SUSQUENANGO FMCA CHAPTER
BY-LAWS REVISED
The name of
this not-for-profit organization shall be Susquenango Chapter of Family
Motor Coach Association, Inc.
ARTICLE II
SCOPE AND RALLY DATE
The scope
of this chapter shall be the area immediately surrounding the Susquehanna and
Chenango River Basins.
The Rally
Date shall be the second weekend of the month, if at all possible. The weekends
of the month shall be counted with Friday as the first day of the weekend. There
shall be no limit to the number of rallies to be held in one
year.
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE
The purpose of this chapter shall be:
Section I
To encourage good friendship among its members and, in general, to offer
a good time to all at our gatherings.
Section II
To promote the programs of FMCA and its Code of
Ethics.
ARTICLE IV
MEMBERS
Section I
To be eligible for membership, and to maintain membership in this chapter
of FMCA, the prospective member must be a FULL, LIFE, OR ASSOCIATE member in
good standing of the National Family Motor Coach Association,
Inc.
Section II
The member will pay all obligations and dues.
Section III
The member will pay dues of $5.00 per year to the Chapter. The fiscal
year will run from June 1 to May 31. One month’s grace period will be granted if
dues are not paid on time.
Membership shall cease at the end of the grace
period.
Section IV
One year’s dues entitles each coach family to one membership card. Each
spouse in a family unit is entitled to one vote. Each spouse will be considered a voting
member.
Section V
Associate members will pay chapter dues. An associate member will have
none of the following rights. Serving on the Nominating Committee, making
nominations from the floor, holding office, voting for elected officers, or
voting on any other business during a business
meeting.
Section VI
Application for membership must be completed and sent along with the
first year’s dues to the Membership Chairman. The applicant and spouse may be
recommended by a current dues-paying member.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS AND DUTIES
Section I
The requirement for holding office in this Chapter is to be paid up for
at least one year prior to taking office.
Section II
The elected officers of this Chapter shall be President, Vice President,
Secretary and Treasurer, National Director, Alternate National Director and the
Nominating Committee (Minimum of 2)
Section III
There will be no limit as to the terms an officer may
serve.
Section IV
The duties of the aforementioned shall be:
A.
President
1.
Is the Chief Executive Officer of the Chapter and
presides over meetings of the Chapter Executive
Committee.
2.
Appoints committees as he/she deems
necessary.
B.
Vice President
1.
Assumes duties of the President in his/her
absence.
2.
Makes arrangements for hosts and rally
sites.
C.
Secretary
1.
Records accurately proceedings of general meetings
and
executive
committee meetings.
2.
Takes care of all correspondence directed by the
presiding
officer.
3.
If the Secretary is unable to attend a meeting, it is
his/her duty
to furnish
the presiding officer with a copy of the minutes from the preceding
meeting.
4.
The secretary will keep an accurate report of all
members
and
guests present at each rally.
D.
Treasurer
1.
Receives, deposits and disburses all
monies.
2. Maintains an accurate
account of all monies received,
deposited
and disbursed.
3.
If the Treasurer is unable to attend a meeting, it is
his/her duty
to furnish
the presiding officer with a copy of the Treasurer’s
report for
the meeting.
4.
An audit of the treasurer’s books is to be completed
at least once a year or upon a change in the office of treasurer. The president
is to appoint an Audit Committee.
Section V
Duties of the National Director and Alternate National
Director
1.
Represents the Chapter at National FMCA meetings and
reports back to the executive committee and general
membership.
2.
Keeps an up-to-date file on all information supplied
by National FMCA.
3.
The Alternate National Director is authorized to
serve in the National Director’s absence.
Section
VI
Executive Committee
1.
This committee shall consist of President, Vice
President, Secretary, Treasurer the
National Director and the Alternate National Director.
2.
The Executive Committee shall meet at the discretion
of the President between general membership meetings, and he/she shall notify
all appropriate persons of the time and place.
ARTICLE VI
SCOPE AND DUTIES OF COMMITTEES
Section I
Nominating Committee
a.
A minimum of two members shall be elected at the
Annual Meeting in the fall.
b.
Report shall be given in September prior to the
Annual Meeting. This can be done either at a business meeting in September, or
in the August Newsletter.
c.
Nominations will remain open until the Annual
Meeting.
Section
II
By-Laws Committee
a.
The By-laws Committee shall see to it that the Club
By-laws are kept up-to-date and make any necessary changes after approval by a
majority vote of the membership at a general meeting.
Section
III
Newsletter
a.
The Newsletter Committee shall report all news that
may be of interest to the membership and publish any messages that the officers
may want to convey to the members.
Section IV
Membership
a.
The Membership Committee shall issue and receive
applications for new members, issue membership cards, accept dues and turn over
all monies to the Treasurer. Also
keep an up-to-date roster and mailing list of all
members.
ARTICLE VII
ELECTIONS
Section I
All officers will be elected at the Annual
Meeting.
Section II
Nominations will be accepted from the floor at the Annual Meeting prior
to election.
Section III
Voting by secret ballot will not be necessary unless a majority present
at the Annual Meeting deem it so.
Section IV
After the voting, the Chairman of the Nominating Committee shall report
the results of the election to the membership.
ARTICLE VIII
BUSINESS MEETINGS
Section I
Business meetings, at least two a year, will be held as necessary to
transact business and elect officers.
Section II
A business meeting cannot be conducted without a quorum which shall be
not less that fifteen percent of the voting members of the Chapter, or fifteen
voting members, whichever is less.
Section III
The presiding officer shall follow Roberts Rules of Order in conducting a
meeting.
ARTICLE IX
AMENDING THE BY-LAWS
Section I
These By-Laws may be amended by the majority vote of the membership
present at the next publicized business meeting after being advised of the
proposed changes in a newsletter.
If accepted by the majority of the membership present, the changes will
become effective immediately.
Section II
If there is a question not covered by these By-Laws, it will be covered
by National FMCA By-Laws, or the Code of Ethics.
ARTICLE X
LIQUIDATION AND DISSOLUTION OF THE CHAPTER
In the event of liquidation or dissolution of the SUSQUENANGO CHAPTER OF
FMCA by majority vote of the members, all of the remaining assets of the Chapter
shall be contributed to the purposes for which the Chapter was organized, or to
a qualified non-profit charity or charities.
Originally
adopted 10/29/78
Amendments passed
5/11/80
Reviewed and
re-adopted 5/14/89
Revised
5/31/96
Revised
5/13/00
Revised
8/11/07