No person shall serve the club in the same elected
capacity for more than two consecutive
years.
No
person shall serve the club in the same elected capacity for more than two consecutive years. Exception:
If an insufficentinsufficient number of
candidates are placed in nomination at the February meeting, any outgoing
Board member may acceptbe re-nominatedre-nominated to the Board. unless it is
determined by the meeting prior to the annual election that there are
is
an insufficient number of candidates running for
the available Board positions.
[Notes:
Neither non-consecutive terms nor serving in different capacities are
precluded.]
Membership may be denied or revoked by the Board of
Directors for cause. Cause shall be deemed to include, but not be limited to,
(i) nonpayment of annual dues, (ii) failure to provide appropriate waver(s),
and (iii) dangerous, improper or unlawful conduct at any Club activity,
function or event.
Membership may be denied or revoked by the Board of
Directors for cause. Cause shall be deemed to include, but not be limited to,
(i) nonpayment of annual dues, (ii) failure to provide appropriate waiver(s), and
(iii)) excessively obnoxious,
argumentative, failure to
properly follow the rules and procedures of the Club, as well as, dangerous,
improper behavior toward another club member or perspective
member,
(iv) failure to
properly follow the rules and procedures of the Club, as well as improper, dangerous or
unlawful conduct at any Club activity, function or event,. (ivv) ) failure to follow the reasonable directives of the designated leader of a Club activity,
function or event.
Procedure
for Removal of a Member.
All charges against
a member or members must be presented to the Board of Directors in writing and signed
by the charging party. The charges must state the act or acts to be considered,
including the approximate relevant dates and/or places.
The Board shall schedule a Special Meeting
for a hearing and immediately send a notice of the charges to the member at
their last known address. Both the complainant and member in
question shall be sent a written notice of the time and place of the meeting.
If the member in question fails to
attend the Special Meeting, the Board shall proceed with the meeting and render a decision as though that person
were present.
Both parties will be
allowed to present their statements of facts at the hearing and may request, in
advance to the Board, the presence of other members or non-members
whose testimony pertains directly or significantly to the matter at hand.
At the conclusion
of all testimony, the Board may privately consider the case and then vote on the
charges.
The
procedure for removal of a member shall consist of a vote by the Board at
a special
Board meeting (i.e., not open to
general membership), in
which the club member whose membership is in question
shall be invited to present his/her side, along
with any members that might testify on his/her behalf, as well as along
with those who have allegedly been offended by this
member. Removal shall require a super majority vote (greater than or equal to 2/3) of the full Board.
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A director may be removed at any Annual or Special
Meeting of the membership at which a quorum is present upon a majority vote of
those members present and in good standing.
Upon removal of a director by the membership, the membership shall
select that director's successor to fill the vacancy created.
Vacancies in the Board of Directors caused by any
reason other than the removal of a director or directors shall be filled by a
vote of a majority of the remaining directors, even though those directors
remaining constitute less than a quorum.
The director or directors selected shall serve the remainder of the term
of the director being replaced.
The Board of
Directors shall have the right to remove a fellow Director who is
fails
to discharge their duties as a Board member, unless satisfactory
excuse is given in writing, repeatedly
negligent or irresponsible in his/her duties,
or repeatedly exhibits any other behavior deemed to be significantly
inappropriate or injurious to the Columbia Ski Club or any of its members.
The procedure for removal of a Director shall consist of a vote from the Board at a special meeting of Directors only (i.e., not open to general membership; announced at least seven (7) days in advance), in which the Director whose directorship is in question shall be invited to present his/her side. Removal shall require a super majority vote (greater than or equal to 2/3) of the full Board.
The accused Director shall have the right to present his/her case to the general membership at the next general membership meeting immediately following the Board's vote. If the removed Director presents his/her case to the membership, the membership may vote by a simple majority of those members present at the general meeting to reinstate the Director.
Vacancies on the Board of Directors shall be filled
in this order:
a) Using the results
from the last previousmost recent annual election,
the Board
shall offer the position to the candidate receiving the most votes yet failed to become a
Director at that time.
b) If the candidate in
(a)
declines, the Board shall proceed to the next candidate according to the voting results
until the vacancy is filled.
a)c) If the vacancy is not filled through (a) or (b),
the vacancy shall be filled by a vote of a majority of the remaining directors. A quorum of the
Board is required to vote on replacement(s) to the Board unless the remaining
Board members no longer constitute a quorum. , even though
those directors remaining may constitute less than a quorum. The director(s) selected shall serve the remainder
of the term of the director(s) being replaced.
If
a Director is removed, his/her replacement shall be the person with the highest
votes from the previous annual election who did not become Director at that
time, if one exists and is still interested in the position. If no such
candidate is available, the vacancy shall be filled by a vote of a majority of
the remaining directors, even though those directors remaining may constitute
less than a quorum. The director or directors selected shall serve the
remainder of the term of the director being replaced.
[Note:
This policy does not apply to the Treasurer and the Secretary, who are
appointed by the Board and can be removed by the Board, as per Article V.
Officers, C. Removal.]
The President, with the approval of the Board of Directors, shall appoint the chairperson of each committee. Additional committee members shall be appointed by each chairperson. Exception: The President-Elect, with the approval of the Board of Directors, shall appoint the Ski Trip Coordinator at or before the January meeting of the Board of Directors. This Ski Trip Coordinator shall start serving before the President-Elect becomes President, but will work in conjunction with the outgoing Ski Trip Coordinator serving during the current ski season.
-Ken Sall, Vice President, on behalf of, and with
considerable input from, the Board of Directors