per annum) Article
VI Method of Voting Article
VII Committees Club Service
committee Section
2 - Club Service Committee. (b) The club service committee shall consist of the chairman of the club service committee and the chairmen of all committees appointed on particular phases of club service. (c) The president shall, subject to the approval of the board, appoint the following committees on particular phases of club service: Attendance committee
Appoint one member
each year to the following committees: (d) The president
shall appoint the president-elect or vice-president to oversee and
coordinate the work of the classifications, membership, membership
development, and Rotary information committees. Section
3 - Community Service Committee. Human development
committee Article VIII
Duties of Committees (a) Attendance
Committee. This committee shall devise means for encouraging
attendance at all Rotary meetings - including attendance at district
conferences, inter-city meetings, regional conferences, and international
conventions by all club members. This committee shall especially encourage
attendance at regular meetings of this club and attendance at regular
meetings of other clubs when unable to attend meetings of this club;
keep all members informed on attendance requirements; promote better
incentives for good attendance; and seek to ascertain and remove the
conditions that contribute to unsatisfactory attendance. Section 2 - Vocational Service Committee. This committee shall devise and carry into effect plans which will guide and assist the members of this club in discharging their responsibilities in their vocational relationships and in improving the general standards of practice in their respective vocations. The chairman of this committee shall be responsible for the vocational service activities of the club and shall supervise and coordinate the work of any committees that may be appointed on particular phases of vocational service. Section 3 - Community Service Committee. This committee shall devise and carry into effect plans which will guide and assist the members of this club in discharging their responsibilities in their community relationships. The Chairman of this committee shall be responsible for the community service activities of the club and shall supervise and coordinate the work of any committees that may be appointed on particular phases of community service. (a) Human Development Committee. This committee shall devise and carry into effect plans which will guide and assist the members of this club in dealing within the community with the welfare of human beings of all kinds through- out the whole span of life by providing assistance and support to those in .need. (b) Community Development Committee. This committee shall devise and carry into effect plans which will guide and assist the members of this club in working to make the community a better place to live by improving the physical condition of the community and its facilities. {c) Environmental Protection Committee. This committee shall devise and carry into effect plans which will guide and assist the members of this club in monitoring and improving the quality of the community's environment. (d) Partners in Service Committee. This committee shall devise and carry into effect plans which will guide and assist the members of this club in building relationships with other Rotary-sponsored organizations within the community and in cooperating with them in service. Section 4 - International Service Committee. This committee shall devise and carry into effect plans which will guide and assist the members of this club in discharging their responsibilities in matters relating to international service. The chairman of this committee shall be responsible for the international service activities of the club and shall supervise and coordinate the work of any committees that may be appointed on particular phases of international service. Article
IX Leave of Absence (Note: Such leave of absence does operate to prevent a forfeiture of membership; it does not operate to give the club credit for the member's attendance. Unless the member attends a regular meeting of some other club, the excused member must be recorded as absent except that absence authorized under the provisions of article VIII, section 2(b) of the standard Rotary club constitution is not computed in the attendance record of the club.) Article
X Finances Section 2 - All bills shall be paid only by checks signed by the treasurer upon vouchers signed by any two officers. A thorough audit by a certified public accountant or other qualified person shall be made once each year of all the club's financial transactions. Section 3 - Officers having charge or control of funds shall give bond as may be required by the board for the safe custody of the funds of the club, cost of bond to be borne by the club. Section 4 - The fiscal year of this club shall extend from 1 July to 30 June, and for the collection of members' dues shall be divided into four (4) quarterly periods extending from 1 July to 30 September, from October 1 to December 31, from 1 January 1 to 31 March, and from April 1 to June 30. The payment of per capita dues and magazine subscriptions to RI shall be made on 1 July and 1 January of each year on the basis of the membership of the club on those dates. (Note: Magazine subscriptions for members joining during a semiannual period are payable upon invoice from the Secretariat.) Section 5 - At the beginning of each fiscal year the board shall prepare or cause to be prepared a budget of estimated income and estimated expenditures for the year, which, having been agreed to by the board, shall stand as the limit of expenditures for the respective purposes unless otherwise ordered by action of the board. Article
XI Method of Electing Members Active membership by the former club. The proposal for the time being shall be kept confidential except as otherwise provided in this procedure. Section 2 - The board shall ensure that the proposal meets all the class membership requirements of the club constitution. Section 3 - The board shall approve or disapprove the proposal within 30 days of its submission, and shall notify the proposer, through the club secretary, of its decision. Section 4 - If the decision of the board is favorable, the prospective member shall be informed of the purposes of Rotary and of the privileges and responsibilities of membership, following which the prospective member shall be requested to sign the membership proposal form and to permit his or her name and proposed classification to be published to the club. Section 5 - If no written objection to the proposal, stating reasons, is received by the board from any member (other than honorary) of the club within seven (7) days following publication of information about the prospective member that person, upon payment of the admission fee (if not honorary membership) as prescribed in these bylaws, shall be considered to be elected to membership. If any such objection has been filed with the board, it shall vote on this matter at its next meeting. If approved despite the objection, the proposed member, upon payment of the admission fee (if not honorary membership), s hall be considered to be elected to membership. Section 6 - Following the election, the president shall arrange for the induction of the new member; the club secretary shall issue a membership card and shall report the new member to RI; and the Rotary information committee shall provide appropriate literature for presentation at the induction and assign a member to assist in the assimilation of the new member. Article
XII Resolutions Article
XIII Order of Business Article
XIV Amendments |