Brookhaven Ballroom Dance Club
Constitution and By-Laws
November 4, 2003
ARTICLES OF THE CONSTITUTION
Article I: NAME
Section 1 - The name of this Club shall be "BNL Ballroom Dance Club".
Article II: PURPOSE
Section 1 - The Club is established primarily to provide
BERA members
the opportunity to enjoy and learn about Ballroom & Social Dancing.
Section 2 - The Club will sponsor dance lessons with a professional
instructor.
Section 3 - The Club from time to time will sponsor special workshop.
Section 4 - The Club will sponsor social dancing.
Article III: MEMBERSHIP
Section 1 - Members of the Club are qualified
BERA members.
Section 2 - Club members are allowed to invite one (1) guest, class
size permitting.
Section 3 - The right to vote on amendments to these Constitution and
its Bylaws, and on the election of Officers is reserved to those persons who
are qualified BERA members.
Article IV: MANAGEMENT
Section 1 - The elected officers of the Club shall conduct the affairs
of the Club.
Section 2 - Approval of the Recreation Supervisor or his/her designee
shall be required for the use of properties or facilities of the Laboratory.
Article V: OFFICERS
Section 1 - The Officers of the Club shall be:
- President
- Vice President
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Desk Captain / Membership Chair
Section 2 - Terms of Office
- The Officers of the Club shall be elected for a term of two years and shall
not serve the same office for more than two consecutive terms.
- Elections are to be held in alternate years.
- The election of President and Desk Captain will be in the first year.
- The election of Treasure, Secretary and Vice President will be in the second
year.
Section 3 - A volunteer Nominating Committee shall be selected prior
to the Annual Meeting.
- It shall consist of three members
- A call for volunteers will be announced
- If there are no volunteers the President will appoint the Committee members
- If a Committee member is not able to serve the President may appoint a
replacement
Section 4 - Nomination and election of officers
- The Nominating Committee will submit a slate of officers at the Annual
Meeting.
- A vote will be taken at the Annual Meeting.
- New officers will begin their term of office at the end of the dance season.
Article VI: VACANCIES
Section 1 - In the event that the office of the President is vacant,
the Vice President shall automatically take over his duties for the
unexpired term.
Section 2 - In the event of a vacancy in the office of Vice President,
Secretary, Treasurer, or Desk Captain the President is authorized to appoint
a volunteer from the membership to complete the unexpired term.
Article VII: MEETINGS
Section 1 -
- There shall be an annual meeting every spring
- At the annual meeting there shall be a vote for new board members
- There shall be a Treasurer’s report
- The minutes of the previous years annual meeting shall be distributed
- A list of the membership shall be distributed
Section 2 - The President may call meetings of the membership on an as
needed basis.
Section 3 - The President may call Board meetings on as needed basis.
Article VIII: AMENDMENTS
Section 1 - Amendments to the Constitution will require a 2/3
majority vote of the membership following due notice.
Article IX: FEES
Section 1 - The student participating in the class will pay all fees
for professional instruction.
- The instructor’s fee will be negotiated by the President
- A minimum Instructors fee per evening would be agreed to
- The minimum Instructors fee shall be the responsibility of the Club
membership
- Members fees for dance lessons will be assessed by the number of
participating students in each class
- Member/Students will agree on a capped assessment fee. That is not to go
over a dollar amount
- Classes will be cancelled or modified if there are not enough participating
members
DISSOLUTION
Section 1 - Upon dissolution of the organization all of the assets
remaining, after payment of all costs and expenses of such dissolution,
shall be distributed to BERA in recognition of their support and assistance.
BY-LAWS OF THE CONSTITUTION
OFFICER RESPONSIBILITY & AUTHORITY
Section 1 - The duties of the President shall be:
- To call meetings
- To preside at all meetings of the Club
- To issue all and any reports that are needed
- To see that the Constitution and Bylaws of the Club are enforced
- To prepare a budget and approve all expenditures
- To act as the authorized representative of the Club in all negotiations with
other clubs and organizations. Or, if he/she wishes to, delegate this
responsibility to another Board or Club Member
- To serve as an official representative of the Club
- To appoint committees
Section 2 - The Duties of the Vice President shall be:
- To assist in the duties of the President
- To conduct and sign-off an annual financial audit of the club finances
- To act as President in his or hers absence
- To act as Activity Chair for all activities
Section 3 - Duties of the Secretary shall be:
- To assume the responsibility for the correspondence of the Club and
maintenance of the necessary files
- To conduct and sign-off on an annual financial audit of the club finances
- To issue calls for meetings at the direction of the President
- To record minutes of meetings as requested by the President
- To submit and distribute the minutes of the Annual Meeting to the membership
Section 4 - The Duties of the Treasurer shall be:
- To keep a detailed record of the finances of the Club
- To provide the Vice President and Secretary an annual detailed financial
report for their audit
- To provide the Membership of the Club with an annual financial statement
- To open a checking account with a bank and coordinate signature
authorization with the President
- To prepare an annual budget proposal
Section 5 - Duties of the Desk Captain/ Membership Chair shall be:
- Maintain the membership list.
- To organize staffing of the registration desk, for the collection of dance
lesson fees or ticketed functions
- To count and turn over all monies to the Treasurer for deposit
- To submit a membership report at the Annual Meeting of active members
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