Bylaws Paper

Submitted By Joseph-Mar
Words: 1477
Pages: 6

ARTICLE I: NAME & PURPOSE
Section A: Name – Skate Club at SDSU
Section B: National Affiliation – N/A
Section C: Purpose – The purpose of this club shall be:
1. To promote a environment where students can share their ideas and goals
2. To make a better community and to encourage students to discuss about skating.
3. To provide community service to the city of San Diego
ARTICLE II: MEMBERSHIP & DUES
Section A: Eligibility - Membership shall be open to all men and women who have share common interests in skating
Section B: Dues – Dues shall be $___20___ per year.
ARTICLE III: OFFICERS
Section A: Officers – The officers shall be a President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer.
Section B: Eligibility – Officers must be full-time students, or at least half time students.
Section C: Election – The officers shall be elected by ballot at the last meeting of the spring semester by a majority of the vote cast for that office.
Section D: Term – The officers shall serve for one year and their term of office shall begin at the commencement of the fall semester.
Section E: Vacancy – If a vacancy occurs in the office of President, the Vice-President shall assume the office for the remainder of the term and vacancies in any other office shall be filled by a special election.
ARTICLE IV: DUTIES OF OFFICERS
Section A: President – it shall be the duty of the President to:
Preside at meetings
Vote only in case of a tie
Represent the club
Appoint committee chairpersons subject to the approval of the Executive Committee
Serve as an ex-officio member of all committees except the nominating committee
Perform such other duties as ordinarily pertain to this office
Section B: Vice-President – It shall be the duty of the Vice-President to:
Preside in the absence of the President
Serve as chairperson of the Program Committee
Section C: Secretary – It shall be the duty of the Secretary to:
Record the minutes of all meetings
Keep a file of the club’s records
Maintain a current roster of membership
Issue notices of meetings and conduct the general correspondence of the club
Section D: Treasurer – It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to:
Receive all funds and process Request for Payment, Deposit Slip, and Officer Signature Forms.
Keep an itemized account of all receipts and expenditures and make reports as directed

ARTICLE V: MEETINGS

Section A: Meetings – Regular meetings shall be held monthly during the regular school year.
Section B: Special Meeting – Special meetings may be called by the President with the approval of the Executive Committee.
Section C: Quorum – A quorum shall consist of [example: two-thirds (2/3)] of the membership. [The number required should be small enough to ensure that a quorum will usually be present but large enough to protect the club against decisions being made by a small minority.]
Section D: Parliamentary Authority – Robert’s Rules of Orders, shall govern this club in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these bylaws.
ARTICLE VI: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Section A: Responsibility – Management of this club shall be vested in an Executive Committee responsible to the entire membership to uphold these bylaws.
Section B: Membership – This committee shall consist of the officers as listed in Article III and the faculty advisor.
Section C: Meetings – This committee shall meet at least once between regular meetings of the club to organize and plan future activities.

ARTICLE VII: ADVISOR
Section A: Selection – there shall be a faculty/staff advisor who shall be selected each year by the membership.
Section B: Duties – The responsibilities of the faculty advisor shall be to:
Maintain an awareness of the activities and programs sponsored by the student club.
Meet on a regular basis with the leader of the student club to discuss upcoming meetings, long range plans, goals, and problems of the club.