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Stillwater Rotary Club

ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 2006

REVISED JULY 30, 2015

 

Article 1. Definitions.

As used in these bylaws, unless the context otherwise clearly requires, the words in these bylaws shall have the following meanings:

l. Board: The Board of Directors of this club.

Article 2. Board.

The governing body of this club shall be the board consisting of nine members of this club, namely, three directors elected in accordance with article 3, section l, of these bylaws, and the president, president-elect, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, and the immediate past president.

Article 3. Election of Directors and Officers.

Section 1 — At a regular meeting of the club one month prior to the meeting for election of officers, the presiding officer shall ask for nominations by the nominating committee for president, president-elect, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, club director 1, club director 2 and club director 3. The board shall be the nominating committee unless the club designates a separate nominating committee with respect to any specific election or election year. If it is determined by the club to have a separate nominating committee other than the board, such committee shall be appointed as the club may determine. In addition to any nominations from any nominating committee, any member may make additional nominations from the floor for placement on the ballot at the above stated regular meeting during which nominations are sought. All

members of the club not already on the ballot shall be placed on the ballot as nominees for the position of club director 3. 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, presidentelect, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer receiving a majority of the votes shall be declared elected as directors and shall be declared elected to their respective offices. The candidates for club director 1, club director 2 and club director 3 receiving a majority of the votes shall be declared elected as directors. In the event of ties for the position of any officer or director position, additional ballots shall be placed before the members for vote until a member is duly elected by a majority of the votes. The candidates for each officer or director position so elected shall take office on the first day of July next following the election and each officer or director shall continue in office until a successor assumes office

Section 2 — The officers and directors, so elected, together with the immediate past president shall constitute the board for the next year commencing in the first day of July next following the election. Within one week after their election, the directors-elect shall meet and elect some member(s) of the club to act as

The directors„elect may elect up to three members to each serve as a sergeant-at-arms-elect.

Section 3 — A vacancy in the board or any office shall be filled by action of the remaining directors. Ordinarily, the next officer or director in line of progression provided in Section 5 below shall take the place of the vacated officer or vacated director position. In the event of a vacancy in the position of club director 3, at the option of the board if it so determines, a vacancy for club director 3 may also be filled by means of nominations and ballots described in Section 1 above.

Section 4 — A vacancy in the position of any officer-elect or director-elect shall be filled by action of the remaining directors-elect. Ordinarily, the next officer-elect or director-elect in line of progression provided in Section 5 below shall take the place of the vacated officer-elect or director-elect position. In the event of a vacancy in the position of club director 3-elect, at the option of the board if it so determines, a vacancy for club director 3 may also be filled by means of nominations and ballots described in Section 1 above.

Section 5 — Stillwater Rotary Club has a successful history of electing members to officer and director positions for multiple year commitments eventually progressing from the position of director to the office of the president. Continuing that tradition, the normal election of a member to the board as club director 3 and that member's eventual progression to the office of president will ordinarily be as follows: year 1 – club director 3; year 2 – club director 2; year 3 - club director 1; year 4 – vice president (president-nominee); year 5 - president elect; year 6 – president. A majority vote of the Board of Directors can change the club director 3 position from the rotation to a 2 year position.

 Article 4. Duties of Officers and Directors.

Section 1 —President. It shall be the duty of the president to serve as a director, to preside at meetings of the club, to preside at meetings of the board and to perform other duties as ordinarily pertain to the office of president.

Section 2 — President-elect. It shall be the duty of the president-elect to serve as a director and to perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the president or the board. It shall also be the duty of the president-elect to preside at meetings of the club and to preside at meetings of the board in the absence of the president. It shall also be a general duty of the president-elect to prepare for his or her year as president and to take specific frrther actions with respect thereto as further set forth in these bylaws.

Section 3 — Vice-President. It shall be the duty of the vice-president to sewe as a director and to perform other duties as ordinarily pertain to the office of vicepresident. The additional duties of the vice-president shall be as may be prescribed by the president or the board. The vice-president shall serve as president-nominee from the time the vice-president is elected as presidentelect until the vice-president takes office as president-elect.

Section 4 — Secretary. It shall be the duty of the secrenry to serve as a director, to keep membership records; record attendance at meetings; send out notices of club, board and committee meetings; record and preserve the minutes of such meetings; report as required to RI, including the semiannual reports of membership on 1 Januarv and I July of each year, and prorated reports on I 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, report changes in membership; provide the monthly attendance report, which shall be made to the district governor within 15 davs of the last meeting of the month; collect and remit RI official magazine subscriptions; and perform other duties as usually pertain to the office of secretary. The additional duties of the secretary shall be as may be prescribed by the president or the board.

Section 5 — Treasurer. It shall be the duty of the treasurer to serve as a director, to have custody of all funds, accounting for it to the club annually and at any other time upon demand by the board, and to perform other duties as pertains to the office ofü•easurer. Upon retirement from office, the freasurer shall turn over to the incoming treasurer or to the president all funds, books of accounts, or any other club property. The additional duties of the treasurer shall be as may be prescribed by the president or the board.

Section 6 — Sergeant-at-Arms. The duties of the sergeant-at-arms shall be such as are usually prescribed for such office and other duties as may be prescribed by the president or the board. The sergeant-at-arrns is an officer but the sergeant-at-arms is not a director. As provided in Article 3, Section 2, there may be up to three sergeants-at-arms.

