This is the By-Laws 2010 as
approved by the General Membership at the 1/30/2010 meeting.
ROGUE
VALLEY SPORTING CLAYS
BY-LAWS
01/30/2010
ARTICLE
I, NAME
The club shall be known as the Rogue Valley
Sporting Clays (RVSC).
ARTICLE
II, PURPOSE
To promote recreational and competitive Sporting
Clays shotgun shooting in Southern Oregon.
ARTICLE
III, GOALS
·
To promote recreational Sporting
Clay events.
·
To promote competition Sporting
Clays events.
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To promote Junior programs related
to Sporting Clays.
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To maintain a working relationship
with JCSA.
ARTICLE
IV, OFFICERS
The officers of Sporting Clays shall consist of
the following and shall be elected by a majority vote of the membership in
attendance at the November General Meeting and shall work with the previous
year’s officers for the month of December to learn the duties of the office
position they have accepted, to review policies and procedures in running of
the Club and to establish a budget for the next year to include: shooting
fees, expenditures on the course, new equipment and repairs, special events,
to include club shoots and registered shoots. New officers will be installed
on the 1st of January to serve for one year.
A.
PRESIDENT
1. The President shall
preside at all membership and Executive Committee meetings and shall
vote
ONLY when needing to break a tie.
2. The President shall be
the chief executive officer of the organization overseeing all activities
of
the organization.
3. The President shall
implement policies established by the Executive Committee and or
General
Membership.
4. The President shall
appoint and be a member ex-officio of all Special Committees.
B.
VICE-PRESIDENT
1. In the absence of the
President, the Vice-President shall assume all Presidential duties.
2. The Vice-President shall
be responsible for promotional activities and public relations;
including
but not limited to newsletters, shoot promotions and flyers, membership
drives,
etc.
The Vice-President may appoint a special committee to assist in implementing
such
promotional
activities.
C.
SECRETARY
1. The Secretary shall be
responsible for a maintain records, meeting minutes.
2. Notify the General
Membership of Special or General Membership meetings.
3. Keep the WEB Master
updated with changes to the WEB SITE.
D.
TREASURER
1. The Treasurer shall be
in charge of all finances for the organization.
2. The Treasurer shall keep
accurate records and shall present financial records to the
Executive
Committee and to the General Membership upon request.
3. The Treasurer shall be
responsible for purchasing all supplies that are authorized by
the
Executive Committee or the General Membership.
4. The Treasurer shall be
in charge for the collection of membership dues and maintenance
of
the General Membership roster.
5. The Treasurer shall be
responsible for providing the appropriate year-end accounting,
membership
list and Club roster as required by JCSA each January 30th.
6. The Treasurer shall be
responsible for keeping the expenses within the approved budget.
E.
COURSE MANAGER
1. The Course Manager shall
be responsible for all maintenance of the course.
2. The Course Manager may
establish work parties or solicit members to assist in such
activities
F.
DIRECTORS TO JCSA(2)
1. The Director(s) shall be
the club’s delegates to JCSA. At least one Director shall attend
the
JCSA Board meetings or JCSA Special meetings and shall report back to the
Executive
Committee,
JCSA policies that may affect Sporting Clays.
2. The Director(s) shall
represent the interests of the Sporting Clays General Membership.
3. The Director(s) shall be
responsible for duties as assigned by the Presidents.
ARTICLE
V, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
A.
The Executive Committee shall
consist of the President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Course Manager
and the two Directors. They shall meet on the 3rd Wednesday of each
month and when called together by any member of the Executive Committee, and
shall conduct the business affairs of the Club. All Sporting Clay members are
encouraged to attend the Executive Committee meetings and voice their
opinions, but only the Executive Committee members have voting right.
B.
Any vacancy on the Executive
Committee shall be temporarily filled by an Executive Committee nominee
receiving a majority vote of the remaining Executive Committee members. The
nominated officer will remain in office until the next General Membership
meeting, at which time, the General Membership shall elect a permanent
replacement to finish the term.
C.
Attendance of four (4) members of
the Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum at Executive Committee
meetings or General Membership meetings.
D.
All decisions by the Executive
Committee shall be by majority vote of committee members in attendance.
ARTICLE
VI, SPECIAL AND GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
A.
General Membership meetings shall
be held in January, April, July, November of each year.
November will be the Annual Election meeting. This meeting’s first point of
business will be the election of new officers. During this meeting the
membership will establish a ‘wish list’; for the following year’s
activities and/or improvements. Between the November and January meetings, the
Executive Committee will review the ‘wish list’ for feasibility and at he
the January meeting, present its’ findings, along with an annual budget for
approval by the General Membership of such Special or General meeting.
B.
The Executive Committee may call a
Special meeting of the General Membership at any time. Upon such a request the
Secretary will notify the General Membership of the meeting.
C.
All members shall be given 10-days
prior notice for any Special or General Membership meetings.
D.
All decisions at Special or
General Membership meetings shall be by majority vote of the members in
attendance.
E.
All meetings shall be held at JCSA
facilities unless otherwise noted.
F.
Individual members (18 and over)
in good standing have one vote.
G.
Family memberships in good
standing ONLY have ONE VOTE.
ARTICLE
VII, MEMBERSHIP DUES
A.
Membership dues will be
established by the Executive Committee and approved by a Special or General
membership meeting.
ARTICLE
VIII, SHOOTING FEES
A.
All shooting fees will be
established by the Executive Committee and then presented to the General
membership at either a Special or General Membership meeting for approval.
B.
The Executive Committee can set
special Club shoot fees without the approval of the General Membership. An
example – Club shoot following a meeting
ARTICLE
IX, MEMBERSHIP
A.
Membership is open to individuals
(18 or older) and families of good character who are members of Rogue Valley
Sporting Clays (RVSC).
B.
Rogue Valley Sporting Clays does
not offer Junior memberships.
ARTICLE
X, CLUB AFFILATION
A.
Rogue Valley Sporting Clays shall
be an affiliate club of the Josephine County Sportsman Association *JCSA). If
Sporting Clays were to be dissolved, its assets shall be disposed of in
accordance with existing JCSA By-Laws Article VIII.
1. Clarification of this article is all equipment will be held by JCSA until
all debts are paid
then the equipment
will be sold an monies to go to JCSA. All structures automatically
became property of
JCSA.
ARTICLE
XI, NON-DISCRIMINATION
A.
Rouge Valle Sporting Clays shall
net discriminate on the basis of race, color, nationality or ethnic origin,
age (except if under 18), religion, sex handicap or martial status in the
administration of its’ policies.
ARTICLE
XII, BY-LAW CHANGES
A.
With the exception of membership
dues and shooting fees as prescribed for in Section VII and VIII, amendments
to the Rogue Valley Sporting Clays By-Laws shall be considered at any Special
or General Membership meeting where in the General Membership has received the
proposed changes at least 10-days prior.
B.
Amendments to the By-Laws shall
require a majority vote of the members in attendance.
C.
Any Rogue Valley Sporting Clays
member may submit written proposals for By-Law amendments to the Secretary at
least 10 days prior to the next Special or General Membership meeting. The
Secretary will notify the General Membership of the proposed amendments and
place them on the agenda.
Ratified by the General Membership on
01/30/2010.
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Sections changed on this date:
ARTICLE I
ARTICLE IV
ARTICLE V
ARTICLE VI
ARTICLE VII
ARTICLE VIII
ARTICLE IX was deleted
ARTICLE X
ARTICLE XI