BY-LAWS
Section 1. MEMBERSHIP: Application for membership shall be submitted
at a regular meeting. Each application
must express a willingness of the applicant to abide by the Constitution and by-laws
and such rules adopted by the Club. Two-thirds of the members present at the
meeting shall approve the application before the applicant shall be considered
elected to membership.
Section 2. MEMBERSHIP
CERTIFICATE: As provided by law, each
member of the Club shall be entitled to a membership certificate signed by the
President, and issued by the Secretary/Treasurer, stating that he/she is a
member of the Corporation and other information required by law. New member ship certificates shall be issued
each year.
Subpart A. ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP: Shall not have voting privileges.
Section 3. DUES: In order to obtain and continue membership in
the Club, each member shall pay dues each year according to the schedule
below. Dues will be collected on an
annual basis with yearly assessments being twenty (20) dollars, with associate
membership being one half of the annual dues.
Subpart A. Dues must be paid on an annual basis for
the period from January 1
to December 31.
Subpart B. New members joining after March 31, will
be assessed two (2)
dollars per month for the
remainder of the year with full membership starting
immediately.
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A new member is any person not a member for two years in succession.
Subpart C: Participants in various classes and short
term projects will be
required to join the Club as an
associate member.
Subpart D: The dependent of a paid up member may become
a member of the
Club upon payment of two (2)
dollars per year. The assessment shall
remain
constant throughout the year.
Section 4. MEETINGS: Regular meetings shall be held as directed by
the Board of Directors each calendar month at such place as the President shall
order. Special meetings may be called by the President upon written request
of any five (5) members of the Club.
Notices shall be sent to all members informing them of the special
meetings and the business to be transacted.
Such notices shall be sent so that the ordinary postal service shall
make delivery at least twenty-four (24) hours before the time of the
meeting. Only such business as is
designated in the said notice shall be transacted at the special meeting..
Subpart A. The regular monthly meeting shall be held
the first Monday of each
month at 7 PM at the Madison
County Emergency Management Agency Center
at Linwood, Indiana.
Subpart B. The annual meeting of the Corporation for the
election of officers
shall be the first Monday in
December, by the members present and by
absentee
ballots. Voting shall be by secret ballot.
Subpart C. The annual meeting of the Corporation for
the nominations of
officers shall be the first
regular meeting in October and November.
Nominations
shall be taken both from the
floor and by absentee.
Section 5. FISCAL
YEAR: The fiscal year will be from
January 1 to December 31, of each year.