Section 7 — Club Directors. It shall be the duty of club director 1, club director 2 and club director 3 to serve as directors. The additional duties of club director 1, club director 2 and club director 3 shall be as may be prescribed by the president or the board.

Section 8 —Immediate Past President. It shall be the duty of the immediate past president to serve as a director. The additional duties of the immediate past president shall be as may be prescribed by the president or the board.

Section 9 — Voting Rights. All members of the board, including the treasurer and secretary, shall be voting members of the board.

Section 10 —District Relations. It shall be the duty of all members of the board to represent the club at district events and meetings as requested by the district,

Article 5. Meetings.

Section i —Annual Club Meeting. An annual meeting of this club shall be held on the second Thursday of December in each year, at which üme the election of officers and directors to serve for the ensuing year shall take place.

Section 2 — Regular Weekly Club Meetings. The regular weekly meetings of this club shall be held on Thursday at 11:45 A.M.. 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 pursuant to arücle 8, sections 3 and 4 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 8, sections 1 and 2.

Section 3 — Club Meeting Quorum. One-third of the membership shall constitute a quorum at the annual and regular meetings of this club.

Section 4 — Regular Monthly Board Meetings. Regular meetings of the board shall be held monthly on such day and at such time and place as the board may decide annually or from time to fme. Special meetings of the board shall be called by the president, whenever deemed necessary, or upon the request of two (2) directors, due notice having been given.

Section 5 — Board Meeting Quorum. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum of the board.

Section 6 —District and RI Meetings. Members are strongly encouraged to attend district and RI meetings and conferences which are open to members.

Article 6. Fees and Dues.

Section 1 — The admission fee for membership shall be such amount prescribed by the board annually or from time to time. The admission fee shall be paid before any applicant can qualify as a member.

Section 2 — The membership dues shall be such amount prescribed by the board annually or from time to time. Membership dues, fees and charges payable by members of the club for all dues and fees herein shall be billed and collected by the club quarterly on the first day of each quarter. Membership dues and fees payable by the club to RI shall be paid by the treasurer to RI semiannually on the first day of July and the first day of January, or as otherwise prescribed bv RI, with the understanding that a portion of each semiannual payment shall be applied to each member's subscription to the RI official magazine. Membership dues and fees payable by the club to the district shall be paid by the freasurer to the district annually in July as prescribed by the district or as otherwise prescribed by the district,

Article 7. Method of Voting.

The business of this club shall be transacted by viva voce vote except the election of officers and directors, which shall be by ballot. The board may determine that a specific resolution be considered by ballot rather than by viva voce vote.

Article 8. Four Avenues of Service.

The four Avenues of Service are the philosophical and practical framework for the work of this Rotary club. They are Club Service, Vocational Service, Community Service, and International Service. This club will be active in each of the four Avenues of Service.

Article 9. Committees and Subcommittees.

Club committees and subcommittees are charged with carrying out the annual and longrange goals of the club based on the four Avenues of Service. Committees and subcommittees shall meet at least monthly to conduct business in furtherance of achieving their prescribed goals. The president-elect, president and immediate past president should work together to ensure continuity of leadership and succession planning. When feasible, committee members should be appointed to the same committee for three years to ensure consistency. The president-elect is responsible for appointing committee members to fill vacancies, appointing committee chairs and conducting planning meetings prior to the start of the year in office. It is recommended that the chair have previous experience as a member of the committee. Standing committees should be appointed as follows:

This committee should develop and implement a comprehensive plan for the recruifinent and retention of members.

This committee should develop and implement plans to provide the public with information about Rotary and to promote the club's service projects and activities.

' Club Administration

This committee should conduct activities associated with the effective operation of the club.

This committee should develop and implement educational, humanitarian and vocational projects that address the needs of its comrnunity and communities in other countries.

This committee should develop and implement plans to support The Rotary Foundation through both financial contributions and program participation.

Additional ad hoc committees may be appointed as needed by the president or the board, Subcornmittees of all standing committees shall be established and reviewed by the president for his or her year. In establishing those subcommittees, the president shall make reference to appropriate RI materials.

(t) Each chair of each subcornmittee shall be responsible for regular meetings and activities of the subcommittee, shall supervise and coordinate the work of the subcommittee and shall report to it respective standing committee on all subcommittee activities.

Article 10. Duties of Committees and Subcommittees,

The duties of all committees and subcommittees shall be established and reviewed by the president for his or her year. In declaring the duties of each, the president shall make reference to appropriate RI materials. The service project committee will consider vocational service, community service and international service avenues when developing plans for the year.

Each committee and subcomrnittee shall have a specific mandate, clearly defined goals, and action plans established by the beginning of each year for implementation during the course of the year. Committees and subcommittees shall meet at least monthly to conduct business in furtherance of executing their prescribed duties and plans. It shall be the primary responsibility of the president-elect to provide the necessary leadership to prepare a recommendation for club committees and subcommittees, mandates, goals and plans for presentation to the board in advance of the commencement of the year as noted above.

Article 11. Leave of Absence,

Upon written application to the board, setting forth good and sufficient cause, leave of absence may be granted excusing a member from attending the meetings of the club for a specified length of time. Any member granted such a leave of absence shall not be obligated to pay the meal cost of weekly club meetings during the approved leave of absence but any such member receiving such a leave of absence shall remain obligated to pay all other dues, fees and charges related to membership as such obligations become due as if no leave of absence had been granted by.the board.